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How did you remove and resolder the transistors off of the green strip?    I had taken several pictures to assist you in that.  Could you take pictures of the new power supply trannsistors.
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I used a soldering iron torch. The one you told me about.
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You need to make sure that they are all flat on the strip.   Did you tin the back of the transistors and put solder on the strip after you removed the transistors?  The extra solder ensures a good bond to the strip.  The solder is their only lifeline to the heat sink.
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yeah I put more solder underneath. They are on there pretty good. I found the 2 that I removed by accident and put them back. If their not the right ones by chance, what would happen?
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The first thing you need to do is make sure the transistors that you are not changing remain soldered to the strip. 

 This is achieved using a binder clip available at Office Depot.

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The easiest way to remove the transistor is to cut the legs off of it, so when it heats up it will be easy to just knock it off of the strip.

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I forgot a step.  First and foremost you need to use a razor blade and remove all of the compound from the bottom of the strip.  It burns really bad if it drips on your finger while applying the heat from the torch.

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After removing the transistors you need to apply an a thick layer of solder to the top of the strip.

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Then we need to apply a healthy layer of solder to the back of the new transistors.

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Posted: December 24, 2007 at 6:32 PM / IP Logged  
The next step would be to remove the legs of the transistors from the board, then remove the solder from the holes in the board.   Then bend the legs of the new transistors and place through holes in the board.  You have to align the transistor so that it is centered over the pad that it is to be soldered to.  I had pictures of the ViseGrip brand C clamp that I use, but I can not find it.  When it heats up enough to melt the solder on the strip and the back of the transistor I use the C clamp to hold the strip and the transistor firmly together untill the solder cools.  30 seconds to be safe.  After soldering the first one down you need to use another binder clip to keep that one down while heating the second.
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Yeah, I used the torch side to heat up the metal tab, then held it on with a screwdriver while it was cooling.
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I also, am upgrading from the white grease to the silver stuff from www.articfox.com it has silver in it and should transfer the heat better.
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If you heated the tab of the transistor, you need to check the transistors to see if they are shorted.  

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if they are they will read below .300 right?
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