[Boatanchors] Desoldering Components

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73 Eugene W2HX
 
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From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David C. Hallam
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 2:37 PM
To: Boatanchors-qth
Subject: [Boatanchors] Desoldering Components

I'm sure this has been discussed over and over, but I am at the point where I am ready to start pulling out what little hair I have left on my head.  I have a Hallicrafters SX-100 MK II that needs a number of components replaced.  I have tested most of the resistors finding at least 1/3 of them are out of spec, >10% and there are a multitude of tiny chief capacitors.  I have now removed 5 of these and one tested bad.

I have tried various method of removing the solder from tie points and tube sockets; a Weller DS-500 desoldering station, a 40W soldering iron with a 2.4mm chisel point and a solder sucker or desoldering braid with and without liquid rosin flux, an assortment of dental picks and Xacto knives to pull and separate leads.  I am at the point where I am afraid of toasting the phenolic in the tie strips before I have removed the solder sufficiently to get the components loose.

How have others accomplished this?

David
KW4DH

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