Originally Posted by Kurts
Don, Max is right; if it is intermittent it could certainly be lousy solder joints &, most of the time, they're rather easy to spot. A touch-up on any questionable looking ones & voila', you might just be good to go!
Also, try to re-seat every stinkin' connector on the board & make sure it's in there snug.
Intermittent problems are the toughest to find so start with the simple fixes first
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Thanks for the vote of confidence, Kurt. But, truth be told, the components are soldered to these boards by a machine and can LOOK absolutely perfect. What can happen however is the lead on the component may be too cool for the solder to wick on and while the puddle may flow on the lands of the circuit board, and look just right, the lead inside may be floating. I've repaired a number of cold joints that look like there's no way there's a problem, but were in fact trouble.
Anyway, it might be worth the time to try, and Don, if you want to take a drive to "the plains", I'd be happy to give it a shot!
