Subject	Make sure to replace all of those old electrolytic
Posted by	flashstar on February 13, 2013 at 2:00 PM
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In Reply To	More gauge cluster repair info. posted by DVDBURN (MD) on February 12, 2013 at 08:53 PM
Message	capacitors with new 105 degree capacitors. They are certainly dried out after 22 years of service! Also, go with a radioshack heated solder sucker. These heat up the solder joint, then let you suck up the solder at the same time. Very nifty.
Follow Ups	More gauge cluster repair info. - DVDBURN (MD) 20:53:11 02/12/13 Great write-up ! (n/m) - jlag 21:25:28 02/12/13 Sweet!...Thanks! - iceman601 23:07:57 02/12/13 can you share they type of tool your using to desoldier? - Dane (Houston) 23:21:36 02/12/13 ^ This. - fuzzymonkey 11:45:26 02/13/13 A vacuum assisted de-soldering system is ideal but on many - jzack 19:22:39 02/13/13 I've used this desoldering tool with nice results. - gizmo 19:32:36 02/13/13 For things like this I just use Chem-Wik desoldering braid. - DVDBURN (MD) 22:08:41 02/13/13 Instead of grinding the rivets and removing the guage - - jzack 23:22:07 02/12/13 Tried that and didn't work. - DVDBURN (MD) 07:55:43 02/13/13 it might be a good idea to burn a new eprom... (n/m) - ILoveBoost 08:01:16 02/13/13 Make sure to replace all of those old electrolytic - flashstar 14:00:49 02/13/13 I always test the electrolytic caps. - DVDBURN (MD) 22:28:17 02/13/13 Do you test them with an ESR meter? Capacitance doesn't - flashstar 23:09:06 02/13/13
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