Re: Altair 8800c S/N 13219 Build Thread
Posted: July 19th, 2022, 6:42 am
Mike,
Brilliant. I’m glad I slept on this because I woke up to this super recommendation. Perfect, that’s what I’m going to do. Should allow me to remove and reinstall the switch without boogering up the board — thank you!
Sirius
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AltairClone wrote:Don’t try to solder suck out the switch. Instead, heat all three pins at the same time as best you can (add some solder to each pin to increase heat transfer) so the switch basically drops out of the holes. Once out, then solder suck the holes clean.
Brilliant. I’m glad I slept on this because I woke up to this super recommendation. Perfect, that’s what I’m going to do. Should allow me to remove and reinstall the switch without boogering up the board — thank you!
Sirius
(Back on track)