Translations:Portable radios/32/en

If you remove transistors for testing (you can use the transistor test function on many cheap multimeters) you should unsolder them using the minimum of heat in the case of germanium types as too much heat can damage them. It's a good idea to grip each lead with pliers between the transistor body and the circuit board while soldering or unsoldering. This will act as a "heat shunt" to conduct away much of the heat.