From Andrew Horton Sent Fri, Jun 29th 2018, 14:35
From Andrew Horton Sent Fri, Jun 29th 2018, 14:35
I feel like you guys have sufficiently terrified me against doing this repair myself. On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 9:28 AM DJ Maytag <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: > > Crafty magic =3D lots of patience. > > I am fully aware that the wick method is PAINFULLY slow, but since I=E2= =80=99m not repairing things for a living... I have time on my side. > On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 7:38 AM Kenny Balys <xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: >> >> >> I use the method of blobing on more solder to a pad and then quickly suc= king it >> all up. This works well for me on DIP / through hole boards. >> >> If I start to do surface mount repairs, think my method will have to cha= nge. For >> now, I have enough broken through hole stuff to not have to worry. >> >> Have witnessed others use the wick method to success. I just cannot do i= t. There >> must be some kind of crafty magic involved. >> >> Style seems to be significant wherever hand skill is necessary. >> >> On 29.06.18 12:30 , DJ Maytag wrote: >> > I lost one solder pad on the release slider. I used a piece of 22 AWG >> > doorbell wire to make a jumper from another point on the board to comp= lete >> > the circuit. It was more from being careless (last slider that I remov= ed) >> > than anything else other than rushing to be done. >> > >> > My experience has been that solder wick acts as a heat sink, drawing s= ome of >> > the heat up the length of wick so as to not overheat the pad/part. How= ever, >> > I=E2=80=99m no expert on repairs, and can=E2=80=99t say for sure that = this is a >> > good/bad/neutral thing. On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 2:17 AM Florian Anwand= er >> > <xxxxxxxxx@xxxx-xxxxxx.xx <mailto:xxxxxxxxx@xxxx-xxxxxx.xx>> wrote: >> > >> > Hi >> > >> > Am 29.06.2018 um 03:54 schrieb Brian Willoughby: >> >> It=E2=80=99s a bit of a Catch-22. You have to heat up the pads to des= older them, >> >> but heating up the pads can separate them from the board. On top of t= hat, >> >> these vintage synths were made as cheaply as possible, so they=E2=80= =99re more >> >> likely to suffer a copper pad separating from the board. >> > I replaced the full fadersets at around 5 or 8 SH-101s (back when >> > TechTransplant still did sell them) - I never had an issue with the so= lder >> > pads. Other brands and later Roland synths: yes, but not with the earl= y >> > Roland pcbs. >> > >> > >> > Florian >> >