> Cutting a lead can loosen a well-soldered component?
>
No, that part of the video was BS :)
You ∗do∗ need a good pair of ∗SHARP∗ cutters. There are 2 schools here.
#1: the cheap, but buy a new pair every 6 months and toss the old ones:
http://www.weisd.com/store2/XCE170M.phpThe Paul Schreiber, over-the-top insane cutters (stays sharp over 5 years):
http://www.all-spec.com/1/viewitem/522N/ALLSPEC/prodinfo/i=rssThe secret is do NOT cut into the solder on the board. Just flush cut the
lead sticking out of the solder.
Paul S.
/over 1 million cuts and going.........