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by jobu1234
02 Dec 2011, 18:01
Forum: Mindstorms Hardware
Topic: Need help rebuilding a "butchered" NXT brick!
Replies: 12
Views: 20264

Re: Need help rebuilding a "butchered" NXT brick!

Thanks for the comments, everyone!
If my experiences help just one mindboards member fix a "pimping" gone wrong, it'll all be worth it. ;)
by jobu1234
01 Dec 2011, 17:40
Forum: Mindstorms Hardware
Topic: Need help rebuilding a "butchered" NXT brick!
Replies: 12
Views: 20264

Re: Need help rebuilding a "butchered" NXT brick!

Say hello to my little friend... http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/6621/donen.jpg The conductive glue route worked beautifully, though it was definitely a trial to put all the delicate pieces together. Anyhow, here's what I did: The glue I used is called "Surface Mount Component Fix" (I cal...
by jobu1234
20 Nov 2011, 18:28
Forum: Mindstorms Hardware
Topic: Need help rebuilding a "butchered" NXT brick!
Replies: 12
Views: 20264

Re: Need help rebuilding a "butchered" NXT brick!

Thanks for the great suggestion! I measured the trace width & spacing the best way available to me... via photo :roll: I cropped/scaled this pic to a 0.75" width/1600 ppi, measured from the approximate (eyeballed) center of the ruler marks (1/32"). Using this unbelieveably precise meas...
by jobu1234
20 Nov 2011, 06:34
Forum: Mindstorms Hardware
Topic: Need help rebuilding a "butchered" NXT brick!
Replies: 12
Views: 20264

Re: Need help rebuilding a "butchered" NXT brick!

Thanks for the reply. I reconnected the speaker, and I get the startup melody when I put batteries in, so that's a good sign! If I can find some conductive glue locally, I think I'll give the screen repair a shot tomorrow. The LCD traces look nice and big... under the right light, that is! http://i4...
by jobu1234
19 Nov 2011, 05:42
Forum: Mindstorms Hardware
Topic: Need help rebuilding a "butchered" NXT brick!
Replies: 12
Views: 20264

Need help rebuilding a "butchered" NXT brick!

First off, hello to everyone on this site! I'm new to the Mindstorms (and Technic) Lego kits, and I'm looking forward to a lot of fun exploring new projects and this site. :D I found an NXT 1.0 set at a garage sale for a deal (basically free) because the NXT brick is damaged. The seller tried to &qu...