Hi all,
I recently got hold of a set of motorcycle clocks from a 2005 Suzuki GSX-R 750. To me it looks like the initial failure mode was a broken pin. Then someone has tried to remove the connector to fix it and caused lots of damage in the process, they even tried using conductive ink to attempt trace repair and attempted to repair the damaged pin (when a whole new connector is £3.50 from RS), unfortunately I dont have pictures of the conductive ink "trace repair" attempt.
So I decided to take on the challenge of my first ever PCB trace repair, I have repaired plenty with jumper wires, but never attempted to rebuild traces before. I have continuity on all traces now so it looks like it should all be fine. Yes I am aware that 2 pads are still "missing", but the connectors is through hole and the soldering is done on the other side which is where the actual traces for those pads are located, so any "repair" to them would have been purely cosmetic, hence I never did it.
I am currently waiting for the new connector from RS, once it is fitted all the damage / repair work will be hidden underneath.
Any thoughts and advice for future rework is appreciated, but overall I am pretty please with it. Not the neatest job on earth, but I think it should last for the life of the clocks.
Damaged connector with pulled pads attached (including through hole plating)...
Broken pin...
Damage to the traces pads, including gouging to tracks from a slipped screwdriver which I assume was used to pry the connector off while heating
Cleaned up and removed solder mask in all affected areas...
Traces rebuilt / repaired...
Solder mask re-applied...