[Major Tom]

Originally Posted by What5647

no offense to major tom, i respect his oppinions, but there's a right way and a wrong way to do things, i'm not certain that this is best. maybe i think that because if it was me i wouldn't think twice about taking the entire thing apart to do this mod. also, desoldering has the added advantage of being reversible.
maybe i'm starting to think too much like an engineer.

It will be reversible later, breaking the cap should not injure the traces underneath. Its just a little plastic or ceramic thing with a couple soft metal leads. I would venture to say that desoldering, when done by an amateur (don't know is Wesley is in that category or not...), is probably more hazardous to copper traces; too much heat, bad technique can ruin 'em - they lift off. Even that is reversible though, using a little bit of small gauge wire to re-connect the circuit where they lifted off. Not to mention that taking it apart and so forth could also lead to other types of damage, like wires breaking from being bent back and forth, or an inadvertent solder splash creating a short circuit that goes unnoticed, accidentally breaking a terminal off of a pot...etc. Sometimes the lazy way is best.


"Give a lazy man a hard job and he'll find an easy way to do it"

[What5647]

Originally Posted by Major Tom

"Give a lazy man a hard job and he'll find an easy way to do it"

lol, amen to that!

[Wesley7777]

Originally Posted by Major Tom

"Give a lazy man a hard job and he'll find an easy way to do it"

That is going to be a my new sig.