Stick the assembly in the oven at 65 C and warm it up for 30 minutes depending on the mass.

This will soften the epoxy so that it can be picked off easily with tweezers.

Epoxy has lousy bond strength at this elevated temperature.  Do not try this at room temperature.

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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Watson, Howard A
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 8:56 AM
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Subject: [TN] Removing epoxy adhesive 2216

Hi all,

We have to salvage 2 15-pin Micro-D connectors from a flex board, to use on a new board. The de-soldering can be achieved, but they are also bonded with 3M(tm) Scotch-Weld(tm) Epoxy Adhesive 2216, and this is pretty strong stuff. Our tech is very skilled, but has concerns about damaging the connector (Glenair GMR7580C-15S2EB-429F), as this is for space application. These are long lead parts, so doing this is undesirable, but a last resort. Do any of you have suggestions for removing this adhesive? Thanks in advance for you help!

Howard A. Watson



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