VS Dash Green Circuit Board Repair

[Macca177]

Heya,

Hopefully not a dumb question, but can I repair/improve the contact around the base of the globe holder? Just this one globe keeps going on and off and that circuit doesn't look the best.

Circuit pen/paint okay? (about $35 from office works etc) or is it okay to take to it with solder? Is there another product that would help the contact best - I've not played with this green boards like this before.

Cheers

 

[07GTS]

crush the contacts on the globe (lightly) so it holds a little tighter then dont do it up all the way just go to a spot that it work good in

 

[ltdslip]

try cleaning it up first with a pencil eraser,
if you're handy with a soldering iron, solder the copper to build up the surface

 

[Trevor loves holden.]

Get this, 10 bucks, https://www.jaycar.com.au/wire-glue-9ml/p/NM2831

 

[krusing]

try cleaning it up first with a pencil eraser,
if you're handy with a soldering iron, solder the copper to build up the surface

I second that,
maybe clean the contact surface with some fine wet and dry sand paper,
then apply a thin film of solder [as mentioned above], and that should fix it.

 

[Macca177]

Perfect thanks for the replies.

 

[ltdslip]

careful with the sandpaper, you dont want to remove any copper, just clean the contact area

 

[07GTS]

careful with the soldier heat as u can melt the contact of the c/b easily

 

[Trevor loves holden.]

careful with the soldier heat as u can melt the contact of the c/b easily

That's why you get the wire glue from jaycar.

 

[Macca177]

That's why you get the wire glue from jaycar.

exactly this, no heat, cleaned with a eraser and then applied the wire glue. 24 hrs too cure so it will go back in today and check its all working fine.