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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Probably be cheaper just to go to your nearest home depot, lowes, ace or Amazon and get a new iron.
Now more importantly are you closer to Tyler or Paris?
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In Pittsburg. Probably closer to Paris, but we go to Tyler several times a year for things. Looking at
this on amazon as a possible replacement.
edit: We are almost smack in the middle of the stretch of US-271 that runs from Paris to Tyler. Maybe a HAIR closer to Tyler.
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Originally Posted by knc1
An do not be surprised if you find out that this nice step-by-step guide has been broken by Amazon/Lab126 with a completely new 'diags' system.
More, tomorrow.
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PS:
You had better open your Kindle and look at the size of those connection points before you decide to use that electrician's soldering iron.
You need a microscopic sized soldering iron.
OR
Take a look at the various 'no solder' ways of making the connections linked in the first post or two of this thread.
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Broken as in it doesn't work anymore and we are screwed, or broken as in its not needed anymore? (either way, brb making sure my kindle's wifi is disconnected).
As for the solder points, I've opened my device and looked at the points and was reasonably confident I can hit those pads with my iron until I pulled the thing out and saw the state of its tip. It has a fairly fine point on it, its just corroded and rusted from being stored in the workshop during all the rain the last two years.
Were any of those "no solder" methods permanent? Because that is my goal, to leave the chip inside the casing for future use if needed.