Re: [BVARC] Request for Surface Mount Resistor help

2020-05-14 Thread Steve Agee via BVARC
*You can get hot tweezers which are have heating elements in the tips. These are best for SMD with one solder pad on each end such as capacitors and resistors. N5ZUA * On 5/14/2020 1:28 PM, Jeff Town via BVARC wrote: Hello all, I am trying to remove and replace several Surface mtd Resistors

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2020-05-14 Thread Jeff Greer via BVARC
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Re: [BVARC] Request for Surface Mount Resistor help

2020-05-14 Thread Jerry and Polly Tripp via BVARC
You can use solder wick to remove most of the solder from each side of the component. Then, touch the soldering iron tip back and forth to each side of the component. It will come loose while gently pushing it with a pair of tweezers or a little stick. Don't leave the soldering iron tip on the

Re: [BVARC] Request for Surface Mount Resistor help

2020-05-14 Thread Larry Brand via BVARC
A dental type hook might help . Or a seal puller pick . Kb5pnu Larry Brand . On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 1:29 PM Jeff Town via BVARC wrote: > Hello all, > > I am trying to remove and replace several Surface mtd Resistors in an old > FT-100 Transceiver. I managed to remove a defective SMD Diode,

[BVARC] Request for Surface Mount Resistor help

2020-05-14 Thread Jeff Town via BVARC
Hello all, I am trying to remove and replace several Surface mtd Resistors in an old FT-100 Transceiver.  I managed to remove a defective SMD Diode, and suspect several of the resistors have drifted over the years, and probably also need to be replaced.  I have tried on those resistors with the

Re: [BVARC] BVARC Meeting Tonight!

2020-05-14 Thread john Parmalee via BVARC
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Re: [BVARC] BVARC Meeting Tonight!

2020-05-14 Thread Jeff Greer via BVARC
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Re: [BVARC] BVARC Meeting Tonight!

2020-05-14 Thread john Parmalee via BVARC
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[BVARC] BVARC Meeting Tonight!

2020-05-14 Thread Jeff Greer via BVARC
Join us via Zoom tonight at 7 for a presentation by Jimmy Vance. Come learn all about call signs! Time: May 14, 2020 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89692375707?pwd=aFR4Q2ptMEFXL2xIZEE3SnppRVlLdz09 Meeting ID: 896 9237 5707 Password: 432790