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 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
