frankbryant
09-02-2002, 05:36 AM
I'm sure this is an old much discussed theme but here goes anyway. My 7 got pulled to the floor by its power lead a few weeks ago and as a result the dc connection became a little intermittent. It then failed completely with just enough battery energy to enable me to copy everything to a CF card. On stripping it down I found that two of the joints between the socket and the pcb had failed. What was surprising was that the socket was partly encapsulated with a rubbery clear sealant - perhaps to provide some strain relief. After removing the sealant and cleaning the pcb up it wasn't too difficult to resolder the connector to the pcb.
Just a few words of warning. I'm an electronics engineer and am used to working with static sensitive devices and I've got a really small soldering iron. It might not be a job for a beginner. On the other hand a 7 is a lot easier to work on than a 3mx and I found getting into it a doddle once I had worked out where the 'hidden' screw was. I expect someone has published a strip down sequence but if they haven't I'll gladly go into print.
Just a few words of warning. I'm an electronics engineer and am used to working with static sensitive devices and I've got a really small soldering iron. It might not be a job for a beginner. On the other hand a 7 is a lot easier to work on than a 3mx and I found getting into it a doddle once I had worked out where the 'hidden' screw was. I expect someone has published a strip down sequence but if they haven't I'll gladly go into print.