[time-nuts] FE-30 OCXO

[Joseph Gray]

That's a good idea. I just spent the better part of the past hour
trying it. So far, I have made a nice pile of solder shavings and have
cramped my hand. I haven't succeeded in opening the OCXO, however. The
base fits very snug into the can, so there isn't much more I can dig
out. I'll make another attempt tomorrow, after my hand recovers.

Joe

On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 8:46 PM, Ed Palmer <ed_palmer at sasktel.net> wrote:
> I recently had good luck opening up a soldered oscillator with a utility
> knife.  Rather than use the sharp edge, I used the back edge of the blade.
>  That way, instead of trying to push the solder aside, the blade actually
> digs it out of the crack - sort of the way a cutter works in a metal lathe.
>
> Of course, great care is required to ensure that you don't amputate
> something!
>
> Ed
>