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Fixed Broken Socket Solder Lug - How's this bad???
Ron Ramirez
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12-29-2018, 11:59 PM
(10-18-2018, 10:06 PM)Greg Wrote:  I let the solder run in through the enlarged slot.

Yikes

Sorry but I would not trust that "repair" any further than I could throw my F-150.

Excess solder inside a tube socket is a big no-no and you're just asking for a short or a carbon track.

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