Not broken or anything, just heavily corroded. This is an ARC D-115 mkii by the way... The underlying copper is fine no doubt but there had to be some reasoning behind tinning the traces vs applying solder mask.
This unit has a weak channel on the side that is corroded. New tube sockets are on order as some are loose. This also may have weakened an output or two due to intermittent arcing but I have no way to test. Once the new sockets arrive I'll swap tubes to determine if the weak one follows.
Be that as it may, we're getting off track here. Should I attempt to reflow these or just leave them as is? I've tried fine abrasives like a pencil eraser and a light lashing with Brasso on a q-tip with no luck. If not reflow, something else? Thanks all...
This unit has a weak channel on the side that is corroded. New tube sockets are on order as some are loose. This also may have weakened an output or two due to intermittent arcing but I have no way to test. Once the new sockets arrive I'll swap tubes to determine if the weak one follows.
Be that as it may, we're getting off track here. Should I attempt to reflow these or just leave them as is? I've tried fine abrasives like a pencil eraser and a light lashing with Brasso on a q-tip with no luck. If not reflow, something else? Thanks all...