I'd love to have one of those vacuum desoldering tools. I feel in techno-lust with them watching Mr. Carlson's Lab on YouTube. I might try that trick you discovered, but I found that my electronic plasma arc lighter burns off enamel on anything but the thickest of magnet wire. Hold the wire with pliers, though, the inductance heats the wire very fast, and the enamel burns off in a twinkling.
I'd avoid using the plasma arc trick on a toroid already soldered to the board at the other end. That might let out more than a little bit of magic smoke. 73, Gwen, NG3P On Fri, Dec 24, 2021, 12:35 PM CUTTER DAVID via Elecraft < elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to ard...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
