tezza
Veteran Member
Hi Elvi,
Changing old sockets can actually quite difficult. It's really easy to lift tracks up (and break them) when you try to take the old socket out...especially when the tracks are on both sides of the board. I'm not sure that's the case on the Kaypro.
This is why I suggested leaving the socket in and just jumpering the faulty cell to where is should go (although reflowing the solder on the base is always a good idea too...but doesn't always solve the problem in the socket cell itself is damaged).
However, If you are not used to soldering my advice would be not to do any right now. Particularly with a soldering iron of that wattage. You are likely to damage the board. Something between 15 and 30 watts is what you need for an electronics soldering iron.
Elvi, I'm not sure how familiar you are with electronics. Do you not have a circuit diagram for the Kaypro and if so, can you read it? Are you familar with how a multimeter works? If you are not sure, I would leave this project and learn some of those principles first perhaps by doing a simple kit or so. Certainly I wouldn't go near my Kaypro with a 60 Watt iron. I think my own soldering iron is about 25 watts.
Tez
Changing old sockets can actually quite difficult. It's really easy to lift tracks up (and break them) when you try to take the old socket out...especially when the tracks are on both sides of the board. I'm not sure that's the case on the Kaypro.
This is why I suggested leaving the socket in and just jumpering the faulty cell to where is should go (although reflowing the solder on the base is always a good idea too...but doesn't always solve the problem in the socket cell itself is damaged).
However, If you are not used to soldering my advice would be not to do any right now. Particularly with a soldering iron of that wattage. You are likely to damage the board. Something between 15 and 30 watts is what you need for an electronics soldering iron.
Elvi, I'm not sure how familiar you are with electronics. Do you not have a circuit diagram for the Kaypro and if so, can you read it? Are you familar with how a multimeter works? If you are not sure, I would leave this project and learn some of those principles first perhaps by doing a simple kit or so. Certainly I wouldn't go near my Kaypro with a 60 Watt iron. I think my own soldering iron is about 25 watts.
Tez