Brower Propulsion Laboratory




REPAIR OF PORTABLE MISSION CONTROL MAIN COMPUTER The 80 pin connector is surrounded by some kind of epoxy, so soldering any broken connections seems to be unlikely. Various ways of distorting and flexing the computer case and the boards were experimented with to try to get the connector to stay mated. (procedure continued...)
Portable Mission Control Main Computer Repair
REPAIR OF PORTABLE MISSION CONTROL MAIN COMPUTER

The 80 pin connector is surrounded by some kind of epoxy, so soldering any broken connections seems to be unlikely. Various ways of distorting and flexing the computer case and the boards were experimented with to try to get the connector to stay mated.

(procedure continued...)

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