Re: Apple IIgs Upgrade From Apple //e

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Mark Cummings wrote:

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>As far as soldering tips go, the ROM1 board I have has the holes filled with
>solder. First you would have to remove the solder. three options are (in
>order of preference):
> 1. use a specialised desoldering station
> 2. use desolder wick and I recommend with flux on the wick as it works so
>much better.
> 3. drill out the solder in the holes to just the right size for the legs of
>the new plug, but not that big that it will cut into the through-hole
>plating.
>I sometimes use option 3 after trying with the other two first on the rest
>of the holes. sometimes it is the only way when the board has a large heat
>sink on a pad.

Actually, this job is what suction desoldering tools were invented for.

Radio Shack (and others) have simple, hand-held vacuum devices that
work by releasing a cocked spring-driven piston.  These can instantly
suck molten solder out of holes.

-michael

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