95 A6q Voltage Regulator Adventures and question.

[toomanyaudis at aol.com]

>From Huw:



> Yes, I have done what Bob suggests using generic $5/pair hardware store 
brushes.  The key to doing this is whether you can get to where the 
leads are soldered in.  Some VRs are "sealed" so you can't.  Some aren't.


Hmmm.  Perhaps it is time to learn a new skill.  


Any tips on soldering techniques?

Tom

 On 5/2/2011 9:31 AM, Robert Myers wrote:
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> Tom, failing all else, you can get a set of oversized brushes and sand
> them to size to fit your A6. Just lay a piece of sandpaper on a flat
> surface (workbench, kitchen table, whatever) and hold the oversized
> brush against the surface of the paper and have at it using a bit of
> elbow grease. The graphite is pretty soft and it will wear away petty
> quickly.
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> Bob
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