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The builder of this kit managed to make almost every joint bad. Cold solders where the wire didn't wet and neither did the terminal, wires laid against the terminal and prayed together, components wrapped around other devices and kind of maybe not soldered, even the power supply filter wasn't wetted and put together - it just slid around on the terminal.

This lovely example is particularly egregious...bad wire, no wetting, it was just kind of laid on the terminal and the across-the-line safety capacitor was wrapped around the wire and soldered into the insulation. I have no idea how it even worked.

The builder of this kit managed to make almost every joint bad. Cold solders where the wire didn't wet and neither did the terminal, wires laid against the terminal and prayed together, components wrapped around other devices and kind of maybe not soldered, even the power supply filter wasn't wetted and put together - it just slid around on the terminal. This lovely example is particularly egregious...bad wire, no wetting, it was just kind of laid on the terminal and the across-the-line safety capacitor was wrapped around the wire and soldered into the insulation. I have no idea how it even worked.

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Those joints identified as being properly connected you denier! She was ahead of her time being a DEI solderer. In fact it was probably that did it.

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She can solder all the motherboards she wants while holding the tip. I need my devices to work.

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Man, we have a wiring like that all over my building. Building construction from the 50s, if the asbestos in every wall and wire sheath doesnt kill you, the random exposed live wires will. Just last night, I had to search through 14 junction boxes for a breaker to a light with a bad ballast, and still didn't find it. Wound up taking a decidedly non OSHA approach and just capping the live wires while I worked on everything else.

[–] • 1 pt

Been there, done that. I feel your pain.

[–] • 1 pt

What did they use, leaded pipe solder?

[–] • 1 pt

I think they just used the pipe.

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It's wireless.

[–] • 1 pt

That is a fail factory. Basically a training guide on what NOT to do. Rough.

[–] • 1 pt

Probably about half the joints are like this, another 40% are too much or too little solder (but still holding.) I was going to replace some of the older, out of tolerance capacitors but it's turned into a complete rewire.

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that's disgusting.

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Yes it is.

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Thanks for lowering your response my tier of comment.

[–] • 1 pt

Electricity....uh.... finds a way