bit_slicer
New member
One thing I've been working on for the last few weeks is coming up with a decent method of repairing burnt edge connectors commonly found on older Atari boards. The metal on the board edge connector is often dissimilar to the metal on the leaf pins in the crimp housing on the wiring harness. When the metals are in contact over time, the two metals will corrode and develop an electrically insulating layer between them. As the insulation increases, the resistance increases and the power supply must push more and more current in order to maintain voltage. With more current comes more heat and the result is edge connectors that get burnt, charred and fall apart.
Folks (operators I guess
) have come up with some creative ways to fix this problem, but not all of them nice and clean.
Exhibit 1 is a Missile Command board that was violated:
Poor Missile Command! Who did this to you????
Don't worry, we'll fix you right up! 
Folks (operators I guess
Poor Missile Command! Who did this to you????


