Electronics Help Required - Soldering!
Electronics Help Required - Soldering!
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puckrup

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472 posts

229 months

Saturday 7th June 2008
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Does anyone in Aberdeen area have the skills to solder a 20 Pin AMP connector and 2 pin power connector onto a new LCD circuit board for my Sagaris?

Need a high temp electonics solder iron, don't think my 50V BT spade blade will quite to the trick!

Off to Nurburgring and Zolder a week on Tuesday, dashboard in bits frown





IbizaRich

69 posts

258 months

Saturday 7th June 2008
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I did that with a £5 cheapo soldering iron from Maplin, so yours should work.

I hope that is not the LCD from Farnell mentioned in this thread.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

You're in for a big disapointment if it is. If you've got the right screen, which typically sells for around £200, it'll be fine.

If anyone really wants one of those screens, they can take one off my hands for £20 with all the right connectors already soldered on. Just bear in mind the screen is invisible for 20 minutes in cool weather, until the car warms up.

I bit the bullet, paid for and fitted the proper one last week (which incidentally already has the connectors attched - no soldering required), after wasting my time and money with that Farnell rubbish.

Edited by IbizaRich on Saturday 7th June 13:21

puckrup

Original Poster:

472 posts

229 months

Saturday 7th June 2008
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The screen was supplied under warranty and is the genuine article (minus the connectors) Got someone to do the soldering so fingers crossed my backlight will now work!