Oopsie

As you’ll see below, I’ve managed to get to the circuit board out but at a bit of a price. I cut a wire with the plan to crimp a male bullet connector on it and a female on the other end to re-join them. But the wire is too thin to stay in the connector even when I’ve suqeezed squeezed it together as much as I can so I think I’m gonna have to solder them. I haven’t soldered for a good few years but I’m hoping that as a skill it’s a bit like riding a bike but without the grazed knees.

As a plan B, I thought I’d try and get the bulbs out of their holders which then ought to allow me to lift the circuit board out anough enough to get at the underneath. I managed to get 3 out including the one with the cut wire but then one of the wires snapped on the 4th. I think it’s snapped off right near the bulb so I’m still gonna have to get it out some how. Hmm, if I repair the cut wire I’ll have 3 to experiement with which isn’t quite so bad. So I get my soldering iron out only to discover that it needs 14 hours to fully recharge!!! Fan-bloody-tastic. Looks like it’ll have to wait ’til tomorrow now. I hoipe hope Argyle win.