Moderators daddymack Posted March 8, 2021 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2021 22 hours ago, Grant Harding said: I suspect this is probably what has happened. If you're new to guitar electronics and have had a few goes at that switch it might be fried. My brother does a lot of soldering and he often clips an alligator lead between the component and the actual solder joint which gives the heat somewhere else to go. in the vernacular, that is a heatsink. If you use an unregulated soldering iron, which most people do, this is a simple means of protecting components. I was a self taught solderer [like many things in my life], but apparently I learned the tricks well enough to be certified by NASA and the DoD to work on their stuff in my youth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted March 9, 2021 Members Share Posted March 9, 2021 4 hours ago, daddymack said: in the vernacular, that is a heatsink. If you use an unregulated soldering iron, which most people do, this is a simple means of protecting components. I was a self taught solderer [like many things in my life], but apparently I learned the tricks well enough to be certified by NASA and the DoD to work on their stuff in my youth. You didn't do the wiring on the Challenger did you? Sorry... 🥸 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted March 9, 2021 Moderators Share Posted March 9, 2021 13 hours ago, Grant Harding said: You didn't do the wiring on the Challenger did you? Sorry... 🥸 no, on the Shuttle program I managed the program that made the system that tested the wings for cracks and deformities...I was well out of the soldering side of things by '78...now, there are probably satellites still up with my solder in them, though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted March 9, 2021 Members Share Posted March 9, 2021 In the harsh light of day my attempted joke was in poor taste. Sorry. 35 years elapsed doesn't make it OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted March 9, 2021 Members Share Posted March 9, 2021 1 hour ago, daddymack said: no, on the Shuttle program I managed the program that made the system that tested the wings for cracks and deformities...I was well out of the soldering side of things by '78...now, there are probably satellites still up with my solder in them, though.... That's pretty darn cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted March 10, 2021 Moderators Share Posted March 10, 2021 22 hours ago, Grant Harding said: In the harsh light of day my attempted joke was in poor taste. Sorry. 35 years elapsed doesn't make it OK. Not to worry, it has been a long time for both. The two failures do not eraase the successes of the Shuttle program,and I am still proud of my contributions. The tile adhesive guys, not so much... 21 hours ago, mrbrown49 said: That's pretty darn cool! I guess...but it was just a factory job to me in those days, nothing special, but with the shuttle test system [and later many other programs] we knew we were into something major. It was the largest stand alone test system that company ever built, and I got to 'honcho' it.😎 I remember going to tech/status meetings for the program and being the only person under 30 [heck, under 50] in the room....😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keithglacier Posted March 14, 2021 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2021 Turns out I did burn out the switch. Got a new one and everything works fine. Thanks for all your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted March 15, 2021 Moderators Share Posted March 15, 2021 On 3/13/2021 at 8:31 PM, keithglacier said: Turns out I did burn out the switch. Got a new one and everything works fine. Thanks for all your help! well there you go...glad you got it sorted out! Now... go play that guitar!😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted March 16, 2021 Members Share Posted March 16, 2021 Big respect for letting us know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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