instrument cluster repair

[Bernie Benz]

On Oct 26, 2007, at 6:29 PM, Kneale Brownson wrote:

> You probably should add to your tools one of the solder suckers.  A  
> gun or wick.  Use it to clean old solder off.
You won’t need this tool, IMO. Just bridge suspect traces with some  
#24 solid insulated telephone wire soldered between solder pads on  
the PC board bridging the 2 or 3 flakey traces at that cutout area.  
That iron will do fine, as will the rosin core solder, no additional  
flux needed.

Bernie


> PyRo <pyro_10314 at yahoo.com> wrote:  So i'm gonna attempt to fix my  
> instrument cluster this
> weekend. I read about it on sjm and chris millers site
> plus i have the bentley if things really get sketchy.
> I only have a couple of questions that i hope can be
> answered. I went to radio shack and bought a 15 watt
> soldering gun, on the package it says for delicate
> circuit boards/ static free. Is there a better type i
> should get? One with a really thin tip perhaps. Then
> i got rosin core solder also. Is there a need to clean
> the old solder points so that the solder will hold. Is
> applying flux even necessary with the type of solder
> that i have. I think thats all the questions for now
> but if someone knows an important factor that i left
> out, please let me know. tia
>
>
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