Date:         Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:48:58 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Spare ECU
Comments: To: HotelWestfalia <zolo@foxinternet.net>
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At 03:51 PM 2/27/2011, HotelWestfalia wrote:
>Yup, you were telling about this before, to fix them under
>magnifying glass. I'm just not sure how I find the crack if it's not visible.

Zolly, I just took a look at a board that was working "when it felt
like it" and it's got several that can be seen by naked eye and
easily with a modest magnifying glass.  I'll get pictures up in a day
or two.  They're in locations that would be easy enough for a novice
to work on as well.  One possible snag is that two of them are
literally burned so that the part will have to be removed, the part
and the hole cleaned up thoroughly and then the part re-soldered in
place and more silicone glop applied (to try to prevent what it
obviously didn't prevent).  Still, with careful attention to web
tutorials on electronic soldering/desoldering I think anyone
reasonably handy should be able to do it without hurting anything.

Yours,
David