From Andrew Horton Sent Fri, Jun 29th 2018, 17:37
From Andrew Horton Sent Fri, Jun 29th 2018, 17:37
I have an RS-09 that's beat to shit that I'm going to do some work on. Similar era roland, sliders and everything. On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 12:41 PM DJ Maytag <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: > > Mission accomplished! :D > > Seriously, find an old stereo with discrete components, and practice deso= ldering parts from that first. Get good at it before you tackle something l= ike the 101. > > On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 9:36 AM A. Horton <xxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote= : >> >> 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 = sucking 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 = change. 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 d= o it. 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 A= WG >> >> > doorbell wire to make a jumper from another point on the board to c= omplete >> >> > the circuit. It was more from being careless (last slider that I re= moved) >> >> > than anything else other than rushing to be done. >> >> > >> >> > My experience has been that solder wick acts as a heat sink, drawin= g some of >> >> > the heat up the length of wick so as to not overheat the pad/part. = However, >> >> > I=E2=80=99m no expert on repairs, and can=E2=80=99t say for sure th= at this is a >> >> > good/bad/neutral thing. On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 2:17 AM Florian Anw= ander >> >> > <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 = desolder them, >> >> >> but heating up the pads can separate them from the board. On top o= f that, >> >> >> 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= solder >> >> > pads. Other brands and later Roland synths: yes, but not with the e= arly >> >> > Roland pcbs. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Florian >> >> >