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SMD
Removal LowMelt®
DeSolder Wire
PCB Rework Removes Chip
Quick SMT De-Soldering |
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LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER
WIRE |
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Low Temp SMD
and Thru Hole Removal Below 150°C (302°F) In
Seconds! Also Ideal for BGA Re-Dressing. |
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Now Available
Also in a Lead-Free and RoHS Compliant Formulation! |
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Remove
SMD's At Temps Under 150°C:
World-famous
LowMelt®
removes SMD's and Thru-Hole components at temperatures
300 to 400 degrees lower than most all de-soldering
methods.
SMD removal
all below 150°C! And
LowMelt®
is available
in both RoHS compliant (lead-free)
and in classic leaded alloys. And we have no minimum
orders!
No Special
Nozzles Required!
LowMelt®
removes SMD's and Thru-Hole chips without using a scorching, clumsy and expensive custom nozzle
for every SMD! No
nozzles!
See the video demonstration below.
The Science of LowMelt®
Makes It Easy!
LowMelt®
allows rapid SMD and Thru-Hole by the
proven, decades-old process of
solder co-metalization with a pre-heater below the PCB, or
with a simple soldering iron, or with
any heated de-soldering tool or, yes,
even under a hot air nozzle.
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LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER WIRE |
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Description |
Item |
Price |
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Classic,
Traditional
LowMelt®
De-Solder Wire
With Lead |
LMS-0137
LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER
( 137cm / 4.5 ft )
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$29.95
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LMS-0243 LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER
( 243cm / 8 ft ) |
$39.95
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LMS-0487 LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER
( 487cm / 16 ft ) |
$74.95
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LMS-0975 LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER
( 975cm / 32 ft ) |
$147.95
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Description |
Item |
Price |
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RoHS Compliant
Lead-Free, ZeroLead®
LowMelt®
De-Solder Wire
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ZLM-0137
LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER
( 137cm / 4.5 ft )
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$32.95
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ZLM-0243
LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER
( 243cm / 8 ft ) |
$49.95
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ZLM-0487
LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER
( 487cm / 16 ft ) |
$96.95
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ZLM-0975
LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER
( 975cm / 32 ft ) |
$169.95
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Simpler? Safer? You bet!
LowMelt®
virtually
guarantees:
1. You'll never burn a PCB
during rework again. 2. You'll never lift a pad during rework again.
3. You'll never need to use nozzles for SMD removal again. 4. You'll
never need a de-soldering tool for thru-hole again. 5. You'll never
degrade your semiconductors with high temps. 6. You'll never to use
soldering irons and wick with BGA's.
LowMelt®
& AirBath™
Synergy!
Zephyrtronics pulls it all together with
its harmonic combination of both
LowMelt®
DeSolder
and our
AirBath Preheaters
creating a truly easy-to-perform,
comprehensive benchtop answer to SMD and
Thru-Hole chip removal.
BGA Pad Re-Dressing! And
LowMelt®
DeSolder
is ideal for re-dressing BGA pads after
component removal without the use of
problematic braided wick and hot contact
soldering irons that degrade and lift
pads.
Lead-Free Or Classic Lead Formulations:
LowMelt®
is available in either our classic, leaded
alloy, the
LMS
Series
or in our lead-free alloy, the
ZeroLead®
Series.
LowMelt® is packed into our convenient cylindrical
tubes along with Certificate of Compliance and MSDS
documents).
Used By
JPL and NASA, Approved By Raytheon and Boeing,
our
LowMelt®
is a great desoldering tool to have at one's
fingertips at all times for SMD or Thru-Hole rework
and repair |
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LowMelt®Video
Demo: SMD Removal in Seconds |
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LowMelt® Tested, Approved & Certified!
Raytheon -- after
extensive testing and evaluation
of the
Zephyrtronics AirBath
combined with the
LowMelt®
DeSolder -- issued a
comprehensive, 108-page report
in 1999 entitled "New Rework
Method".
The Raytheon Test Report of our
submitted
Zephyrtronics AirBath and
LowMelt®
DeSolder for SMD removal
concluded,
"Finally, given the advantages
of lower temperatures for
rework, and the results of this
evaluation, the use of this
method and material for
reworking SMT and difficult
through-hole boards is
recommended."
This
"new process significantly reduces the necessary...actual rework hot gas and/or solder iron temperatures, and rework time. Additionally, the chances of board damage, pad and land damage, and component lead damage are significantly reduced...results essentially indicated that there were no negative impacts on solder joints or long-term reliability given the use of this new material and methodology."
