[AH] Trim-pot debacle (ADVICE PLEASE!)

[Ethan Duni]

>For example, let's say I need to replace a cheap 28-pin IC socket with a
>higher quality one.  I destroy the cheap socket by cutting into pieces
>with wire cutters (or a small saw, you get the picture), so that each
>piece only has one PCB solder connection.  Then I grab the piece on the
>top side of the PCB with a pair a pliers while I heat the solder 
>connection on the trace side of the PCB with the iron.  The piece slides 
>out easily.
>
>Now, if leftover solder is still plugging up the hole on the PCB, I heat 
>it once more on the trace side while I use a solder sucker on the top 
>side to suck it out.

-i concur; if what you want is the board and not the components, this way is
fast and easy on the traces.

Ethan