That's exactly why I avoid "power tools" to destroy a part that needs to come off except as a last resort. Tiny bits of metallic trash can cause endless trouble now and in the future as an overlooked bit wiggles into just the wrong position. Whenever I must do that I work with the board upside down so things fall away, not to the side on down directly to the board. Clumsy, but keeps the trash off the board and surrounding components.
One danger with something like a relay and the plated through holes is that a fillet of solder forms under the relay if too much solder was applied in the first place. Indeed, that's often been the issue with people shorting the signal path to a crystal can in the K2. It can be very difficult to get all of that solder off from underneath and chopping the part to bits is the only answer. I have found that working each pin separately - removing solder then wiggling it until it's free - gets the job done >90% of the time. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- Glad you got it working. In the future, destroying the part *carefully* is the way to go -- hack away at it with pliers, dremel, whatever. But do it carefully: - too much stress and prying can rip the vias and pads off the board, leaving you with (possibly) a bigger problem than before - if you're cutting or dremel'ing it away, you're probably showwering the rest of board with tiny metal shavings .. ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
