Remove Replace SMD capacitors - How to desolder the safe easy way!

[@nitinkumar29]

Thank you very much! The method worked very well and in the first try itself. As suggested, I used pliers and twisted gently for 10-15 second disconnected from the board without any harm to pcb trace or the capacitor mess. Previously I used soldering iron and damaged pcb traces trying to remove these capacitors.

[@varnasfix]

You are welcome! Been there done that :) I was also struggling to remove the capacitors using soldering irons and also damage the tracks or lift them! Glad the video is useful!

[@k2z3k0]

Nice one, thank you

[@varnasfix]

For who hit the dislike button, it would be nice to drop a comment as to why...

[@varnasfix]

You didn’t say what methods work for you though. I measure the capacitors in circuit. Sorry but removing smd capacitors just to test them is a really bad idea. You have done all the work to remove it and don’t solder a new one; I don’t get it. Plus in order to solder it back you have to heat it again and stress it so your measurements might not be correct after resoldering. Again I would like to hear what method you are using that won’t stress and damage the pcb…. Thank you for the input!

[@varnasfix]

You didn’t say what methods work for you though. I measure the capacitors in circuit. Sorry but removing smd capacitors just to test them is a really bad idea. You have done all the work to remove it and don’t solder a new one; I don’t get it. Plus in order to solder it back you have to heat it again and stress it so your measurements might not be correct after resoldering. Again I would like to hear what method you are using that won’t stress and damage the pcb…. Thank you for the input!

[@varnasfix]

You didn’t say what methods work for you though. I measure the capacitors in circuit. Sorry but removing smd capacitors just to test them is a really bad idea. You have done all the work to remove it and don’t solder a new one; I don’t get it. Plus in order to solder it back you have to heat it again and stress it so your measurements might not be correct after resoldering. Again I would like to hear what method you are using that won’t stress and damage the pcb…. Thank you for the input!

[@varnasfix]

You didn’t say what methods work for you though. I measure the capacitors in circuit. Sorry but removing smd capacitors just to test them is a really bad idea. You have done all the work to remove it and don’t solder a new one; I don’t get it. Plus in order to solder it back you have to heat it again and stress it so your measurements might not be correct after resoldering. Again I would like to hear what method you are using that won’t stress and damage the pcb…. Thank you for the input!

[@varnasfix]

You didn’t say what methods work for you though. I measure the capacitors in circuit. Sorry but removing smd capacitors just to test them is a really bad idea. You have done all the work to remove it and don’t solder a new one; I don’t get it. Plus in order to solder it back you have to heat it again and stress it so your measurements might not be correct after resoldering. Again I would like to hear what method you are using that won’t stress and damage the pcb…. Thank you for the input!