Elenco Auto Scan Fm Radio Model Fm 88K Capacitor 22 Replacement Repair Guide

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Steps

5

Time Required

                          10 - 15 minutes            

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• Capacitor 22
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Removing Unnecessary Pieces               

• Remove the battery and the antenna.
• Pre-heat the soldering iron.

Remove the battery and the antenna.

Pre-heat the soldering iron.

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Step 2

              Removing the Solder               

• Place hot solder iron on thermal pad, capacitor lead, and the mound of solder until solder liquefies.
• Apply desoldering pump to remove the solder from the circuit board.
• Repeat the instructions to remove solder from the adjacent solder mound.

Place hot solder iron on thermal pad, capacitor lead, and the mound of solder until solder liquefies.

Apply desoldering pump to remove the solder from the circuit board.

Repeat the instructions to remove solder from the adjacent solder mound.

Step 3

              Removing the Capacitor               

• Gently remove the capacitor by pulling the two leads out of the circuit board.

Gently remove the capacitor by pulling the two leads out of the circuit board.

Step 4

              Installing the New Capacitor               

• Place the leads of the capacitor through designated holes of the circuit board.
• Place solder iron on the thermal pad and the lead.
• Once this is done wait a few seconds until both items heat up.
• Once they are heated, apply the solder to the other side so that the solder iron and the solder are not directly touching.
• Wait 3 to 5 seconds or until enough solder covers the whole pad and forms a nice mound.
• Remove the solder, leaving the solder iron on the pad for 2 to three seconds, then remove the solder iron.
• Repeat for the other lead.

Place the leads of the capacitor through designated holes of the circuit board.

Place solder iron on the thermal pad and the lead.

Once this is done wait a few seconds until both items heat up.

Once they are heated, apply the solder to the other side so that the solder iron and the solder are not directly touching.

Wait 3 to 5 seconds or until enough solder covers the whole pad and forms a nice mound.

Remove the solder, leaving the solder iron on the pad for 2 to three seconds, then remove the solder iron.

Repeat for the other lead.

Step 5

              Restoring to Original Condition               

• Plug the battery in and attach the antenna to test the radio.

Plug the battery in and attach the antenna to test the radio.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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