Los Angeles, CA
Quoted from johnwartjr:Can you solder? Can you desolder? Can you use a DMM?
BR2 isn't tough to swap if you know what you're doing.. but if you don't, I wouldn't learn on a $300 PCB that hasn't been made for 10+ years.
Go to your local thrift shop, and find an antique radio or VCR or something that doesn't work. I say antique, as stuff made in recent years is mostly surface mount, and the bridge rectifier is through hole.
Practice until you can desolder a part, and remove it without damaging the board, and practice til you can solder the part back, and have it look like it did before you worked on it.
great tip! Now I have project for this weekend and I will save money in the long run on repairs!
thanks!
