RE: Taito Asteroids Short and Solder

Taito Asteroids Short and SolderOld Solder => remove old and apply new
solder.
  -----Original Message-----
  From: owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com
[mailto:owner-vectorlist@synthcom.com]On Behalf Of Paul Sommers
  Sent: Thursday, November 9, 2000 2:22 PM
  To: 'vectorlist@synthcom.com'
  Subject: VECTOR: Taito Asteroids Short and Solder

  Gang,

  Started to work on my Taito Asteroids board last night.

  Plugged it in and it blew a fuse!

  Looked around the board which was clean, no noticable shorts, cleaned bits
and pieces, cleaned edge connector. Replaced the fuse, plugged it in and
this time it blew a tant cap near the 2114 rams. Pop!!!!!

  So clearly there is a short - what is the best way to find it? Could it
have been the cap or was the cap just the weakest point.

  Without further advice I wasn't going to do anything else, I thought I
would socket the rams anyway.

  I can't budge the solder. It won't melt except a bit. I tried flowing new
solder to it, but it kind of just sat on top. Anything I should be doing for
old solder?

  As always - thanks.

  Paul

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Received on Thu Nov 9 19:52:58 2000