OK...I've been working on replacing the capacitors on an LCII. I made the stupid decision to start with an LC (only have one) rather than an LCII (of which I have 4). Anyway...after half-damaging a few pads attempting to de-solder, I've left that the LC to sit while I perfect the methods on an LCII. I used the crush/cut, remove, and de-solder the legs method, and it worked well. Then used some solder braid to clean up the pads. 91% rubbing alcohol and q-tips to clean up minor capacitor gunk and flux I used in the leg removal. Then I flowed some solder on the pads of a few...laid a capacitor on top and attempted to hold/push it from the top with a small flat screwdriver and re-flow it into place. About the only thing I've accomplished is getting really frustrated. To start out with, the 10uf original electrolytic replacements listed at http://68kmla.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9 <http://68kmla.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=19776> &t=19776 are the wrong size...they are the size of the bigger 47uf's...not the smaller original 10uf's. Of course I ordered enough to do all 4 LCII's, the LC, and an LC475...anybody need about 40 of the bigger-sized ones? :-( Anyway...I got the 1uf in place...looks like it is firm, but not pretty...seems to be cocked up slightly with the solder globbed underneath (as best I can tell by looking through a loupe). After lots of fussing and cussing, I managed to get one of the 47's in place...one side I finally gave up and held the iron down and flowed it into the side...which doesn't look pretty, but seems to have worked. Somehow managed to get a second in place, and it actually looks good. Trying the next one and I'm just getting mad. It just doesn't seem to want to re-flow and set down into place. I've tried adding a little flux but doesn't seem to be doing much good. Is there some other trick I'm missing? Do I need to just sit it on the bare pads and flow in solder from the side like you would for through-hole components? I'm really starting to hate surface-mount soldering...but maybe I'm just doing something wrong... Thanks, Wesley
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