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   tabbypurr@gmail.com to Bret Cahill   
   Re: Through Board Desoldering High Melti   
   22 Sep 20 01:57:43   
   
   On Sunday, 20 September 2020 05:38:57 UTC+1, Bret Cahill  wrote:   
      
   > > > The power wires for a 500 watt ebike motor go through the board. It   
   there any off the shelf insulator designed to protect the caps and other   
   components only 13 mm away? This is asking for a torch.   
   > > >   
   > > > Bret Cahill   
   > > >   
   > > >   
   > > Try Chip Quik. It's a bismuth alloy that should make the high-melting   
   > > solder lower-melting.   
   >   
   > At first hard to believe amalgamin' can do that sort of thing.   
   >   
   > But then I positively zuck at materials.   
   >   
   > I'll give it a try.   
   >   
   > Thanks.   
   >   
   >   
   > Bret   
      
   There's a reason they used HMP, so you may want to be thorough about removing   
   the bismuth.   
      
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