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Originally Posted by ohboy321
Back in my early career I used to fix broken computer circuit boards by soldering a piece of wire across cracked etches. I would scrape off the masking on each side of the break which would allow the solder to flow, and then solder a short piece of wire to bridge the gap.
Has anyone tried this on a dash circuit board?
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Yes, I have repaired quite a few instrument cluster flexible printed circuits by soldering in small pieces of wire to replace damaged traces. It's not quite as easy as working with a rigid PC board though. Mostly because the plastic backing has a tendency to melt if you hold the soldering iron on it too long. But as long as the soldering is done quickly, it usually works out pretty good.
Here is one I repaired on a mid 90's Oldsmobile instrument cluster:
After soldering the wires, I put a little bit of epoxy over the repair to help keep the wires in place.