CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted September 28, 2014 CMS Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Got a friend's Peavey XR600E front panel sitting in my truck. Gonna take it home and see if I can resolder the mic input jacks. One is completely pulled out, and two others have one or two pins pulled loose from the board. No other signs of damage, the pins pulled through the solder as if they may have been cold joints even though all the remaining joints look very well soldered. They're Neutrik sockets, so I'm guessing the real problem is poor quality plugs that fit too tightly. Looks like a straightforward resolder, but if anyone has any gotcha's I should be aware of, I'd appreciate the head's-up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unalaska Posted September 28, 2014 Members Share Posted September 28, 2014 Should be, I'd go for it and see what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted September 28, 2014 Author CMS Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Went smoothly. My soldering rig is probably older than the mixer: Weller TC202 station, "44" 60/40 .031 resin core, and eyes that really need help. But the solder flowed easily with the quick touch, and I redid all of the jacks in a few minutes. Back to my friend to reassemble (I only took the front panel assembly) and he can test it out. With any luck now he owes me a favor :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted September 29, 2014 Author CMS Author Share Posted September 29, 2014 I started poking around to see if anyone else still has this old soldering station, and was quite surprised to see that you can even still buy a new plug and receptacle kit for it. Mine had failed long ago and the station was trashed, which is how I came by this unit...dad brought it home from his job at Litton. I hardwired the cord into the base and have used it that way ever since. Good to know it can be restored for $11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted September 29, 2014 Members Share Posted September 29, 2014 I still have a couple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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