[sdiy] broken through hole

[Merv Thomas]

Josh;

If possible, just solder the component lead to the [hopefully remaining] pad
on each side of the board...

Don't rely on any plating remaining down the barrel!


Happy trails...


Merv Thomas


----- Original Message -----
From: Troy Sheets <tsheets at saturn5.com>
To: Josh Randall <jorandal at vt.edu>
Cc: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] broken through hole


>
> Hi josh, if I were you, I would not rely on the broken through-hole.  Just
> add the ol' blue wire...
>
> -troy
>
> On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 02:21:57PM -0400, Josh Randall wrote:
> > As I was trying to figure out what is wrong with the VCO on my ASM1 I
> > actually pulled the metal out of the through hole.  There was a little
> > ring around the wire.  Would I be able to go ahead and solder the part
on
> > or will I need to make the conection some other way.
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > Sincerly,
> >
> > Josh Randall
>
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