I'm a soldering newb. I have quite a few old computer PC boards that I thought I would scavenge for discrete components before sending them to the great recycling center in the sky. I discovered that the components appear to be well attached to the boards without solder. I tried both a heat gun (set way hotter than I thought it should take) and an iron on the backside of a board and more often than not that I could not pull the component off with pliers even with the solder (presumably) melted. I discovered once that a capacitor would rather melt than let me pull it off. Can anyone explain why I am having trouble and how I can get these components off without destroying them? Thanks!
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