A friend brought me a pair of broken CAB-1's and asked if I could get one working. I succeeded, but am having a problem with the "beeper" that activates with button pushes. It's a small round disc affixed to the rear cover. My problem is I can't seem to solder the beeper wire to the middle part of the disc. Anyone run into this and have a trick?
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Use lots of flux, it will solder, but it's balky.
Thanks, John. Using extra flux helped, but I still had problems. I figured I'd share the technique that worked in case anyone else runs into this issue.
I put a generous glob of flux on the center of the "beeper" disc and then placed a medium sized blob of solder on it. If you leave the solder blob be and let it cool all the way, it'll adhere to the middle of the disc. I then made sure to tin my wire very well and soldered it to the top of the blob without letting the blob melt all the way through. I know this is bad technique and can lead to a cold solder joint, but it was the only way I could make it work.
Thanks again...I love this forum!
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