Hey Birt! | Sharp CE-150: A valiant repair attempt that ends in disaster. What went wrong? What didn't? @HeyBirt | Uploaded November 2020 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
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I originally did not plan on making a video about this project but right at the end, when I put it all back together, it quit working. The journey from that point was fraught with peril and disappointment.

While this story does not have a happy ending a LOT was learned along the way. While I thought about not making this video I think we often learn more from our mistakes, our failures as it were, than from our successes. So, here is the whole sad tale.

Timeline:
01:17 – Survey of damage
02:32 – The refurbishment
04:31 – Odd stepper driver issue
08:14 – The rest of the story
09:12 – Epoxy Try #1
10:54 – Epoxy Try #2
13.24 – Epoxy Try #3
15:20 – Professional Through Hole Repair Kit
19:44 – Soldering the flex PCB
23:34 – Wrap up

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