12 Nov
2005
12 Nov
'05
7:23 p.m.
Two-leaded passives are easy to get with a soldering iron and a pair of curved-nose
hemostats (check with
friends in the medical profession- those and dental tools (picks, explorers) are really
convienient to have- if
you're extremely lucky you'll find someone who's getting rid of a unit- they
have air/water syringes (great for
blowing out small stuff) and high-speed air turbine "dremel" type things- tres
useful).
Just clamp the hemostat to one lead, touch a small soldering iron to the back, pull,
same with other lead.
They're cheap new, but sometimes I don't want to go out to get them. SMTs are a
bit harder, but I've done them, too.