Chris M wrote:
--- davis <davis at saw.net> wrote:
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would a decent eye loupe do the trick, as far as
determining where the problem lay? Truthfully I've had
problem power supplies in the past, and nailed each
solder junction (on the underside of the board) w/a
hot iron, and it always seemed to work like a charm
(can't remember why I suspected it was cracked solder
though). Soldering iron tips are made of copper, so I
don't see any reason why I couldn't chisel one down
for a specific task. Any thoughts? Am I courting
disaster?
From what I understand about the problem, just remelting the junctions and not applying
solder will do the trick. I'm not sure how long this type of fix will work. The tricky
part is not being too ham-handed and blobbing the connections together. There is much
written about this problem, a few years ago, more than one repair house would do it for
$150.
Cheers,
Jim Davis