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Re: "aged" solder joints???

4/2/2004 4:53 PM
RedHouse	Re: "aged" solder joints??? Slightly off topic, but regarding demanding yur old parts... About 14 years ago I used to work at a car dealership (parts dept), the mechanics used to put the old parts into a scrap bin in the back of the shop. When a customer asked for their old parts, the service guy would go back and grab them out of the bin. Thing is, they didn't know (or care) if they grabbed your old parts, as long as they gave you some old parts of the same type. My point is, if this guy that worked on your amp is a scheister, he will quite likely give you your old parts back if you ask ...they just may not actually be your old parts. IMHO, now this guy may be a 100% good guy ...but I got an 'ol red-flag gut feeling when I read your post, no one puts dust on a solder joint to make it look old, it sounds to me like the guy was a lazy scheister and didn't even bother wiping the solder joint(s) tha he/she didn't service.

4/2/2004 4:53 PM

RedHouse

Re: "aged" solder joints???

Slightly off topic, but regarding demanding yur old parts...

About 14 years ago I used to work at a car dealership (parts dept), the mechanics used to put the old parts into a scrap bin in the back of the shop.

When a customer asked for their old parts, the service guy would go back and grab them out of the bin.

Thing is, they didn't know (or care) if they grabbed your old parts, as long as they gave you some old parts of the same type.

My point is, if this guy that worked on your amp is a scheister, he will quite likely give you your old parts back if you ask ...they just may not actually be your old parts.

IMHO, now this guy may be a 100% good guy ...but I got an 'ol red-flag gut feeling when I read your post, no one puts dust on a solder joint to make it look old, it sounds to me like the guy was a lazy scheister and didn't even bother wiping the solder joint(s) tha he/she didn't service.