[Swansea Hackspace] Advice, please!

[Tom Lloyd]

Ha, I have almost none of those things.  Ordinary, flux-cored solder, a
cheap soldering iron (which has still served me well) and a Stanley knife.
Perhaps now is the time to invest in some new tools!

-- Tom


On 30 April 2013 21:56, ceri clatworthy <ceri.clatworthy at gmail.com> wrote:

> If it is a plastic ribbon, with flat metal strips,  as opposed to wire,
> then  I recommend low melting point solder, fine filament wire, temperature
> control iron, scalpel and lots of flux
> And even more patience.
>
> Or find a replacement in farnell
> Cheeres
>
> Ceri
> On Apr 30, 2013 8:03 PM, "Tom Lloyd" <napalmllama at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I have a problem that I hope someone here can help me with.  I'm
>> repairing an old film camera that I bought from eBay.  I fixed the original
>> (mechanical) problem, but in the process have somehow severed part of a
>> ribbon that powers the exposure indicator LEDs in the viewfinder.
>>
>> The ribbon is of the clear flexible plastic kind, with copper conductors
>> embedded inside it.  Three of its five tracks tracks are affected by the
>> tear.  Does anyone have any tips for repairing this sort of damage?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Tom :)
>>
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