[ARC5] MFP - how to remove?

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

I have a couple of comments to add from 50+ years of dealing with it.  
First, the soldering iron or gun that it takes to quickly heat and melt solder 
through a layer of MFP varnish is too large for the job.  Second, MFP giblets 
are hell on desoldering equipment.  So before just putting the soldering or 
desoldering iron tip to a MFP covered terminal, always mechanically scrape 
most of the MFP off of the terminal.  Especially on the side that you are 
applying the iron to.

Also a tip on getting ancient solder to melt quickly - lay the end of the 
solder across the terminal you are trying to disconnect from and apply the 
tip of the iron to that.  The combination of a little fresh solder and a 
little new flux will materially speed up the melting of the old solder.

In a message dated 09/25/2016 17:52:17 PM Central Daylight Time, 
kgordon2006 at frontier.com writes: 
> >Although late war and later TM 11's often have a warning about removing 
> it from terminals before 
> >attempting to repair (solder to) equipment, they don't say how to do it.  
> .........
> 
> The way I was taught to remove it from terminals needing solder was to 
> burn it off, usually 
> with the soldering device.
> 

Robert & Susan Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480
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