I'm trying to remove the epoxy encapsulant from some garden variety smt, molded tantalum caps - Kemet T491 and T495 series. Hot Dynasolve 185 won't touch it and I don't want to use any fuming acids on the parts. Any tips on what will either dissolve or soften this encapsulant? It's tough stuff. Bruce Tostevin Benchmark Electronics Hudson, NH --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------