Re: [MBZ] OT Circuit Board Repair

2015-07-01 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
I was thinking about this today for some reason while driving. You might want to see if there is an avionics shop around that does repairs. They know about stuff like that. --R (sent from my miniPad) On Jul 1, 2015, at 9:04 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Gerry wrote: > If you can get

Re: [MBZ] OT Circuit Board Repair

2015-07-01 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Gerry wrote: > If you can get the name, model, and serial number; I can send it to a friend > who deals in marine equipment automation. He might know of a source or a shop > that repairs them. > Gerry It is an Autohelm ST4000+ Here is a link to the manual, with schematic. http://1drv.ms/1Iugy

Re: [MBZ] OT Circuit Board Repair

2015-06-29 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Some time ago several on the list suggested solvents for removing the coating on the boards in the climate control units in 123s. However, don't remember who they were at the moment or which solvents they suggested. Surface mounted components that have leads of adequate length can be snipped cl

Re: [MBZ] OT Circuit Board Repair

2015-06-29 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
> > Rick Knoble wrote: > > > ‎Does anyone know of a place that trouble shoots and repairs circuit > > > boards? > > > Rick > > ___ > > What is it out of? > > GPS/Autopilot for a competition sailboat. > > > Does it have circuits on both sides of the board?

Re: [MBZ] OT Circuit Board Repair

2015-06-29 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Something in that environment is probably conformally coated, meaning in order to desolder any components you have to burn through the conformal coating. When you burn through the conformal coating, you usually need enough heat that it damages the board and causes the foil to delaminate. Not to

Re: [MBZ] OT Circuit Board Repair

2015-06-29 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Gerry writes: > > > Rick Knoble wrote: > > ‎Does anyone know of a place that trouble shoots and repairs circuit boards? > > Rick > ___ > What is it out of? GPS/Autopilot for a competition sailboat. > Does it have circuits on both sides of the board? Not m

Re: [MBZ] OT Circuit Board Repair

2015-06-29 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Rick Knoble wrote: > ‎Does anyone know of a place that trouble shoots and repairs circuit boards? > Rick  ___ What is it out of? Does it have circuits on both sides of the board? Have you looked to see if the ends of any of the capacitors are bulging? Gerry __

[MBZ] OT Circuit Board Repair

2015-06-29 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
‎Does anyone know of a place that trouble shoots and repairs circuit boards? Rick  ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/