[time-nuts] SRS PRS10 problem

[Pete Lancashire]

http://nepp.nasa.gov/whisker/

I've fixed two cell phones for friends and I have a very nice MP3
player I got for $1.

Each was fixed with a stiff brush with a combination of compressed air
(outside) and
a vac inside.

-pete

PS if you do the air thing don't forget about static use a ionizer.



On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Bob Camp <lists at rtty.us> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Real solder has lead in it to eliminate tin whiskers.
>
> We're going to see a lot of stuff die in the coming years from these little
> critters.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
> Behalf Of Magnus Danielson
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 4:55 PM
> To: time-nuts at febo.com
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] SRS PRS10 problem
>
> On 02/16/2011 10:31 PM, paul swed wrote:
>> Well a couple answers.
>> If those are RB whiskers try the heat gun at 300 degrees on it for 15
>> minutes. As Magnus suggests and I just tried for the first time. It
> actually
>> worked and I recovered the rb lamp.
>
> While the heat gun on the Rb lamp is a nice trick, the whiskers most
> likely is nothing but traditional tin whiskers. A bit of re-soldering to
> remove bad metal and replacement of burned transistor is where I would
> start.
>
> Cheers,
> Magnus
>
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