MagicMarc-er
Member
I'm starting to accumulate a number of bad cpu's that are all getting the required amount of power on each pin, but for some reason are not lighting up the led on the board and are not working. Most of these look perfect from a visual standpoint but something on the board is not working right so.....
I need to become proficient at board repair (something I had hoped to avoid) because there just aren't that many people who do this and even fewer who aren't incredibly backed up with work. Is there anywhere in this forum or on youtube or wherever, that gives a good primer on troubleshooting and then repairing boards? I have some rudimentary experience with a soldering gun but I'm not even sure how to test the individual components on a cpu to figure out where to begin.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I need to become proficient at board repair (something I had hoped to avoid) because there just aren't that many people who do this and even fewer who aren't incredibly backed up with work. Is there anywhere in this forum or on youtube or wherever, that gives a good primer on troubleshooting and then repairing boards? I have some rudimentary experience with a soldering gun but I'm not even sure how to test the individual components on a cpu to figure out where to begin.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

