[Elecraft] K3 F Gain mod

[Alan Bloom]

You don't even need two soldering irons.  Just angle the iron almost
flat so the tip touches both ends of the component, then add a big blob
of solder so that you get good thermal contact with both ends at once.
The part will come right off and you can clean off the excess solder on
the pads with solder-removal braid.

Al N1AL


On Sat, 2010-01-30 at 01:22 -0800, GW0ETF wrote:
> I've just fitted the KXV3A to s/n 145 and did the R8 replacement at the same
> time.
> 
> I used Ian's method....2 fine tipped soldering irons placed each end lifts
> the chip *immediately*. No adhesive and no worries about damaged board or
> shards of carbon embedded in your eye...the resistor was also lifted this
> way off an old PCI board to avoid shipping costs as I'd forgotten to order
> it with the KXV3A, doh!
> 
> 73,
> 
> Stewart Rolfe, GW0ETF