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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Soldering the Archos?Re: Soldering the Archos?
From: c s <rb_dev_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 03:31:22 -0700 (PDT) --- Marc Tricou <Marc.Tricou_at_xi-quadrat.de> wrote: > Hi, > > > Specifically, I want to de-solder and then > resolder the > > six contact points that connect the Archos circuit > board to the backplate. > As I > > understand, some of these are merely structural, > and some are electrical > as well. > > What exactly is the reason or what are the symptoms? > I'm asking because > since my box now seems to have a big contact > problem: if i touch the upper > left rubber corner very very gently from the > headphone side (from the north) > then it immediatly shuts off. Yesterday i resoldered > the upper left battery > contact an i snipped and soldered this wierd wire. > But still the same prob. > Has anyone an idea what exactly this can be? I see that same behavior with mine too except unlike yours, mine requires a very hard press to on the bumper to cause the power to be cut so it’s not a big issue for me. You might want to try to verify that the problem in not a bad trace on the lower battery contact circuit board since any pressure on the top left bumper is transferred directly through the batteries to the lower circuit board. If I recall correctly from when I had my unit opened up, the bottom circuit board does nothing but complete the circuit from the positive side of the left two batteries to the negative side of the right two batteries. If that is true, you could try bypassing the lower circuit board traces with some sort of jumper wire and see if that fixes the problem. Since that’s a double sided circuit board, don’t take for granted that any traces from one side (like the battery + contact point) to the other side of the board are good reliable connections. In any case be sure to share any fix you discover since this might be problem for me one day too. ===== Craig rb_dev_at_yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com Received on 2003-06-29 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |