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Offline Plaz

Re: Are you good with a cold trace pen?
« on: December 23, 2005, 01:58:54 PM »
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I concure doctor. It's hard to tell just from that picture, but it doesn't look bad at all. Sharp blade to scrape away a bit of the insulation, a touch of solder and you're done. Again it's hard to tell from the picture, but I don't see where the scratch is bad enough to break a trace. What was more common on the old spectrums was the death of the video chip due it mistakes made while pluging in adaptes and monitors. If there is a larger break, the insulation scrape and bridge made with a small peice of tinned wire work great. You'll need a steady hand and a bit of patients though. Cold trace pens were always too big and clunky for my repairs. I hope you get it working, good luck.

Plaz