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Kenwood KR-7340 Quad

Mike Tomek

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My Kenwood KR-7340 has a broken circuit board, and it's the only part I need to complete my restoration.
This is a circuit board with 7 small lights mounted to it to show what mode the receiver is in.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 

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20180223_123328.jpg 20180223_123344.jpg 20180223_123425(1).jpg 20180223_123432.jpg 20180223_123555.jpg 20180223_123529.jpg 20180223_123328.jpg My Kenwood KR-7340 has a broken circuit board, and it's the only part I need to complete my restoration.
This is a circuit board with 7 small lights mounted to it to show what mode the receiver is in.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
If that was my project, I'd epoxy the board back together, then jumper-bridge the broken traces. Pray tell, how in the hell does something like that get that busted up in the first place?
 
Assuming you can't pickup a spares unit for $20- (prices in the US are rediculously low) suggest the following,
- glue pieces together using some non conductive/plastic backing
- use jumper wires to jump from pins to solder blobs

Yes it's a hack that costs $10- but it's only for the lights show. Does not affect sound quality...
 
That board looks like it could be repaired. especially seeing that its not a 90 degree break, leaving a lot of surface to cement. . I would suggest getting some crazy glue and a small clamp to hold the board together after cementing. Some suggest epoxies, but I have found crazy glue to work fine. If there is any way to put a piece of flat material as a brace across the break, and glue that to the board after the initial repair, but you may not have a place to put the brace, especially seeing that you will probably need to repair some circuit foil breaks. If the break is a straight foil run, you can use a jewler screwdriver to scrape away the insulation to the left and right of the foil break. After you clean the foil solder a piece of solid copper wire, like telephone hook up wire, across the break and have the soldered copper wire actually firm to the left and right of the break. This will further solidify the board. If the break is at the point where the foil connects to a pad, or pin, just scrape the insulation 1/2 inch away from the pad ot pin, and solder a piece of solid copper wire along the trace and connect to the pad, or pin. After the board is repaired and all connections are fixed, you can decide if you want to apply some epoxy across the repaired area on both sides.

Or you can hope to find a replacement on the auction site. But you made need to buy another junker to get the board you need.
 
Easy epoxy repair. Even put a backing piece on the side without the traces. Wire in jumpers as needed.
 
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