I just don't see how you'd have some kind of magic eyelet that can repair a pulled through hole - it still has to make contact with the trace on both the top and bottom of the board, and invariably, one or both of those will be damaged from whatever pulled out the through hole.....-Ian
you method is quick and easy but not the only way to repair these sorts of problems. here is a simplified summary of the process:
1. select eyelet to match damaged thru hole dimensions & pcb thickness
the eyelet is tubular that has a flange on one side that becomes the new PCB pad.
2. drill hole out to suit outside diameter of eyelet.
3. fit correct sized eyelet for hole diameter in new hole OVER existing pcb pad/trace on the good side.
4. Fit the pcb eyelet over the anvil pin. on the other side, fit the SWAGING tool into the eyelet (it should be protruding above the pcb). tap swaging tool. this will form a new flange so that both sides now have a flange, and forms the new complete thru hole with solder pads or lands.
as you can see there are some tools/components needed
- eyelets of various sizes (they are cheap and easy to get)
- the anvil and swaging tools of various sizes (more expensive and harder to get)
- PCB land and trace repair kits (easy to get, approx 35-55 each set) - the item referred to on ebay (PACE) is typical of the content and price - the "panels" of lands/traces are not cheap! wishing some chinese supplier of such tools/parts on ebay sold them, just havent found one yet.
- high temperature epoxy resin suit PCBS. this is stuff that needs to tolerate 360 degrees celcius during soldering operations to ensure the repaired traces dont lift after repair.
this is the stuff i am referring to
http://www.e-sonic.com/ and search for eyelet
http://www.keyelco.com/pdfs/p89.pdf (keystone brand among many)
http://www.practicalcomponents.com/products.php Circuit medic stuff and training/testing products
http://www.solder.net/PCB/default.asp
http://www.timemotion.com/Products/PCB-Repair-Kit--Best-Inc__WAS-01-137722.aspx
and here are some of the docos and resources on the web that describve the process in detail
http://www.circuitrework.com/guides/guides.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozH2F3AX8BY
specific training resources
training/testing products
http://www.practicalcomponents.com/products.php
http://www.blackfox.com/blackfox-courses/operator
and as with any tools used for advanced electronic repair, they require some investment in equipment to do complex repairs.
i am just hoping someone here has utilised these tools and give some feedback as to the effectiveness/neatness/ease of use and some suggestions on low cost suppliers of such tools!