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Return to top of page · Post #: 76 · Written at 8:08:56 AM on 10 July 2022.
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A lot of PCB designers back then thought that the humble PC board was a means to an end but they often forgot that the current-carrying capacity of the tracks wasn't that great and certainly not as high as the hook-up wire of the same era. Once the track on a PCB is burnt off, it can't be put back. A repairer then has to do things the old fashioned way to get a set going again - hook-up wire. ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ A valve a day keeps the transistor away... |
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