Header pin question-Newbie

[David]

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I've had intermittent problems with General Illumination on my Sega
Frankenstein machine for almost a year. I've replaced the burnt connector
and now I see the header pin plastic is cracked in two. I know this sounds
stupid, but I'm new at this. Are the male header pins soldered on the
circuit board from the back? If so, that's more than I'm sure I can handle.
I just can't find anyone in my area (Bloomington, IN) that works on them.
Thanks, David

 

[Guest]

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remove the board and send it to Clive. Header pins are easy, and
shouldn't cost much to replace them.

 

[Guest]

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Usually you replace both, connector and header pins, which are soldered on.
LTG

"David" <daenglan@indiana.edu> wrote in message
news:dcoim3$aae$1@rainier.uits.indiana.edu...
> I've had intermittent problems with General Illumination on my Sega
> Frankenstein machine for almost a year. I've replaced the burnt connector
> and now I see the header pin plastic is cracked in two. I know this sounds
> stupid, but I'm new at this. Are the male header pins soldered on the
> circuit board from the back? If so, that's more than I'm sure I can
handle.
> I just can't find anyone in my area (Bloomington, IN) that works on them.
> Thanks, David
>
>

 

[David]

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Ok, but who and where is Clive? Thanks

<mrjmross@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> remove the board and send it to Clive. Header pins are easy, and
> shouldn't cost much to replace them.
>

 

[Guest]

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http://webpages.charter.net/coinopcauldron/Index.html Clive's the man. LTG


"David" <daenglan@indiana.edu> wrote in message
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> Ok, but who and where is Clive? Thanks
>
> <mrjmross@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1123014100.640290.279490@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> > remove the board and send it to Clive. Header pins are easy, and
> > shouldn't cost much to replace them.
> >
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Take a close look at them from the back side. It's a very easy repair.
You can probably just heat the pins (on the back side) and add a
little soldier to each. That'll reflow them and more than likely fix
the problem. Best would be using a soldier puller and removing the old
soldier, but if you don't have one, adding should do the trick.

zTim

 

[Guest]

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If you want to attempt this yourself, get a copy of This Old Pinball
TOP#3 DVD video for $8. It shows how to do this exact repair yourself.
http://marvin3m.com/top

David wrote:
> I've had intermittent problems with General Illumination on my Sega
> Frankenstein machine for almost a year. I've replaced the burnt connector
> and now I see the header pin plastic is cracked in two. I know this sounds
> stupid, but I'm new at this. Are the male header pins soldered on the
> circuit board from the back? If so, that's more than I'm sure I can handle.
> I just can't find anyone in my area (Bloomington, IN) that works on them.
> Thanks, David

 

[Guest]

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Reflowing the solder won't untarnish the pins.

Replacing them is the best way to go.



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"Rockola" <fredmertz_1@msn.com> wrote in message
news:1123032489.120774.135290@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Take a close look at them from the back side. It's a very easy repair.
> You can probably just heat the pins (on the back side) and add a
> little soldier to each. That'll reflow them and more than likely fix
> the problem. Best would be using a soldier puller and removing the old
> soldier, but if you don't have one, adding should do the trick.
>
> zTim
>

 

[Guest]

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On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 16:21:18 -0500, David <daenglan@indiana.edu> wrote:
> Ok, but who and where is Clive? Thanks

http://www.coinopcauldron.com

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