Steve,
A very useful tip.
I purchased a small reel of tinned copper wire about 22SWG (don't know the AWG)
and use that when bridging across cut tracks etc.
73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 14:01:25 -0500, Steven Pituch wrote:
Hi all,
This is just a helpful tip for those who might need
Hi all,
This is just a helpful tip for those who might need to debug an Elecraft
product.
I needed to isolate some items on my KPA100 that used the 5V line. If I cut
a couple of traces it would be very easy to do the trouble shooting. What I
was afraid of was that the trace repairs would be
Steve,
That method works, but beware that if the board flexes, the solder only
repair will have a tendency to fracture (solder is not as ductile as the
copper traces). I highly recommend scraping off a small bit of the green
solder mask stuff at the cut location and lay a strand or two of bare
The method I use when repairing traces is to scrape the trace on each
side of the cut for about 1/4 inch and tin the trace. I bend one lead
of a resistor into a L shape and place the lead over the trace and
heat it to melt the solder. I then cut the lead just beyond the
solder at the bend.
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