my first flyback swap.. tell me now what I must know!

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my first flyback swap.. tell me now what I must know!

I have just placed the order for the replacement flyback for my K6100. I only have a few hours of soldering under my belt, but I know I need to learn how to do this stuff, so I'm going to give it a go. Please tell me some best tips so that I don't f* it up.
 
You've got over 7,000 posts and you've never changed a flyback? Wow. You need to get more games :)

Desolder old flyback. Ensure that you remove any bolts holding it to the chassis/board. Remove flyback. Line new flyback up with the holes in the board, and push it in. Solder in new flyback.

It's really straightforward - the only tricky part is getting all the pins of the new flyback lined up with the holes in the board. Sometimes they're slightly bent from shipping and have to be straightened out, and some of the aftermarket flybacks don't line up perfectly.

-Ian
 
Thanks Ian. Yes, I've managed to avoid this up until now, thankfully.

It definitely sounds like a relatively smooth swap, hopefully it turns out that way when the time comes to actually do it.

I have other parts to swap as well on the HV board, just for some reason the flyback is giving me the willies.
 
If you've soldered a cap kit, then you should be all right. Like retrohacker said, you might have to wiggle the pins a little bit to get them to fit in properly, and make sure you have it secured once it's in while you solder. You don't want it popping out when just one or two pins are done!
 
The 6100 flyback isn't that difficult to replace, either. I think there might be a screw or something through the side that has to be removed, too...
 
LOOK at the new flyback pins. Find those pins on the chassis and desolder them. Some flybacks have additional pins for support, that are outside of the U arrangement pins. On my first flyback swap, I missed a "support" pin for the flyback and pulled on the darn thing forever before looking at the new one. Then I realized it wasn't coming off because I didn't desolder all of the pins.
 
On my first flyback swap, I missed a "support" pin for the flyback and pulled on the darn thing forever before looking at the new one. Then I realized it wasn't coming off because I didn't desolder all of the pins.

That's the kind of stuff I seem to excel at, so that's why I put this question out there. Thank you to all who have provided tips.
 
They make it sound like minor wiggling is required to put the new one in. Don't believe them. It requires major wiggling. :) At least for the last two I did the new pins were far enough off that it took a long time to get it right.

Also you need to get every last bit of solder off the old one before you remove it. Even a tiny bit on a pin or two and that sucker will hold fast.
 
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