Equipment needed for Rework

 Commonly used items for rework includes:

  1. Hot air stations: Specialised tool (Hakko FR-810B, FR-811) to melt the solder (reflow) and vacuum pick-up individual components on the board. A hot air handpieces allows for simultaneous melting and picking up of components with the suction pad and vacuum. With a wide variety of nozzle shapes, you can pick up many different shape and sizes of components.
  2. Pre-heaters: Suitable for double-sided, multilayered or large PCBs, a pre-heater ensures the entire board (or specific segments) is heated up evenly and quickly for removal of components (FR-830-09, FR870B-06).
  3. Soldering Iron: A soldering iron can be used for small components or simple repairs of 1 or 2 components. Simply melt the solder holding this component, and use a soldering wick or desoldering tool to remove the molten solder. It is also used to reattach new components to the board. (FX-601 and FX971)
  4. Desoldering Wick: A desoldering braid, or desoldering wick (Hakko FR-150), is a copper braid that sucks up molten solder. Simply place the wick over the solder point, and put a soldering iron top on it. As the wick heats up and the solder melts, the solder will be "absorbed" by the wick.
  5. Desoldering Tool: A manual solder sucker (Hakko SPPON) or a desoldering tool (Hakko FR-301, FR-400, FR-410) both works to remove molten solder by sucking it up. While you need a soldering iron to first melt the solder in order to use the wick or SPPON, the FR-301, FR-400 and FR-410 are complete tools to melt and remove solder via built in vacuum pump/vacuum system.
  6. Rework Station: The Hakko Rework Station incorporates soldering and desoldering into 1 station for convenience and ease. The Hakko FR-701 is a dual port station with a soldering iron and a desoldering gun, while the FR-702 is a powerful 4 port station that also includes a hot air handpiece
  7. Tweezers: for precise handling, removal and placement of components especially micro components
  8. Magnifying Glass Lamps: For easier viewing of PCB board
  9. Flux/Flux Remover: Used in both soldering and reflow, flux is used over the original solder joints to remove oxidation, improve wetting and allow for better and smoother solder joints.  

Now that you have everything you need for rework, check our next blog to learn the process of rework!

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