On Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 09:25 AM, Dean Smith wrote: a larger 16x2 lcd display in blue & green/yellow, the only issue with these is the pinouts are shifted slightly. They are available on Ebay by a few

Dear Mont Pierce I agree with your comments. I have done some surface mount building but I didn't have all of what you have to do it. But the kits worked. Since this is only JUST ONE PART, I am

David R. Hassall WA5DJJ wrote on 11/9/2020 10:41 AM: Hello-- Your might investigate using an inexpensive hot-air embossing tool such

Dear Samuel, To make you feel better, I hit the 5V line with a quick 13.5V. I think FST3253 got hit then. I still may not be out of the "stupid corner" yet. But working on it. I have the

Hi, Any one tried to use the amp down on 475 KHz? Thanks. Mel, K6KBE

Thanks Geoffrey, I appreciate the comments Take care and have fun. 73 Dave WA5DJJ

Thanks Mike, I understand that being kind to the PC board is the main goal. I have a dermal tool but not a hot air workstation and the place it is in, I personally am not confident that the Hot air

Thanks Alan, I have also used a very thin feeler gage to do the same trick but no room for that in this situation. Thanks for the hint. Take care and have fun. 73 Dave WA5DJJ SUPER GRABBER

Thanks Dean, I think your method will work. Studying the rest of the answers and will form a strategy after reading them all. Appreciate the answer 73 Dave WA5DJJ SUPER GRABBER

Is there a brand/model of 4 line display that fits onto the clock pcb? Is it a 16x4 or 20x4 display that fits? Source?

Dear Mike, Your probably correct in all you said. I have the solder wick and the no clean flux solder. Not sure about the investment in the hot air rework station. I think I am going to try to

My freshly completed QCX+ 40m kit is alive and receives like a champ. I noticed my transmit frequency is like 15khz above the displayed freq. Transmitting on the displayed freq. of 7.020, I found my

David, A Hot Air SMD "Rework" gun is the way to go. And, can be a lot of fun. Don't be afraid to give it a try, you might find it as much fun as I do. :)

It was my understanding that he needs an X-ray view or track image of the synthesizer board, the one with the Si5351 on it, not the ProgRock board that it plugs into. If in fact his problem is on the

If you're going to be doing ANY SMD repair, definitely buy a Chip-Quik kit. It comes with liquid flux, which you apply before removing the IC, and before soldering on the new one. As the old IC is

Dusted off my QCX (last update 1.00f) and flashed 1.06. Had some errors on Win10 20H2 until I ran new arduino install as administrator then presto! Wow great firmware and great work!!! New fun with

I'm using a pair of Dollar Store Maxell over the ear headphones. They work well. -- 73, Dan - W2DLC

Agreed. Hot air rework station @$125 is the best investment for removing sm ICs. No clean flux and solder wick will do wonders for the pads to prep for the new part. Mike N0QBH

Dave When I started working with SMD I bought this from off Amazon.co.uk: MG Chemicals 8341 No Clean Flux Paste, 10 ml Pneumatic Dispenser (Complete with Plunger & Dispensing Tip) - I see it costs

I haven't used this low melting solder technique yet but know others who have and its brill, check out the Youtube videos for this.And yes the biggest problem by far is pcb damage if it does come