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

[KA4HJH]

>On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Brett Duggan wrote:
>> In my experience, any relatively cheap component that has more than 2
>> solder connections to a PCB should be sacrificed (i.e. destroyed) so that
>> you have access to both sides of the PCB.
>
>True.. altho personally I would at least TRY to suck it out with a piece
>of wick. For a lot of components this is very easy if they have thin legs,
>such as sockets.

I'd also try levering the thing (whatever it may be) loose with a
screwdriver (I have a specially modified soldering aid for this). Just a
little bit at a time, here and there. And watch out for bent or crimped
leads sticking in the holes.

Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"