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5 Ways To Remove Surface-Mount Capacitors | One Is The Best!

Macho Nacho Productions 9 min Published Aug 2024

About this video

Five ways to remove surface-mount electrolytic capacitors from ageing consoles are compared, before they can leak corrosive fluid onto the board.

Good to know: Hot tools mean burns and fumes, and old solder contains lead. Leaked electrolyte is corrosive. The maker is sponsored by PCBWay and links affiliate products.

Why watch it

The ranking of the five is the maker's own judgement, so weigh it against your board and your iron before buying a tool.

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