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Desoldering AB caps with large pads, tips?
Posted by: rplacd on 2020-09-18 08:27:20 I have a Classic AB which, while otherwise fine, suffers from "screen shimmers" every time it reads from the disk. I figured that recapping the AB would fix that, and I've managed to recap everything but the beefiest capacitors – CP1 and CP13, both 220uF/250V capacitors. Unfortunately, it still has the shimmers, and so I figure it's time to get those recapped. They have really large traces. Would anyone have any tips on desoldering those with a minimum of effort/dwell time on each pad? I'm thinking of using my large hoof tip, using as much tacky flux as possible, going over it multiple times by alloying the existing metal trace with leaded solder, going over with solder braid, and repeating... anyone else have any other tips? Thanks for helping someone who's just learning the ropes out!
Posted by: karrots on 2020-09-18 08:51:00 That's should do it. Being it's only a single sided board it's a lot easier to desolder.
Posted by: Rjp663 on 2020-09-19 19:36:05 I've had excellent results with "No Clean Tacky Soldering Flux" sold on AMAZON. The long syringe needle works great!
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