Usually liberal use of portable hot air jets softens the adhesive enough to separate a joint.  

Wayne

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Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 2:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [TN] Removing epoxy adhesive 2216

Ouch, that's going to hurt.

Try Techspray 2510P to soften it up. Also, a Dremel tool with a small engraving bit. Use caution as the Techspray is tetrahydrofuran, nasty stuff.

Lloyd Duso
Diamond-MT
Plant Manager
(814) 535-3505
www.Diamond-mt.com


On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Watson, Howard A <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 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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