Heat the thru-holes from one side of the board, and use a solder sucker from the opposite side. Wick alone won’t clean these things out very well.
Grant NQ5T K3 #2091, KX3 #8342 > On Nov 21, 2016, at 5:06 PM, Fabio IZ4AFW / NZ1W <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi guys, > I'm having some tough time installing the K3AUDPROTMDKT assembly on the main > board of my K3. > As for every upgrade, I am following the instructions. I removed the two old > electrolytic caps in a few seconds, it was easy and quick. > > But installing the new tiny board, as easy as it seems, is just a different > matter. I was able to remove almost all of the remaining solder, but the > pass-thru holes just remain closed with some solder. I tried with some solder > wick but to no avail. > In addition, the pass-thru holes are so small that I don't have any tool that > I can use to try to open those holes while heating the board with my > soldering iron. > I tried to align the 4 legs of the assembly but -of course- pushing them > through the holes is not easy, as they bend as soon as I apply a minimum > force. > > Did anyone of you already perform this upgrade? Any tips for me? :) > > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
