Soldering, Desoldering, and Cutting Via Traces on the SCB-100 Board
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Soldering, Desoldering, and Cutting Via Traces on the SCB-100 Board
The applications discussed here require you to make modifications to the printed circuit board, usually in the form of adding components or cutting jumpers. Use a low-wattage soldering iron (20 W to 30 W) when soldering to the board.
To desolder on the SCB-100, vacuum-type tools work best. Use care when desoldering to avoid damaging component pads.
Use only rosin-core, electronic-grade solder. Acid-core solder damages the printed circuit board and components.
For each screw terminal, there are one or two vias next to the silkscreen showing the screw terminal number, as shown in the SCB-100 Parts Locator Diagram, number 8. The vias are shorted to the screw terminal so you can solder a component to the via to connect it to the screw terminal signal.
The trace between each pair of vias can be cut if needed.