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Appreciation post: the day my soldering iron saved a $2,000 board
Last Thursday I had a router board from a call center come in with four blown caps and a cracked trace. After two hours of careful work and some jumper wire, it booted up perfectly on the first try. Anybody else have a repair that felt like a miracle when it worked out?
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barbara_kim5mo ago
Damn, that must have been such a satisfying moment when it actually worked!
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mason.margaret5mo ago
Is a $2,000 router board really worth saving like that? Most call centers just replace these things. Two hours of your time plus parts, you probably barely broke even. A new board would have been back online faster and come with a warranty.
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