Lee:
I am progressing on my K2 project, I just finished the steps on page
57 that had me solder several components to the bottom side of the
RF board. My problem is getting my cutters into some of the tight
places on the top of the board. I thought the hard part was over when
I finished soldering without causing heat damage to near by
components but I am finding it nearly impossible to trim the leads
now. I have the recommended angle cutting tool but I still can't get
down to board level with them to cut them anywhere near flush.
What I've had to do in a couple instances was to merely grab the
exposed lead with a pair of needle-nosed pliers (actually a pair of
hemostats) and then pull a little on the lead and rock it back ;n
forth until it breaks AT the soldered joint. Then I go back and
re-flow (re-heat) the solder around the lead to ensure that I still
have a solid connection.
So far, this has worked in all instances.
Another method is to pre-cut the leads to length before you solder.
73,
Tom N0SS
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