T. David Yarnes wrote:
>
>
> Just slop the solder on
> across all the contacts, and then wick it off with some good
> braid.
>
That may work for the IC's but it does not work well for individual Rs and
Cs, which is most of what is in the K3 mods. After removing an R or C, you
wick the pads clean and then apply the *tiniest* bit of solder to one pad.
Then place the component on both pads, apply heat to the one with solder to
anchor it, then solder the other side and then revisit the first with a
little more solder. If you make a "mound" of solder on the first pad, the
component will not fit on top of it very well and you'll have problems
anchoring it flush to the board. "Less is more" when soldering individual
components (i.e. you can't wick them like ICs because they are not flush
with the board).
73, Bill W4ZV
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