Is there a 'safe' way to remove the black blob of goop which is often placed over mass produced ICs on modern PCBs?
I just want to faff around with a failing circuit on a festive LED cluster/decoration. Basically it's a cluster of seven LEDs (two yellow, two red, two blue and one green in the centre) that vary in intensity - it looks like the IC is controlling the voltage to the LEDs (and hence the intensity).
Thanks