Where did you purchase the wire benders, I've seen them but can't seem to find a good place to get them?
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Where did you purchase the wire benders, I've seen them but can't seem to find a good place to get them?
Quoted from Pafasa:Great plains electronics
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I'd try those two first. You are talking about the lead bender guide for resistors and other board components right?
Yep, that's right.
Wanted to post in this thread though I will likely make a video and post in another thread a technique I've been using for removing ic socket pins when doing the bullet proofing in Williams/Stern/Bally boards with the crap sockets. Even with a Hakko 808 and care taken, the first couple Bally MPUs I replaced sockets on I found myself struggling with a couple or three traces getting pulled. The traces on these boards are very thin and easy to pull. I successfully repaired the traces with jumpers but wanted to find a better way. As most know, adding fresh solder usually makes removal easier.
What I've been doing is pulling the case as normal, then adding solder to each pin from the top (component side). Then, I use the soldering iron as both heating element and hook placing the tip inside the curl of the pins and when they heat up the iron can pull the pins without ever touching the board. It is cleaner, quicker, and less likely to damage the delicate traces.
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