[sdiy] problematic sh101

[harrybissell]

Here's a tip... instead of gross flexing, use something small like a BIC
pen
and push very gently on each component, etc. Try NOT to flex the whole
board
just a tiny area at a time.

This always works for me. Sometimes its works quick, sometimes many hours
later...

H^) harry

Scott Gravenhorst wrote:

> "john mahoney" <jmahoney at gate.net> wrote:
> >> there goes another quiet saturday night..;-)
> >
> >Party on, Rude! ;-)
> >
> >I have a comment on what you said about "before i start on resoldering
> >all connections"...
> >
> >Maybe this isn't what you meant, but you don't have to actually
> >*re*solder them. That is, you don't have to remove the old solder and
> >add new solder. All you've got to do is touch them with a hot iron for
> >a few seconds to melt the existing solder. "Reflow" is the term, I
> >think. This shouldn't take all that long, even for a whole board or
> >two. I mean, yeah, there are a lot of connections, but you can move
> >pretty quickly from one to the next. Could be easier than trying to
> >find that one cracked joint.
>
> This is what I do as well.  Sometimes seeing a crack in solder, even
> with a magnifier, is difficult or impossible, especially if the crack
> is tight around a component lead.
>
> As was mentioned before, I'd start with the power supply and it's
> connections to the various boards.
>
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