Archie A3000 inbound

[HigashiJun]

:D :D :D

[stephen_usher]

Hmm.. those trace wires... I've have just fitted sockets and bodge wires between the pins. :-)

[rubber_jonnie]

Hmm.. those trace wires... I've have just fitted sockets and bodge wires between the pins. :-)

Me too :)

[rubber_jonnie]

Flux is the answer, and lots of it :)

Is the flux meant to be brown and smoking? Asking for a friend. :lol:

BW

Mostly, though it depends what it is smoking...

[Badwolf]

Mostly, though it depends what it is smoking...

The bench?

:hide:

BW

[rubber_jonnie]

Mostly, though it depends what it is smoking...

The bench?

:hide:

BW

What is it smoking not what is smoking...

Though if your bench is smoking then it might be a good time to get away :)

[Badwolf]

What is it smoking not what is smoking...

Oh! Haha. :)

Anyway I salvaged my incinerated board with only one bodge wire in the end, but had to rely on solder wicking up the pins of the sockets.

Needs a clean, but still works, so next I'll tackle the remaining chip and resistor networks.

Like I say, I'm in awe of @HigashiJun's tidyness and lack of brûlée action. :lol:

BW

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[HigashiJun]

Thanks @Badwolf !

:D

[HigashiJun]

And here is the final result of the previous repair:

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I will just have to remove the epoxy in some vias before checking connections again and fitting back the sockets.

As I wrote before, time consuming but worth the effort.

[rubber_jonnie]

What is it smoking not what is smoking...

Oh! Haha. :)

Anyway I salvaged my incinerated board with only one bodge wire in the end, but had to rely on solder wicking up the pins of the sockets.

Needs a clean, but still works, so next I'll tackle the remaining chip and resistor networks.

Like I say, I'm in awe of @HigashiJun's tidyness and lack of brûlée action. :lol:

BW

Doesn't look too bad, certainly nowhere like Adrian Black's 'blowtorched' C64, and if it works, then what's not to like :)

Of course it can't be understated how much battery goo can change the chemistry of solder and turn it into something more like titanium, so I can understand your difficulties.