[Boatanchors] Replacing Components

[Bob Macklin]

My method is to desolder the pin with a solder sucker. Then I clip the lead
of the bad component. Then I try to unwrap the lead of the component I am
wanting to replace. I may have to unwrap more than one lead.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa,
"Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick" <rickb at tx.rr.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 7:00 AM
Subject: RE: [Boatanchors] Replacing Components


> 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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