slicerwizard said:
just snip the eight legs with small side cutters, desolder them individually, clean up the pads a bit, pre-tin the new amp and settle each leg in with the fine tip on my Weller. It won't look like factory work, but it won't look ugly either.
This would give a heart attack to my PCBR II teacher hahahahahaah!!!
Seriously though, when the unit is closed back up and works good, no one is the wiser and you're right, like you said, "it won't look like factory work" but it works for you...
But for myself, I personally do care a great deal about the quality of any of my soldering jobs. The quality has to be as good or better than original and this is what I aim for each and every time, irregardless of the importance of the job. It is only a matter of habit and personal pride.
Nothing wrong with that...as a matter of fact, nothing wrong with your method either, to each its own, that's what I say.
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge of that audio circuit and battery charging with me and I really enjoyed learning new stuff.
Anabella M.