Its good to add a little bit of height to the replacement resistors on the AR2 so they are not touching the board. In case they burn out again in the future, it won't damage the PCB.
I opted to buy both the 1/4 and the 1/2, but I think I'm going to install the 1/2s. They are slightly bigger than the 1/4s, so I have to leave some distance between them. I hadn't noticed how MUCH damage that blown part had done until I got the board out.... it's burned on the back side, too.
Giving some thought to that(I haven't replaced them yet, either.... back started bothering me REAL bad, so I had to quit for a while)..... I think I'm going to put some clear-coat nail polish on the component side of the board, just around those spots, to help prevent any more damage should another one pop(an extra layer of protection, you might say).
Except for the soldering part, I did get the PCB all wired up. However, I don't see a "pin-out" diagram for the harness... so I'm kinda stuck at the moment. My meter is rather cheap, and I don't really trust it for testing voltages. Anyone know which pins are the +5, and which are the ground? I am not risking wiring that stuff up until I know for sure I'm not going to burn out chips(or anything else) on the board. The last time I actually used a meter for something useful, is measured in decades, not years.
My back is
finally settling back down, so I can get back to the project...
Oh, another little piece of good news..... my uncle cut me a board from some of his scrap to take care of the missing top piece of the cabinet. That should help keep the bloody cats out of there. I swear, if one of them breaks the neck of that monitor.......