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    Broken lead

    Was able to finally get it....bought a nicer soldering iron with a sharper tip to it. (returned the radio shack pencil). Using the newer tip, I was able to push it through....took a while though.
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    Broken lead

    There isn't much near the bad lead....will more heat damage the pcb or the connection itself? I will have to keep the iron on the lead for a while to get it heated enough. I was trying to be careful to not damage anything else. The iron I have is a 30 watt pencil from Radio Shack. (Found a 40...
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    Broken lead

    I am working on a project to replace some bad caps in my TV. While removing one of the caps, the lead broke in the pcb. I tried to get it out by: - Adding more solder to try and liqufy what was left in the hole - Heating and pushing\pulling Ultimately, the lead is now to the point where...
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