26 Sep
2006
26 Sep
'06
10:19 p.m.
On 9/26/06, Steve Robertson <steerex at mindspring.com> wrote:
Hey Guys,
I have several PCBs that have damaged runs. The damage was done as a
result of dirt/moisture in contact with the boards while energized. I am
going to fix the boards by splicing a short piece of copper wire to the
existing runs, bridging the section where the run is broken. That's no
problem.
This might not be the answer you want, but I usually solder a point-to-point
wire between two through holes of the sockets to fix the damaged runs. In
this case you only need to glue the wire secure.
vax, 9000
In order to physically secure the patch to the board and protect the exposed
copper from corrosion, I need to apply some kinda
coating / adhesive. What
would you recommend? I don't want to spray the whole board with lacquer or
anything like that. Just the areas where the copper is exposed. I was
wondeing if something like fingernail polish would work? Any suggestions?
Thanks, SteveRob