[kwlug-disc] Where to fix an Acer A500 tablet?

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

I was able to open the case and get the motherboard out. So perhaps I
can do the reflow with the help of the couple of Youtube videos that I
watched about this.

Charles, I will contact you off list.

On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 8:38 AM,  <chaslinux at gmail.com> wrote:
> We have a heat gun in Computer Recycling that we use for heatshrink. We don't really use it for reflowing, but I'm sure it could be used that way. It's a simple heat gun with no attachments. I've seen people attempt to reflow stuff putting foil on parts they didn't want reflowed.
>
> I imagine Kwartzlab might have one too.
> Blog: http://www.charlesmccolm.com/
> Sent from my cell phone.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com>
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> Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2014 10:22:02
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> Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Where to fix an Acer A500 tablet?
>
> On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 11:00 PM, Gordon Dey <gordon.dey at happydeys.ca> wrote:
>>
>> On 14-12-06 08:30 PM, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
>> [edit]
>>> or using a heat gun (don't know what that is).
>>
>> A heat gun is an industrial version of a home hair-dryer. Except the
>> intent is careful control of air currents that are hot enough to melt
>> solder on a circuit board, or to peel old paint off of furniture.
>>
>> Expensive heat guns come with an array of component-shape-specific
>> air-dams to make sure that components are shielded from the heat while
>> melting the solder.
>>
>> Does that help?
>> Gord
>
> Yes, it helps a lot.
>
> And convinces me more that it is not something I can do/try.
>
> If someone has one, and willing to spare some time to try helping with
> this. I appreciate it very much. The tablet is not working and will be
> on Kijiji for parts. So the heat gun method cannot make it worse.
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