Heat sink seems to help. Brasso, Deoxit on copper trace of test ribbon. Don't know if Deoxit cleans Brasso out of copper but copper was shiny. Will likely (carefully) use fine emery paper instead. Two pics and some notes https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/InstrumentCluster14PinTraceRepair# I think this may be a viable approach.... for now. Thanks, Neil.
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:06 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Issue: mangled failing copper traces where 14 pin connector slides on. .... > Plan B: solder wires directly from a new connector to the copper traces.
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