Folks, The except below brings up an important point that has not been discussed in a while and may need to be repeated occasionally - REMOVING COMPONENTS - especially from thru-plated hole PC boards. As tempting as it is to try to remove a component intact, don't try it unless you have good de-soldering equipment. Your primary goal is to protect and preserve the circuit board - you have put a lot of work into it, and the total value of the good components already installed is quite high - if you hurt the board badly, you may have to start over from scratch again.
The best way to remove components is to destroy the component - if it is already dead, you will not kill it any more! Clip its leads off, cut it apart slowly with your diagonal cutters (not the flush trimmers - most are too flimsy), or crush its little body with big pliers - any method that will not destroy the board is acceptable. After you complete your mini-demolition project, the pins can be removed individually and the holes can be cleaned with de-soldering braid, inserting a large stainless steel needle into the molten solder, or a variety of other methods. 73, Don W3FPR > -----Original Message----- > Subject: [Elecraft] K2 #4768 is alive > > > K2 #4768 lives! > > Finished the Tx section Saturday night. Only problem was a faulty relay > (K8) which was refusing to change over so 80m was deaf and had 0 power > output. Got around the problem by substituting one from my K160Rx. > Tricky things to get out from those plated through holes when you can > only get at one side of the board! > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
