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Offline blackbeardTopic starter

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desoldering headers?
« on: May 03, 2010, 06:51:57 PM »
ok i have a bit of a problem. you see i got this arduino protoshield and have realized that there is a slight problem

this is what it looks like
http://blog.makezine.com/protoshield_redo.jpg

now the problem is that there is no access to the pins except those black headers which for my intended project are completely useless. i need to desolder them and still have it look pretty as well as allow for me to solder wires in their place. is there any way to remove these?
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Re: desoldering headers?
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2010, 06:59:05 PM »
de-soldering pump, soler wick.

And since you probably don't mind damaging those headers it shouldn't be too hard.
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Offline waltr

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Re: desoldering headers?
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2010, 08:31:38 PM »
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And since you probably don't mind damaging those headers it shouldn't be too hard.

Yes, sacrifice the headers so you don't damage the board. Use a pair of diagonal cutters (wire cutters) to chop up the plastic on the header. Then it is easy to de-solder and remove each pin. Finish by clearing the holes as chelmi stated.
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