At 11:34 -0400 on 03/10/02, Sara Johnson wrote: >Two questions: one, if I have to remove one of the components that has the >hot glue on it, what is the best way to get the component free and remove >any excess glue from the board? I'm assuming solvents and sharp tools are >out since they would damage the circuit board?
Hot glue tends to not matter much if you use a decent soldering iron. 15-year-old hot glue tends to matter even less - it's usually pretty brittle. >My second question is more general... There seem to be a lot of experienced >electrical hobbyists in this group (I am filled with admiration). Besides >Pina's books, what would you recommend in terms of books or kits to learn >about circuit boards, soldering and other such arcane matters? I'm Your local community college's intro electronics classes. Seriously. Should be about $100 or so and you'll learn WAY more there than you'll ever get from books. >Also, I'll ask at my local electronics store, but how difficult is it to >find these old component parts? I have the parts list from Macintosh Repair >& Upgrade Secrets to work from. (Wait, that was three questions.) Given that parts list, Digi-Key can supply about 90% of it right off and can recommend modern (read: non-obsolete) substitutions for the other 10%. -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:[EMAIL PROTECTED]//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> <http://www.members.jmug.org/%7Ethepickl/archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
