The CRAP they put in FORDS
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i am gonna get in there and get at it with some braid to clean it up
i saw the other ones and while i was there I am gonna touch them up too...the part just wears out apparently..
cant you just LOOK to see if there is a light out LOL??
i saw the other ones and while i was there I am gonna touch them up too...the part just wears out apparently..
cant you just LOOK to see if there is a light out LOL??
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DDadler--any tips for cleaning the surface of the PCB and copper lines to get a good "volcano" of solder? I am pretty novice at this and want to do as good a job as I can...
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Originally Posted by lunchboxx
cant you just LOOK to see if there is a light out LOL??
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Originally Posted by lunchboxx
DDadler--any tips for cleaning the surface of the PCB and copper lines to get a good "volcano" of solder? I am pretty novice at this and want to do as good a job as I can...
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Originally Posted by lunchboxx
would you suggest a gator clip on the lead to the resistor on the other side of the board to act as a heat sink?
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ok i will post pics of the job when its done..i think i will call around to my local U-Pull-It lots and see if i can get a spare to practice on..
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Originally Posted by lunchboxx
ok i will post pics of the job when its done..i think i will call around to my local U-Pull-It lots and see if i can get a spare to practice on..
One more point to mention, some boards contain static sensitive components. Many people fail to use proper precautions but it never hurts to wear a grounding wrist strap anyway. ESD damage is cumulative, meaning you can cause damage without necessarily know it. Eventually, a component may fail.
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Another tip. Heat the connection, then apply the solder...don't heat the solder first. If you can, make as good of physical connection as you can, first. This will help hold things together while soldering, and will also help it stand up better to vibration. With a circuit board, this can be as simple as bending the lead over.
One of the problems with that board appears to be too large of hole for the lead. With that large of a hole, just the solder bridging the gap between the lead and PCB is holding things together. Solder isn't strong enough to bridge that kind of gap for very long when vibration is added to the equation.
One of the problems with that board appears to be too large of hole for the lead. With that large of a hole, just the solder bridging the gap between the lead and PCB is holding things together. Solder isn't strong enough to bridge that kind of gap for very long when vibration is added to the equation.
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