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Old 17th July 2008, 09:28 AM   #49 (permalink)
Coupe-R
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Re: Any one do BRE or equivalent obd0 PR3 chipping???

Yeh crome pro has dyno tools if you get the dealer version. I only have pro so never tried it.

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Solder wick won't remove all the solder if the pin is still in the hole though. You'll be left with enough that if you try to yank it out anyway you'll do damage. It's much safer to pull the chip out while all the solder on all the pins is molten, and the only way to achieve that without a hot air rework station is to bridge all the pins together.
Solder wick, and/or solder sucker has worked everytime for me, you are right about the wick, you just have to be good at it Solder sucker works GREAT but its my mates so I have to use the slow solder wick way. Wick is great for removing other components especially SMD components.
P.S (Most OBD1 don't have a chip anyways just pads with solder on, so wick takes about half a second to remove the solder

Between myself and a mate we prob done 25 ECU's using solder sucker for ECU's with chips, and me using the wick most of the time for OBD1 cause its his solder sucker.

Use what ever way is quickest and safest for you, you don't want to be ripping chips out and lifting pads. Nor getting solder and shit everywhere all over other pads that are VERY close to the 28 pin pads
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