[OT] Circuit Board Repair

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (Mtl-Marc)]

If you can get some solder on both ends of the copper circuit, then you can
solder a wire and reconnect the circuit path. You can post some pics too.

Hope it helps.

Cheers.

Marc

> 
> Hi all,
> 
> 	This isn't Scirocco specific, but I know there are some engineers
> out there.  If you're annoyed by off topic posts, please delete now.
> 
> 	Okay, so I was working on the dash gauges of my International Scout
> II.  I had recently replaced the 12v to 5v CVR with a solid state one, but
> the gauges had stopped working.  I was trying to test the VR output and
> managed to "let the smoke out" of the gauge.  Checking the gauge, I
> managed
> to burn a small break into one of the paths on the circuit board.  The
> question is, how does someone repair this?  The circuit board is very
> simple
> (we're talking 1976 type circuit board here).  Is there a tape I can use
> to
> reconnect the path?  Put some solder on it?  Any help would be
> appreciated.
> 
> -Brad
> '86 Scirocco 16v