[Elecraft] Upgrade question

[John R. Lonigro]

Jim:
I don't think that should be a problem.  The crystal has only 2 leads, 
so if you can pull it a little while heating up one of the leads, the 
end you are heating will break loose.  Do the same with the other lead 
and it should come out painlessly.  Then clean up the holes in the PCB.  
You probably won't even damage the old crystals.  If you want to remove 
a component with more than 2 leads, then it gets trickier because the 
multiple leads that aren't being heated are enough to hold the component 
in place.  That's when it's usually best to destroy the component and 
remove the leads one at a time.  Not so with a crystal (or other 2 lead 
components).

Good luck and 73's,
John AA0VE

 Jim Giercyk wrote:
> Thanks guys!  I purchased all of the updates from A to B.  It looks like there are some substantial improvements, and I can't wait to get it up and running again to hear what the new and improved rig sounds like.  I also bought a new set of XTALs, but I am dreading taking the old ones out.  Any tips on removing them without damaging the board?  Since they are up against the board it's impossible to cut the leads, and since the xtal basically acts as a heat sink, I'm thinking it would take a lot of heat to get it out.  Thanks again,
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