20 Nov
2002
20 Nov
'02
1:03 p.m.
From: <steve@coule.freeserve.co.uk> I'll dig out my precision grinder and take a look inside the header. The lead is not salvageable so I'll see if I can find out what's going on inside! Does that black potting compound stuff melt with heat?
If it really is potting compound stuff, it doesn't melt with heat, but heat greatly weakens it, and you can then pick it apart with a little screwdriver. A heat gun works very well to slowly heat up the entire thing quite hot for the picking (but before it bubbles or smokes) Also, normal enamel paint thinners works well on most potting compounds and leaves most parts intact and readable, leave it submerged a day, pick the swollen layer off carefully, leave it another day and so on... Good luck! Marc