A4000D Motherboard cold solder reflow successful!

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Using a heat gun while shielding the plastics with aluminum foil is by far safer.

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But for full diagnostics and repair, consider Amigakit or (come September) Anthony Hoffman in NZ.

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May the Lord bless you and keep your Amigas safe!

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Chuck, its a wee bit late for your advise, and while putting a motherboard in a kitchen oven is, "Bold talk for a one-eyed fat man" (True Grit 1969), it is done and seems to have worked to the satisfaction of the owner.  He appears to have considered the outcomes and made his decision.

Bravo!  But, "Son, you're on your own..." (Blazing Saddles 1974)

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Just out of curiosity would a heat shrink gun (paint remover) work?

I guess you will be the person to find out, but a soldering work station for SMD components runs around $100 for a basic model (from China) and you can set electronically the temperatures used.

[http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-USA-Brand-GQ-5200-hot-tweezer-SMD-Rework-station-hot-air-soldering-Iron-/121368272784?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item1c421cdf90]

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Do I need to re-copy my posts? What do you think my posts have been saying?  At what point did I say, "this is the perfect solution?"

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Why?

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But you don't care enough to read the posts?  How odd!

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Frontal lobectomies used to be a common procedure too,  but I still wouldn't recommend one