Hi Lee,
Man I hate when that happens... solder wick works well, but can you find that
when you need it?
A drill might, but that has so really poor happenings, and opens the door real
wide for our good friend(?) Murphy, with the least problem to be a loosened
hole through, the worst being a messed up board. How about air? heated the
hole, blowing a can of compressed air through? Another thought would be,
stripping the braid out of the smallest coax you have handy, two or three
inches to start with, wiping flux on the stripped out shield, and use that for
solder wick...? Or.. simply heating the hole, then sliding in a stranded wire,
through the hole... a "fur piece" then either cutting the wire off, and pulling
it out... or continue to heat the hole and draw the wire through until it is
clean. Obviously this requires a proper sized wire.. but then you have a few
other holes to size the wire with.
Good Luck, and remember... it isn't the speed that accomplishes the task.... it
is the lack of returning to fix it again that makes it a good repair. --...
...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:07:12 -0800From: k...@swbell.netto:
elecr...@mailman.qth.netsubject: [Elecraft] OT Slightly: PC Board Recovery
-Plated Through Holes
I was putting together a kit this evening (non Elecraft) and discovered I was
using the wrong instruction sheet version to the parts and board I was using.
(Always check your parts before beginning - which I did not) I had to putt
about 10 resistors of the board. They are plated through holes. I did not
have a vacuum desoldering station...so I have to think of somethingto get the
solder out of the holes. A small drill? Anyone has some comments?Lee Buller -
K0WA"Embarrased to say the least"In our day and age it seems that Common Sense
is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some Common Sense
and use it. If you can't find any Common Sense, ask for help from somebody who
has some Common Sense. Is Common Sense divine?
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