"Jim Shorney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 20:08:16 -0800 (PST), Eric Webner wrote:
>I am trying to disassemble the electrolytic capacitor can on my T-4XC in order >to rebuild it. What does it take to de-solder the one mounting tab from the >chassis? I tried both my 325-watt Weller and my butane soldering iron, with no >success. The copper-coated chassis sinks the heat away faster than I can >produce it. First, make sure the electrical connections are tight on the tip of your Weller. I usually back mine off a quarter turn and re-tighten before every job. Then, make sure the tip is well tinned and get comfortable. It will take a while, but I've removed soldered in twist-loks in the past this way. Plan on 10 minutes, minimum, but it may take less (or more) time. Otherwise, you could use a good, sharp knife to carve the solder away from the tab and the chassis until you can work the cap out by rocking it. I prefer to put on a good movie or TV show and sit down with the Weller, myself.... -- Jim Shorney -->.<--Put complaints in this box jshorney (at) inebraska.com nu0c (at) amsat.org Ham Radio NU0C Lincoln, NE, USA EN10ps http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Behalf of "Jim Shorney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Submissions: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - unsubscribe drakelist in body Hopelessly Lost: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - help in body of message Zerobeat Web Page: http://www.zerobeat.net Brought to you courtesy of TLCHost.net http://www.tlchost.net/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------
