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That's it. Very useful for clearing a solder-plugged via or one with a bit of a pin stuck in it. An unrelated application is that...

What is the technique for using these needles then? You heat the joint with an iron and then push the needle over it quickly?

This is true; one technique I use when using the vacuum desoldering gun is to move the tip in a small circle while desoldering/pumping...

That said, even with the desoldering gun, you can still run into trouble with through-hole legs sticking to pads with just a bit of...

I've found soldering braid to work better than a solder sucker, though I have both. The best tip I ever received about desoldering was...

I agree above about - it is all about the terms. When one person is unloading something to another, the first person is somewhat...

Maybe I missed it, but I don't see what the actual agreement was regarding the donation (from either side). This is a key piece of...

Rather than blaming him for the "failed" donation, it should have either been politely refused to begin with, or if VCF could no longer...

Post #46 has my latest FDIMAGE which will run on 8088's...

Did even the later/final 1.44MB drives continue to do this? I've got a USB 1.44MB floppy that normally can write 720K disks and then I...

@MacGyverr said Can someone help me date my 5150? Well, show it a lot of respect. Buy it flowers and candy. Take it out for nice dinner...

I picked up a DLT external drive enclosure with drive from eBay for I think less than $30. Pulled the DLT drive from it and put a pair...

I did what Chuck suggested and it worked out great.

If the drives are half-height, scavenge an external DLT drive on that auction site. You'll get a beefy power supply to boot and still...

Happy Easter!