Solder repair needed for mainboard

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larry moe 'n curly said:
Larry Roberts wrote
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I wonder how much of that great feeback came from himself. ;)
I hope you
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Another of your premature ejaculations ?
I have never, ever gotten good service from anybody who charged
a lot for shipping, and anything more than about $2 above actual
shipping costs has always meant a crooked merchant.
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I've had it plenty of times with non crooked merchants.

They do it because they dont have to pay
the ebay commission on the shipping, stupid.

Fine by me, what matters is the total cost.
It's possible that the mobo has a set of 2-4
header pins just for an external battery pack.
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Very bloody unlikely.
If it does, then the safest repair will be to remove the coin
battery in there now and get a 2-cell AA battery holder.
Be sure to plug it in correctly because it could ruin the
mobo if hooked up backwards. Electronics parts dealers
are often cheaper than computer stores for items like this.
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Before attempting to unsolder the battery holder,
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He doesnt need to do that, just solder the bad joint.
remove the coin battery, and place the mobo on an anti-static surface, such
as pink bubble wrap or pink foam wrap. It's OK to use aluminum foil, provided
THE BATTERY IS FIRST REMOVED (can explode if shorted) and the first
contact between the mobo and foil is at the metal surrounding the rear ports.
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Larry Roberts said:
""I could
problably push down on the socket with my finger, and hold the contact
point down to the board, and it would work, but I don't have a way to
keep it in place with anything, ""
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(snip)Hey, Larry, I'm trying to think outside the box, and here's
something I've done in the past to hold slot-1 cpu's in place where the
holders were in disrepair--and where no one else would see what I did!!!
Hopefully you can find 2 holes (or anchor points) where a plastic tie, or 2
or more fitted together, will cross over the existing broken socket. Then
put like a rubber ball on top the battery-and-socket and under the tie.
This may hold it 'down to the motherboard' and rig it into a useable state.
HTH, and good luck. s
 
Try posting at craigslist.org for your area and see if someone is
willing to it for a small fee. Try your local vocational school. Maybe
you local high school has a hobby type club that can help. Try your
church. Maybe they have a handyman group.
 
Larry Roberts said:
It also doesn't matter if it cost $2.00. It was sold as-in
great working condition.
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It matters if it cost two dollars and you believe it's in great
working condition.
 
larry moe 'n curly said:
The safest way to unsolder the battery holder is by using a
temperature-regulated desoldering station equipped with an
electric vacuum pump.
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lol
 
Try posting at craigslist.org for your area and see if someone is
willing to it for a small fee. Try your local vocational school. Maybe
you local high school has a hobby type club that can help. Try your
church. Maybe they have a handyman group.
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Thanks for your response, and to all the constructive ones
others left. Found out there is an electronics repair shop (small one)
in town. The guy at first seemed as if he didn't want to mess with it,
but when he seen how much trouble I had just walking in (not really
sure what changed his mind), he said he'd do it. I told him I didn't
care if it worked, or not, just that I'd rather try something. He did
it for free while I was there. Took him maybe 5 min. Board is
installed, and working now.
 
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