Trashed my 2500+??

[Hulot]

Yeah, probably.

I went after the bridges with an exacto. I hit copper. Thought I'd go until I saw something other than copper. I scratched until I couldn't stand it any longer.

What does they look like when they're cut?

Should I have used solvent on that coating?

I'm willing to try it on my MB, I just don't have any thermal compound so once it's in there it'll be a few days before I can fix it and put it in again. Assuming it works at all...

What should it look like?

TIA

 

[Hulot]

Yes, definitely.

On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 23:13:47 GMT, Hulot
wrote:

Yeah, probably.

 

[Wes Newell]

On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 23:13:47 +0000, Hulot wrote:

Yeah, probably.

I went after the bridges with an exacto. I hit copper. Thought I'd go until I saw something other than copper. I scratched until I couldn't stand it any longer.

If you hit solid copper, then you have already broken the bridge.

What does they look like when they're cut?

Depends on how good a job you do. First one I did looked like crap, but worked. Didn't you look at some of the other bridges that were laser cut?

Should I have used solvent on that coating?

For what?

I'm willing to try it on my MB, I just don't have any thermal compound so once it's in there it'll be a few days before I can fix it and put it in again. Assuming it works at all...

What should it look like?

Something like this.

O

~ Cut size, Approx the same size as the bridge dots will work

O

 

[Wes Newell]

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 05:58:32 +0000, Hulot wrote:

Yes, definitely.

It may not be beyond repair, try and find someone local that knows what they are doing.

 

[Hulot]

If you hit solid copper, then you have already broken the bridge.

DOH!

Depends on how good a job you do. First one I did looked like crap, but worked.

I got it half right, then.

Didn't you look at some of the other bridges that were laser cut?

I did. That's what made me think I should go deeper.

Should I have used solvent on that coating?

For what?

Cash prizes? I dunno. The stuff I read about linking bridges with conductive ink started out saying you shuld dissolve the coating. I thought maybe the coating was getting in the way of cutting.

I'm willing to try it on my MB, I just don't have any thermal compound so once it's in there it'll be a few days before I can fix it and put
it in again. Assuming it works at all...

What should it look like?

Something like this.

O

~ Cut size, Approx the same size as the bridge dots will work

...

Oh... It looked like that for a minute.

OK. I'll try again in a week or so. I should have been more conservative and cut a little and tried it, Cut a little more if the multipliers weren't right yet, etc etc,

Thanks again for your help, Wes.