this kind of thing is EXACTLY what ps3 users need! there are no forums anywhere or videos anywhere on how traces work. i gathered info from several places and now i can fix motherboards and such including my ps3 which has a broken trace or two! oh! great tip i picked up use masking tape to single out your traces your iron usually wont burn through unless you're being reckless. and only downside to use the tape is the 'sticky' residue which comes on with alcohol :)
I understand what they are. I just repaired an old Cobra 25LTD classic cold solder joints and broken traces. I also repaired my HR2510 and saw a trace burn before my eyes on the board. I fixed it by soldering a wire from point to point.No transmit, bad capacitor. No sound. Still working on it. Thanks for the info on your videos. It got me motivated to try and repair my own CB radios.
Next time try a wooden sticked cotton swab with acetone to remove the varnish (green stuff), it will come off without additional damage to the traces. Dental picks also come in handy for the kind of work you do. I do a lot of computer and printer repairs with much finer traces and it works well.
looks like you missed 1,due south of first repair
sadie542 3 months ago
Thanks for this video just been practicing on a old xbox and have been doing well. 10/10 :)
360sully360 3 months ago
this kind of thing is EXACTLY what ps3 users need! there are no forums anywhere or videos anywhere on how traces work. i gathered info from several places and now i can fix motherboards and such including my ps3 which has a broken trace or two! oh! great tip i picked up use masking tape to single out your traces your iron usually wont burn through unless you're being reckless. and only downside to use the tape is the 'sticky' residue which comes on with alcohol :)
pranksterprince15 9 months ago
I understand what they are. I just repaired an old Cobra 25LTD classic cold solder joints and broken traces. I also repaired my HR2510 and saw a trace burn before my eyes on the board. I fixed it by soldering a wire from point to point.No transmit, bad capacitor. No sound. Still working on it. Thanks for the info on your videos. It got me motivated to try and repair my own CB radios.
Flashvette 11 months ago
Next time try a wooden sticked cotton swab with acetone to remove the varnish (green stuff), it will come off without additional damage to the traces. Dental picks also come in handy for the kind of work you do. I do a lot of computer and printer repairs with much finer traces and it works well.
rhblakeman 11 months ago
Hi. How can you tell that the trace was broken? Hold the circuit board up to a light and see it? Or testing the circuit? Thanks.
Flashvette 1 year ago
@Flashvette Watch the video again and you can see the solder points move and a gap in the traces. They are broken and debonded from the board.
rhblakeman 11 months ago
need a MUCH smaller tip on soldering iron. for sure....
THEtechknight 1 year ago
@THEtechknight yup.... BUT! you can only use what you have on hand, so i make do!!
radionut63 1 year ago
@radionut63 Yup, that IS true!! so true.... I once used a fat wide tip from a soldering trigger gun to do that kind of work. sucked, but worked.
THEtechknight 1 year ago
just wot i needed
desiredaffect 1 year ago
This videos is realy clear 5/5
vo1dfc 1 year ago