Henry Robinson sprays degreaser on a circuit board, then rinses the unit in a sink to prep it for repair. Step 5 - Kyle R. Kuffrey does the repair on a solders it at his work station.

How to repair a circuit board. The vintageTEK museum is a geek’s paradise to tour if visiting the Portland, Oregon area. The museum has working products from about the first 50 years of the company.

It’s not uncommon in cheaper devices to find a ribbon cable soldered directly to the circuit board like the one pictured above. Using a connector would have been a much more resilient approac… ...