[ARC5] BC-348-Q Capacitor Testing

[David Stinson]

This will upset a few, but I've been doing it for 
30 years and it's worked without any problems.

When I'm testing parts in a radio, if possible I will 
nip one lead in the middle, isolating it for testing.
If the part is good, I clean and tin the ends and tack
them back together.  If possible, I leave the original
part with one end disconnected just so someone 
can see what was originally used.
If it's in a MO or something where a loose part
might cause freq wobble or other trouble, 
I tack it down with a dot of glue.
Remember these sets are no longer subject to
 vibration from 4 Wright Cyclone engines 
or multi-G turns.  In 30 years, I have never 
had one I did correctly come apart. 
Radios in which I did this 25 years ago still play 
just fine after multiple moves.

And I never, ever attempt to unsolder anything from
a terminal on a fiber or phenolic band switch.  
Learned by bitter experience.  You WILL eventually
break one of the switches and God help you.
I nip the part out and solder to the leads.
Those phenolic terminal strips 
are getting old as well.  
Had trouble with some of them while unsoldering.

73 Dave S.