[Elecraft] KSB2 Module - board pad

Fri Aug 9 15:26:01 2002

ONE MORE THING I JUST THOUGHT OF...

You might want to use INSULATED wire instead... I forgot about the 
possibility of shorting out a BARE wire against the case of the xtal. If 
so, use the smallest wire you can find.

Tom  N0SS

At 09:00 AM 8/9/02, Timothy A. Raymer wrote:
>Tom,
>
>One thing to verify.  Many times when doing rework, I have thought I did 
>the same thing, only to find out that the solder around the component lead 
>came off, and the pad was intact but covered in flux to make it look like 
>I ripped the pad off. Hopefully this is the case for you.  You can check 
>by gently scraping with a dental tool, and looking under a magnifying 
>glass at the area.  If the pads did come off, the board underneath will be 
>green fiberglass.
>
>If the pads did come off, Tom Hammond's instructions are the way to go, 
>unless some of our fellow listees come up with something better.
>
>The only thing I would add to Tom's instructions is that you need to be 
>cautious of the small sleve that is formed when the hole is plated 
>through.  This may still be in the hole, or may have come loose with the 
>pad.  You will want to be cautious and watch that it does not work loose 
>while you are reworking the connections, and short out across stuff.
>
>Good luck!
>
>At 23:58 08/08/2002 -0500, Tom Buchanan wrote:
>
>>While working on the SSB module I realized I had put C23 (an electrolytic 
>>capacitor) in wrong.  As I removed it the pads on the component side came 
>>out with the capacitor.
>
>Timothy A. Raymer               <[email protected]>
>Missouri Department of Health   <[email protected]>
>and Senior Services
>
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