I had tried this a couple of times, but I kept at it and literally just a couple of minutes after sending my email, finally I worked the relay loose. Now I've replaced it, and 40m is working again!! I get good transmit power and strong receive audio.
Thank you once again Don, that's twice you've saved my bacon with the K2! I hope this is the last time : ) -- [email protected] (Owen B. Mehegan) 'i am not a mathametician or computer programer ,but i do have extremely advanced thoughts that i believe will help the human race' On Nov 12, 2010, at 8:17 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > If you can see right through the holes, grab each pin and wiggle it. > Even > though there's no visible solder left, the thin film "tinning" each > hole and > the corresponding film on the inside of the plated hole can be > surprisingly > strong. Wiggle each pin separately and so it actually moves around > in the > hole a bit, then the relay should literally fall out. > > Ron AC7AC > > -----Original Message----- > Well, I received my replacement parts today, but so far in spite of my > best efforts, I've been unable to desolder the K12 relay from my RF > board. I've used a combination of solder wick and a pump, and I can > see though the holes at this stage, but I still can't get the relay > free! What's the preferred method of doing this? > > -- > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
