The standard "kludge wire" that manufacturers use to fix production PCBs that have missing tracks, is usually called Kynar or wire wrap wire - shop around and find a bargain price somewhere.Happy Sunday everyone,
I followed your advice and was able to get solder to stick to the iron. Within minutes I was solder things down. I bypassed the 3 traces using wire from a Cat6 cable. I known this was ill advised but it worked. I was able to solder that wire to sever all links point locations. Some of the joints are shiny, some are not. I thought I did pretty well for a novice. Unfortunately the vehicle still isn't starting. I'm getting no ignition at all so I may have a seperated problem or more board issues. Here are some pics of my progress.
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Thanks, -Z
You can strip multi-strand wire for a single strand to fix very fine tracks - but using multi-strand as-is carries the risk of a stray strand shorting.
For most routine cracked PCB repairs, I use anything from 22swg to 16swg tinned copper wire - it contributes a lot to bracing up a cracked board, especially if you lay a number of 16swg side by side on a broad track.
TC wire is a lot easier to use if you feed a length off the reel and stretch it straight.