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

[Florian Anwander]

Hello Brett

>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.
>For example, let's say I need to replace a cheap 28-pin IC socket with a
That is ok, if you replace a standard component, but trimmers or pots are  
often not available in the same size or orientation of the screw. It is not  
only the price...

For unsoldering pots I found the special unsoldering-heads for 8-pin DIL ICs  
very useful. The head reaches all pins at the same time (I use a ERSA  
soldering-station).


Gruss,
 Florian Anwander
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