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  1. bushtech

    Successfully unsoldering a big relay

    Thanks for that tip, I'll try it with a cut off pin that I'm trying to remove from a pcb. This relay was trying to drive a solidly seized electric motor so a greyish deposit formed on the plastic housing in the region of the contacts. So I removed it and cleaned the contacts and it seems to...
  2. bushtech

    Successfully unsoldering a big relay

    Definitely a last resort:( And I definitely have big problems with getting those stubby pins unsoldered
  3. bushtech

    IR Blaster

    An IR Led is not just any old led. See here: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9349
  4. bushtech

    Successfully unsoldering a big relay

    Thank duke37. lol. In relation to the smd's next to it it looked big to me. I tried solder sucker and braid but it was mounted flush on the board so could only work from the one side. That heated solder sucker sounds like the business. I'll try the copper pipe, with not squeezing the end totally...
  5. bushtech

    Successfully unsoldering a big relay

    Hi What is the correct/best way to unsolder one of these beasties. I had a helluva time unsoldering it by heating up 2 pins at a time and pulling (stupid, I know). Ended up up with the expected damage to the board
  6. bushtech

    Hello from the sharp end of Africa

    Hi all and thank you for this great forum. Been lurking for a few weeks and have already learnt a lot. Been dabbling on and off in electronics for years but now that I've retired I have decided to get into electronics repair seriously as I have a crate full of broken electronics thanks to...
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