Thread: Maxtoch

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