So after hours and hours of re-wiring, soldering, and testing, I finally took apart the head unit, and this is what I found....


It's kinda hard to tell, but there's a gash right there on the board, and the copper has been scraped off. WTF!!???! I bought this brand new in the box.

Anyway, does anyone know how I could maybe get rid of this one and get a new one? I appreciate any help, and those who have already hleped me.

 

put it back together, and tell them they sold you crap? lol

 

^^^seriously...thats a good idea!

 

I got it off ebay =\ around 9 months ago. I don't have a receipt or anything, it's been lying around until it finally came time to put it in. Am I just **** outta luck???

 

You could always find the broken traces and connect them via some wires and solder. Or if the gash is real close you might get away with just some solder.

 

buy a brand new one, throw the old one back in the box and return it

 

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It's not like you can just buy these things at wal mart =\. I called Apex today and they pretty much said I'm **** outta look.

 

That s what you get from ebay.

 

That is the reason that gray market stuff, both apexi and greddy suck. There is absolutley nothing you can do about it and overall it just hurts legit buisnesses.

 

fix it

 

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I don't think any shops function like Walmart....

 

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i disagree. 100%

try to see where it was going and make the connection yourself with solder and wire. you can do it, its not hard

 

easy fix as most poeople have said.

 

get a loan or borrow $$ from someone, but another AVCR and just return the broken one right away for a refund or something. I'm sure you got a credit card.

 

Try to get a better picture...its hard to see how many broken traces you have.

If your going to attempt to fix it...here is what you might want to do.

You will need these tools:
-solder iron
-flux (for cleaner joints)
-lead
-tooth brush
-alcohol (99%)
-dentist tools (something pointy that you can scratch the board)
-thin wires (if ever needed use like 24ga or really THIN)
-analoge/digital tester

here are the steps...

1) get an old tooth brush, and isproylene (sp?) alcohol (99%) and put that on the brush and brush the board and let it dry, basically cleaning it first.
2) try to figure out which traces were broken (important to do one joint at a time so you wont lose track)
3) scratch the board so you can see the copper traces
4) with your hot iron, put some lead on the tip and put a little lead on the scratch part of the board.
5) using the thin wire, (its better that the wire has insulation so there wont be any electrical shorting) strip a small peice at each end and put some lead on the wire.
6) then again with the hot iron, you put the iron on the board and then connect one side of the wire on the board.
7) do the same for the other side.
8) clean it again with the alcohol and let it dry.

use the flux when your soldering on the board, you put the flux first then you solder, this way the melted lead wont go to the other joints causing a short.

Use the digital/analoge meter to find out where the connection is suppose to go. Always double check before your going to solder anything...

Well, I hope this helps...if not, im sorry to have wasted your time. Good luck!

 

if you dont want to fix it, sell it to me for cheap!

 

Sup.

I'm the assmallet on AIM made you open the AVC-R and take a picture for me. I'll repair it for you if you feel uncomfortable.