At 11:00 AM 2/5/2006 +0000, Don wrote: >I find CA works even better on doped blocks. Use lots of CA. If any pins >become "frozen" tap them with a tuning pin punch before you shear them off >(Don't ask me how I know). Don, here, you've said it yourself! "Use lots of CA" followed by "before you shear them off" DON'T use lots of CA, so that they DON'T become frozen! Use just ENOUGH CA so that they aren't loose anymore. Only trial and error can tell you how much that is, but I think you'll be surprised at how small an amount will give you good results. Unlike doping hammers, for instance, a second application of CA works even better than the first, so if you find you've used too little (which I've found very seldom happens) you can just add a little more at the next visit. If, on the other hand, you always "use lots of CA" you'll never be able to find out how much is optimum, because you'll always use more CA than optimum, probably a LOT more. It also has very nasty fumes in large volume. How much is your health worth? Enough to revisit an automatic decision about how much CA is "right"? Heck, that's FREE! All it takes is some mental flexibility. sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssnnnnn (sheesh .....)
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