Re: Tektronix plug-in parts substitution

From: Chuck Harris (cf-NO-SPAM-harris_at_erols.com)
Date: 10/26/04 

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:41:45 -0400

Norm Dresner wrote:

>
>>body, and remove them one at a time... it is always easier on the board
>>than solder wick, or those hand held vacuum thingies. I even do that with
>>my PACE desoldering station if I don't need to save the chip.
>>
>>-Chuck Harris
>
>
> As soon as my eye is healed enough (from surgery) to be able to bend down
> and see well enough to solder I'll give it a try.
>
> Thanks for the desoldering tip.
>
> Norm
>

Hi Norm,

If you are just recovering from eye surgery, I would like to suggest that you
do two things before soldering:

         1) wear a pair of eyeglasses, or safety glasses, and
         2) use a small muffin fan to draw the fumes away from
            your face.

The last thing you want after eye surgery is to get a solder burn on
your cornea, or the irritation can come from flux fumes.

-Chuck