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Re: Why scrape the bad traces?

2007-12-04 by gil_we

The acid spreads everywhere in the area, you have to clean it all up
when fixing the bad traces.



--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "wasteking1" <wasteking1@...> wrote:
>
> --- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, "synthmdl76" <synthmdl76@> wrote:
> >
> > Cant you just run jumper wires to the need contacts and leave the
> > damaged traces? I dont see why time needs to be taken to remove the
> > "balcken'd" area.
> >
> I have wondered this myself...everyone said that the acid would spread 
> further eventually. In my own case, i did just jump wires at 
> first...everything worked for a few months then the patch switches 
> started being sluggish and then some started to stay on all the 
> time...so I took it apart again, scraped it all out ,restored all 
> continuities, replaced IC 31 and ic30....and NOTHING GOT ANY BETTER... 
> So i just sent my polysix about 100 miles to a supposed  synth pro 
> because i dont understand what is going on anymore....but YES jumping 
> the wires did work at first.
>

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