[OT] Circuit Board Repair

[amalventano1 at tds.net (Allyn)]

Brad,
There are ways to repair a board and make it look as if nothing happened, but I
doubt you need that kind of fix here.  Just solder a jumper wire across the
trace.  The easiest way to do this is to attach the jumper at both ends of the
path originally connected by the trace. It may make the wire longer than
necessary, but mid-foil trace repairs are more difficult than need be for
something like that.
HTH
Al

Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
87 Rieger Scirocco GTO 2.0 16v (my daily, 210k, rocco #6)
86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX (30% complete, rocco #7)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces+amalventano1=tds.net@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+amalventano1=tds.net@scirocco.org]
> On Behalf Of Brad Sterling
> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 12:34 AM
> To: 'Scirocco List'
> Subject: [OT] Circuit Board Repair
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> 	This isn't Scirocco specific, but I know there are some engineers out 
> there.  If you're annoyed by off topic posts, please delete now.
> 
> 	Okay, so I was working on the dash gauges of my International Scout 
> II.  I had recently replaced the 12v to 5v CVR with a solid state one, 
> but the gauges had stopped working.  I was trying to test the VR 
> output and managed to "let the smoke out" of the gauge.  Checking the 
> gauge, I managed to burn a small break into one of the paths on the 
> circuit board.  The question is, how does someone repair this?  The 
> circuit board is very simple (we're talking 1976 type circuit board 
> here).  Is there a tape I can use to reconnect the path?  Put some 
> solder on it?  Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> -Brad
> '86 Scirocco 16v
> 
> 
> 
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