On Aug 28, 2017, at 5:12 PM, Rob Jarratt via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
wrote:
>>
>>> If anyone has any good ideas for a "clean" way to remove them I am all ears.
>>
>> Fully unsoldering the leads and rocking back and forth usually does the job.
>>
>
> Indeed. That is my normal method. But in this case the epoxy and the fact
> that the base of the caps are in contact with the board make it practically
> impossible to get any movement. I have tried cutting away the epoxy I can
> reach, but the damn thing is still firmly stuck.
Rob, I assume there isn’t room (front or back of the circuit board) to just cut
one of the leads, and wire in a replacement in parallel to the old one, leaving
the old one in place? That’s not a good answer if the old one is leaking, but
if it’s still intact, cutting one lead takes it out of circuit so it might stop
deteriorating. It would save having to cut through the epoxy.
- Mark
