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Old 10th Feb 2018, 5:56 pm   #3
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Default Re: AF 11* Transistors. Innards Removal?

Experimenting with a method I found proposed (here?) some years back, of eliminating tin whiskers by applying a soldering iron to the AF117 can sufficiently to melt them, I found the can popped off the contents quite readily. Whether the approach succeeded for me in reclaiming any transistors I can't recall, but it certainly seems a promising way of emptying the can if that's all you want to do: or a less drastic heat source (hot water bath?) might perhaps serve as well.

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