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Originally Posted by MotorBikeLes
A plan I adopted decades ago when soldering "new old stock" was to scrape every leg ON FOUR sides with the BACK of a small size "snap a piece off" craft knife.
Not sure why I adopted that method, but it DOES work.
Old metal oxide resistors that have got hot (scope deflection outputs) always got the "four scrapes treatment" with good results.
Les.
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My vote is for "Your Method"!
Some of the newer components seem to have tinned steel leads, as they are attracted by a magnet.
Dave,