Patent ID: 8638564

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a housing forming an enclosure having an edge seatable on a major surface of a printed circuit board, the enclosure edge including an edge portion configured to be positioned adjacent to at least a portion of a perimeter of a surface mount component that is mounted on the major surface of the printed circuit board and received in the enclosure, the housing being configured to position, in the enclosure, the surface mount component and to transfer a force to the surface mount component when the force is applied to the housing appropriate to press the edge portion against the portion of the perimeter of the surface mount component, whereby the surface mount component is dismounted from the printed circuit board when a sufficient such force is applied; and a dye inlet formed by the housing and configured to conduct a dye into the enclosure, and thereby onto the surface mount component when the housing edge is seated on the major surface of the printed circuit board with the surface mount component positioned within the enclosure.