thanks apm...........tested all vias to pins for continuity - they all check out.

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this board seems not to have any acid leak, and very little electrolyte damage.

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the main problem is/was.......(and prob always will be) ue8

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decided to start from scratch today. So removed all caps, ue8 and the pins from the cap legs I used last night

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cleaned board

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used very small wires to melt into via's around ue8 and then to solder onto ue8 legs/pins.

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many pads and traces gone so hade to use wire

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my problem (among others) is I just used basic continuity test on each pin on a good board to find any point where that pin would connect.

applied this to bad board

and soldered in the wires accordingly

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still no joy

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heres a few pics of where the board is, plus a short vid of what happens when I turn it on

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and I know the wires are too dam big.............there all I could fine

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weh hey!