Moreover, The Boeing®
Corporation in 1998 also subjected both
the Zephyrtronics AirBath and DeSolder
Wire to extensive testing concluding
"the
Zephyrtronics AirBath System is
certified."
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A Brief Historical Perspective:
While a more primitive usage of low
temperature solder alloys for component
removal has been around since the 1960's
within the electronic industry, only
recently has the process that was
originally pioneered and described by
the late Joseph Funari and subsequently,
by William C. Ward of IBM truly come of
age. Indeed, even a Russian patent was
issued many decades ago combining both a
low melting point solder with a
soldering iron to remove electronic
components.
Still, while using a hot soldering iron
(with typical temperatures of 700° F or
higher) to "mix" low temperature alloys
into existing solder joints usually will
work in removing most surface mount
devices, caution dictates that any
extended time of application of the hot
soldering iron directly to the delicate
pads and leads of an SMD can be damaging
to the chip's leads and hurt the pads,
thereby diminishing the benefits of
using a low temp alloy for de-soldering
in the first place.
Indeed, Dr. Charles Hutchins, a founder
of Surface Mount Technology Association
wrote that most all damage done to PCB's
during rework and repair was the direct
result of either high temperatures,
excessive hand pressure or the
combination of both. |
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"Given the advantages of lower temperatures for rework, and the
results of this evaluation, the use of this method and material
for reworking SMT and difficult thru-hole boards is
recommended." --Raytheon®
Report |
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At
the 1996 Surface Mount International Exposition in Silicon
Valley, the superior and synergistic combination of convective
bottom pre-heating AirBath™ coupled with a targeted application
of
low temperature
melting solder alloy was first demonstrated to the
world resulting in an instant recognition by industry leaders,
and the patented AirBath concept from
Zephyrtronics was chosen as "The Best
New Product" of the year winning the prestigious Vision Award
for its contribution to Surface Mount Technology.
Certainly, the proven synergy of LowMelt®
De-Soldering Wire and
the AirBath™ preheating systems make it a natural for any
electronic benchtop where prototyping and/or rework of PCB's is
performed. Be sure to watch the video above.
And
Ameritronics has no
minimum orders! And we have lots of LowMelt® "in
stock" at our factory in Los Angeles ready out to you today
with your order. Give us a call or order here on-line.. |
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The Zephyrtronics AirBath & LowMelt® DeSolder Test Results:
"No damage is incurred at the substrate, solder pads, component leads during the process...The Zephyrtronics AirBath System is certified."
---
Boeing®,
1998 |
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LowMelt®
&
Zephyrtronics AirBath
Change the Rework Paradigm in
Demonstrations Around the Globe |
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William C. Ward Article in
IBM's
Technical Disclosure Bulletin Teaches
Low Temp Chip Removal |
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LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER WIRE |
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Description |
Item |
Price |
Buy Now |
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Classic,
Traditional
LowMelt®
De-Solder Wire
With Lead |
LMS-0137
LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER
( 137cm / 4.5 ft )
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$29.95
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LMS-0243 LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER
( 243cm / 8 ft ) |
$39.95
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LMS-0487 LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER
( 487cm / 16 ft ) |
$74.95
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LMS-0975 LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER
( 975cm / 32 ft ) |
$147.95
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Description |
Item |
Price |
Buy Now |
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RoHS Compliant
Lead-Free, ZeroLead®
LowMelt®
De-Solder Wire
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ZLM-0137
LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER
( 137cm / 4.5 ft )
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$32.95
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ZLM-0243
LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER
( 243cm / 8 ft ) |
$49.95
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ZLM-0487
LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER
( 487cm / 16 ft ) |
$96.95
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ZLM-0975
LOWMELT®
DE-SOLDER
( 975cm / 32 ft ) |
$169.95
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©1996 - 2010 Ameritronics®. All rights reserved. The
information you receive online from Ameritronics® is protected by
the copyright laws of the United States. The copyright laws prohibit
any copying, redistributing, retransmitting, or repurposing of any
copyright-protected material. Ameritronics® is the registered
trademark property of JTI, Inc. "Zephyrtronics" and "Zephlux"
and "ZeroLead" and "Zero Balling" and "Zero Residue" and "Post
Cooling" and "PostCooler" and "AirBath" and "Quatro" and "Full Metal
Jacket" are the protected trademark property of JTI, Inc. |
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