Re: Restoring Instument Panels

["Russell Burton" <roxburton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i have heard of repairing them they say it is not so bad
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Jennings" <tomj@xxxxxxx>
To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: Restoring Instument Panels


> >> I've seen ads for people that restore (or possibly reproduce) the
simple
> >> circuit boards in the back of the old gauge clusters.  Anyone know what
> > I'm
> >> talking about?  Did I just dream this up?
> >>
> >> Anyway, mine is in bad shape and I would like to get another made if
> >> possible.
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> Even if you have a PC board setup at home, it's gonna be far
> simpler, easier, faster and CHEAPER to simply get a junkyard unit
> and swipe the board. The boards don't generally go bad (though
> copper traces some times lift) so they shouldn't be rare.
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> You'd be hard-pressed to reproduce a single PC board for less than
> $100 if you have to buy all the stuff, plus you'd have to figure
> out the process, make the artwork, cut and trim the board, etc.
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> If you simply have a few copper traces lifting around the edges,
> superglue them, or use shellac on a small brush, under and over,
> strategic tape while it dries.
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