Jim: I don't think that should be a problem. The crystal has only 2 leads, so if you can pull it a little while heating up one of the leads, the end you are heating will break loose. Do the same with the other lead and it should come out painlessly. Then clean up the holes in the PCB. You probably won't even damage the old crystals. If you want to remove a component with more than 2 leads, then it gets trickier because the multiple leads that aren't being heated are enough to hold the component in place. That's when it's usually best to destroy the component and remove the leads one at a time. Not so with a crystal (or other 2 lead components).
Good luck and 73's, John AA0VE Jim Giercyk wrote: > Thanks guys! I purchased all of the updates from A to B. It looks like > there are some substantial improvements, and I can't wait to get it up and > running again to hear what the new and improved rig sounds like. I also > bought a new set of XTALs, but I am dreading taking the old ones out. Any > tips on removing them without damaging the board? Since they are up against > the board it's impossible to cut the leads, and since the xtal basically acts > as a heat sink, I'm thinking it would take a lot of heat to get it out. > Thanks again, > > Jim > N2SUB > > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
