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1 HN user recommended this in 2024, in one comment.
Each tall tick is one HN user's first recommendation. A short tick is the same user again. Click a tick to jump to the comment.
For most SMT repairs, we use a pair of these hot air guns[0] and one or two Hakko Omnivises[1].
A 3/4" copper pipe elbow JB Welded on one of them turns it into a 90 degree bottom-board heater and other is waved by hand over the top of the board.
Nearby parts can be protected with a little Kapton tape or other heat resistant shielding.
[0] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0752Z4165
[1] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000B61IHW