Sony XBR Questions

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Originally Posted by Electronic M

I used a vacuum de-solder tool (IIRC it is called the Solda-pult)...The largest size I've seen sold (~12" long)...Normally that tool gets used on tube electronics with larger solder blobs. It was not ideal (I wish I had a smaller one), but repeated heating and vacuum cycles (and a touch of fresh lead solder) did the trick.

OK. I have a desoldering iron with integral vacuum bulb. Hope that will be appropriate.

When you were working on the board, was it pretty straight-forward to move it up into the service position? I know this is described in the service manual, but it's always nice to have a real-world description of it too.

Originally Posted by Electronic M

I did have a 25W iron which is more appropriate for PCB work than the 75W-150W cattle prod irons I normally use on the older stuff.

You usually don't even need to plug in a 150W iron, as the terminals will quiver in fear & heat up on their own if you come near them with an iron that size. ;-)

Originally Posted by Electronic M

This for me was an exercise in soldering finesse.

I understand. The good thing about it is that at least these are through-hole ICs, rather than surface mount.