[Boatanchors] Replacing Components

[Rick]

I'm sure there will be many different views on this, but I prefer to
de-solder the entire lug and carefully unwrap the component I want to
replace.  It also give me the opportunity to check other components mounted
there while they are out of the circuit.  In school we were taught to clip
the old component out at a point where you could easily work with the
remaining lead and make a good mechanical connection to the new component
and solder.  The latter method is much faster and sometimes the best way
when things are very tight or when you're working with a less than stable
solder lug.

Rick/K5IAR


Say you have a capacitor you want to replace and the leads are wrapped
tightly several times around a terminal lug OR the leads are connected
to a terminal lug that shares connection with other components that
you don't want to replace.  What is the best way of dealing with this?

Thanks

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JT Croteau, N1ESE - Manchester, NH (FN42gx)
Contest Manager, TARA Skirmish
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