[ARC5] BC-348-Q Capacitor Testing

[DSP3]

Dave,

FWIW, I concur.  Trying to solder-suck or flux-and-braid an old 
connection is simply a fools errand in all too many cases.  Yep, no hi-G 
maneuvers or severe vibration scenarios for this gear we have, anymore 
(I hope), save those who mount gear in MIL vehicles, and such.  All that 
heat and mechanical strain can, and will, take its toll!

Jeep - K3HVG

On 1/30/2016 7:54 AM, David Stinson wrote:
> 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.
>
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