A dental type hook might help . Or a seal puller pick . Kb5pnu Larry Brand .
On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 1:29 PM Jeff Town via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I am trying to remove and replace several Surface mtd Resistors in an old > FT-100 Transceiver. I managed to remove a defective SMD Diode, and suspect > several of the resistors have drifted over the years, and probably also > need to be replaced. I have tried on those resistors with the solder iron > I have, but its just not fine/precise enough for this. [unless i get > really lucky in my attempts.] [they are about 1mm x 2mm, pretty small]. > > Why, trying to save $, dont have enough for a new radio any time soon. > Repairs in a shop would cost me more than a new radio. I am just hopeing > that someone in the club has, or knows someone, better solder equipment > that i could use. > > FYI, Before I disassembled it, the radio did recieve, and the VHF > transmitter worked at low power. The replacements I am trying to do are > from internet reports from others who have repaired radios with the same > symptoms on the PA board, so i'm only partially convinced even this will > get it working. but its the best chance I can find. I'm not really an > expert in this. > > I have planned to remove and verify that the resistors need replacement, > order the replacements from mouser, and then install/solder them and > re-assemble the radio; with a little luck i'd then have a HF radio to use. > So, Please let me know if someone has some of this precision soldering > equipment that i could use for a little bit. > > 73 > Jeff Town, KI5HNY > Channelview area > [email protected] > 832-216-0980 > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >
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