[Elecraft] SMT and the K3 - Nerves

[Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy]

Bob makes a good point IMHO in that cutting the part in half is not a good 
idea, it can damage the pads - been there <g>   Better, I suggest, to 
unsolder both ends at the same time, and then remove the part off the board. 
Unsoldering one end and lifting that end can also stress the pad at the 
other end.  There are, I believe, soldering iron bits available designed to 
apply heat to both ends of a SMD capacitor or resistor, useful I suppose if 
one is a manufacturer.  But for homebrewing in recent years I have been 
using two soldering irons, each with a small chisel bit, to remove SMD Rs or 
Cs when required.

SMDs are addictive!!

FWIW

73,
Geoff
LX2AO


On April 19, 2012, at 18:04 + 0200,  Bob K2TK wrote:


>I do not believe cutting the part in half is a good idea.  The stress is 
>applied
> to the pads
> and they can lift off the board.   The potential for board damage, is very 
> high.
>
> 73,
> Bob
> K2TK