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1994 Philippine glue…

Dirty Duck

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I’m working on a pc 76 still. I got rid of almost all the glue and needed to switch out a transistor.

2 of the non corroded prongs came free but the corroded one is stuck in the board.

Is there a way to dissolve just a little cement glue?
 

If that's the corrosive "Sonybond" brown crud, a little acetone should soften it up. I use "GC Radio-TV Service Solvent", but really even nail polish remover should do the trick.

I usually use a Q-tip (or generic equivalent) to dab the solvent onto the glue and then wait a few minutes. Then I get in there with a dental pick and start lightly scraping.

If it's gotten brittle I'll just go in with the pick and break it up.

If it's some other kind of glue then disregard.
 

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