[sdiy] trace repair HELP

[Scott Gravenhorst]

I've had to do this for a board that got stepped on.  I used short pieces
of bare wire to reconnect the broken traces.  I first removed the coating
on the board to expose the bare copper traces using emery paper.  Then I
tinned the traces and finally soldered the wires across the gaps.  After
that, some epoxy to stiffen the whole thing.  The board looked like crap,
but it worked and it was hidden in a box anyway.  You may have to use a
fine gauge of wire and depending on other mechanical factors you may need
to do something to stiffen the board after the repair, e.g., glue a piece
of plastic to it.

"ultrahype" <ultrahype at compuserve.com> wrote:
>i have a circuit board that has been damaged ( denon 260 controller )=20
>
>the traces are so small i can hardly see them ( or the spaces at least ) =
>but about 9 or 10 traces have breaks in them and theres no way i could =
>solder anything there
>
>is there anything made to repair such a problem ? who makes it , where =
>can i get it?
>
>also the part is denon GU 3227-2 disp1 unit if anyone has a used working =
>1 i would also buy it as i figure  my repair is doomed , but ill try=20
>
>thanks in advance
>
>jim


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