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A customer at my shop in Tulsa taught me a trick for old TV capacitors
This older guy came in with a 1970s Zenith he wanted fixed, and he watched me work for a bit. When I got to the power supply, he just said, 'Try warming that big filter cap with your heat gun for 30 seconds before you pull it, the old solder joints get brittle.' I did, and the whole board came apart clean with no lifted pads. It was such a simple tip from someone who'd clearly been doing this forever. Anyone else have a good trick for dealing with old, crusty boards?
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