"The Little Things" - Helpful hints for all

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Nate, it isn't desoldering I am concerned about. It is the thermal shock and the resulting expansion/contraction that may force components off the board or produce cracks in the circuit traces.

We're talking about the PWM connector on a Victor here, right? The top of its shroud is nowhere near any circuit boards or components, and the typical practice has been to use less than a pea-sized bit of glue to keep the plug from vibrating. Removing it is trivial if you have a thumbnail. I do not believe there is any danger at all of thermal shock to the board. The only thing that will get remotely warm is the surface of the plastic. It's not like anyone is suggesting using the hot glue to make a watertight connection around the entire connector.

That said, it's still glue, and gluing a speed controller has been explicitly forbidden by the rules.