Has Anyone Tried To Solder This Themselves? Any Suggestions Got Limited Time To Fix!!!!

 

well took it out and cleaned it off a lil and put it back in and what do u know it fired right up!!!! so looks like gotta get it soldered!! thanks for the advice

 

but is the solder smooth around the 'barbs'? Are there any cracks running around the "barbs"?

 

This is a REAL common problem. IF you can go without the car for about a week, you can mail the RCM to Tight1 and he'll resolder it for you.

 

Cant Really Tell Looks Like On 2 Of The Connections The Solder Sinks Sown Around The Barbs. A The Only Problem With Time Is I Move To Gemany On Monday And Have To Get It Into Storage. So My Wife Mom Can Start It Up While Gone

 

i also scratched some of the green off of the chip while dissassembeling it that going to be an issue not very deep surface sratch exposing the silver under green

 

I believe you will find pictures in this link.

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...-no-start.html

 

I resoldered every pin on the board to make sure I didnt have any cracks or cold solder joints.....

Make sure you know how to solder if you do it yourself.....

 

You might submit a photo here. I have been soldering electronic assemblies at work since 1980, maybe with a good close up photo I can tell you what you have.

But I won't be online much again till tomorrow.

 

haven't done that much soldering on circuit boards, but I have a gun, or an iron.....new tips....so, what to look for....no acid core solder, I got that part.......what else before I do the 2 cars this weekend....

 

1) Rosin Core Solder (NOT from Radio Shack, either).

2) Heat - I prefer using a LOT of heat (230 watt gun!) and "get on and get off fast". This way, you actually put LESS heat in components than using, say, a 30 watt iron and sitting there all day trying to get the solder to flow, allowing the heat to spread all over. Like I say, you don't HAVE to do it my way... but that's how I'v been soldering for decades. Just make sure the solder flows and both the board and "barb" of the relay/relay socket gets hot enough for the solder to bond.

3) Oh, don't touch the iron tip - it gets hot!

 

Doc, it is pretty easy. Just make sure that you get the pins heated up enough to make the solder flow, but not too hot to damage anything..... once the solder flows and makes a good fillet, get off it.....you should have a nice shiney surface with wicking up the pin....

Have fun...

 

Yea, what Mike said.

 

So After Checkin The Battery Terminals And The Battery Replacing Thte Starter And Resoldering The Rcm The Dam Thing Still Wouldnt Start. So Began Some More Investigation! So When I Check The Battery Out I Cleaned The Termanls But Guess What I Didnt Clean The Insides Of Them. So I Cleaned The Inside Off And What Do U Know She Started Right Up! So Simple Yet So Hard Feel So Dumb. Thanks For The Help Guys.... And Well At Least The Rcm Is Done Now

 

Before ripping the fridge apart, always make sure it's plugged up

 

Now that you mention it, I fixed a dead refridgerator yesterday. Been sitting for three years - a $60 starter/overload kit and 15 mins of my time and it's running again.

(I made sure it was NOT plugged in when I worked on it!)

 

 

Was this very hard? My hubby is ready to do this, has lots of time under "older" cars so.. Bottom line is was it difficult?

Thanks

Sue

 

Cleaning the battery terminals.... or resoldering the pins on the RCM????? Both are pretty easy.....