How do I replace components on an eyelet board without removing it from the chassis?
Dr. Nuketopia said: I recommend cutting the old leads off at the cap body, then pigtailing the cap onto the old leads and soldering. I don’t do this, but I have special soldering equipment to vacuum out the old solder in the eyelets and I lift the boards to prevent building up solder warts under the board. MANY amps I’ve worked on have had poor tech work done on them over the years and have had huge balls of solder run under the eyelets. Snipping and pigtailing onto the old the leads isn’t as “pretty” but rest assured, the electrons don’t mind a bit. Dave Curtis added: Agreed. There are a few ways to do it: Loopy: Cut the lead with enough length to make a loop. Loop the new component lead through the loop and solder. Some would advocate making the joint mechanically solid before soldering, but how solid are all those eyelet connections? Spiral Splice: Another way is to take a piece of snipped component lead (or 20-22 ga tinned wire) and wrap it in a tight spiral around a jeweler’s scre
