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Old 08-08-2013, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveWM View Post
oh in case you do not know, its always wise to use heat sinks when soldering semiconductors, esp old ones that may be germainium. I use hemostats. clamp near the body of the part to sink out heat from the leads when soldering our un soldering.
I've been using a pair of needle nose. They act as a heat sink and allow me to wiggle the lead loose and such.
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