Thread: Wanted: Functioning RCM Loaner/Purchase
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Old Jul 21, 2013 | 01:22 PM
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Default Re: Wanted: Functioning RCM Loaner/Purchase
Originally Posted by Wes__Hutchinson
Here's a link to RCM repair and what to look for on youtube. Looks straight forward and simple to do. I personally would just re-flow the solder joints with a little new solder to make up any deficit. The video poster actually wicked away most of the old solder prior to re-soldering.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCe9EmthlAE
It is best to wick away the old solder and try to clean the posts if you can as solder will not adhere to dirty or oxidized posts and then you could back where you started. My posts looked blackish until I scraped them clean.

As I always say you must use rosin cored solder NOT acid cored solder. Leaded and the newer Lead free solders (Tin-Silver-Copper) are treated the same way.