Thread: Maxtoch

Originally Posted by moonhunt

Let us know how the X search goes when you have a play

If I ever manage to get the weather right when I get into NZ I will have a play. My last 3 trips home have been complete shit weather wise, and this trip looks to be the same old, after nearly a month of great weather.

Ya just drop the pill in some petrol to de-dome, yeah?

Originally Posted by R93

Ya just drop the pill in some petrol to de-dome, yeah?

I do them a little differently. Pop the Aluminium LED circuit board out and put the soldering iron gas torch to the back till it softens the solder underneath the LED. Then I press down on the dome with a small screwdriver till it sets again, this makes the solder layer thinner for better heat transfer to the aluminium and lifts the edges of the dome. Next, while the dome is still soft, I give the edge of the dome a wee flick with the screwdriver from the edge opposite the gold wires inside the dome and it literally just pops off incredibly cleanly. Takes about 2 minutes.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

I do them a little differently. Pop the Aluminium LED circuit board out and put the soldering iron gas torch to the back till it softens the solder underneath the LED. Then I press down on the dome with a small screwdriver till it sets again, this makes the solder layer thinner for better heat transfer to the aluminium and lifts the edges of the dome. Next, while the dome is still soft, I give the edge of the dome a wee flick with the screwdriver from the edge opposite the gold wires inside the dome and it literally just pops off incredibly cleanly. Takes about 2 minutes.

How very strange and unusual. Kiwi's using ingenuity to improve on design. Ha ha ha ha