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Just repaired my FIRST circuit board. I feel GREAT!

By Blackbeard

12 years ago


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    #1 12 years ago

    Got into this hobby a few months ago. Have never handled a soldering iron etc.

    Well, the bottom sigments have been out on flash. I narrowed it down to the resistors on the master display. (thanks Clay). One of those resistors looked burned and didn't test anything. I said what the hell, i'll try to remove it and replace.

    Went to the shack, bought the .022 solder as told, the wick, and the resistors. Took me all of 15 mins to pull the old one, clean up the old solder via the wick, and replace with the new. And it works.

    Total confidence builder. Just had to share!

    #4 12 years ago

    The feeling is great. And I'm learning so much. I'm a lawyer in my other life so this is all completely foreign to me.

    It was hard keeping my hand still while doing this. I was a tad nervous for some reason.

    #6 12 years ago

    I do think I owe you Robert. Anytime!

    #10 12 years ago

    Thanks fellas. Truly a satisfying feeling.

    #14 12 years ago

    The guy in that video sounds like Clive from coin op cauldron.

    #16 12 years ago
    Quoted from robertmee:

    Yeah let me see you flick your WMS MPU board

    Was thinking the same.

    #19 12 years ago

    Did it with my 40 watt iron. The part I found most difficult was removing the burnt resistor. Everytime I'd heat up the back side, id drop the iron and grab my pliers to grab the resistor and pull, but by that time it would have cooled off. Those helping hand clips must be pretty helpful.

    #25 12 years ago

    I thought about that Jalpert, but I had some lousy wire cutters that couldn't get into the resistor well enough.

    I think this weekend I'll reflow the solder joints on my gorgar's cpu as those displays are acting up too.. and i think it's cracked solder joints.

    Im feeling brave.

    #28 12 years ago

    The new issue i'm having on gorgar is the 1st digit being strange on the first player display and also player 3 (i believe..).

    When I jiggle the connectors on the top of the cpu, the problem disappears and then reappears. I'm guessing either cracked joints or the pins need recrimping.

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