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Old 12-17-2002, 12:24 PM
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I wouldnt break it of cos u might also pull off the copper on that bit of the pcb.

What u want is a 12-15Watt soldering iron with a very fine tip,either from maplins or elsewere.

What u want to do is to allow the soldering iron to heat up fully, then touch 1 side of the capacitor solder join with it, now gently lift the capacitor on that side with a pair of tweezers, now heat the other side and lift that side with treezers.

You can now get a pin under the capacitor,and while applying heat,lever it out GENTLY!!!!! do not use excessive force!!!!!

Do not allow the soldering iron to touch other stuff on the pcb, and dont fling ne solder over the board.

Make sure that the solder that u have melted does not touch somewhere it wasnt b4!!!!!
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