How to fix a vision eye

[rob_evanson]

My Vision eye has stopped working. The only way to fix it is to hold my finger pressed against the back of it while the black cover is off. I've noticed that the legs of the black eye module can move backwards and forwards thru the orange ribbon cable so I think the solder joint has gone. Is there any thing specil about the joint or can I just re solder it back on. Failing that does anybody know how much a new eye and cable costs?

 

[jahlad]

sounds to me like the solder has come away.....i dont see why it cant be repaired
new eyes...not sure what they cost im afraid, drop smart parts an email or you could ask paul collier as i know he fitted a new eye to my impy just before he sold it to me
cant see them being that expencive

 

[Collier]

Give SP a call, they might replace it for free. You could resolder it but its a right paint in the bum!

Paul

 

[elrikos]

i tired to resolder one of mine once. couldn't make it stick, i think a lot of times when the solder breaks it takes the metal pads from the ribbon with it. meaning that it won't solder back. so you'd need a new one. go ahead and try it cos yours may have broken in a different way to mine.
rich

 

[jahlad]

give the contacts a good clean first and tin them (coat in solder) to help it stick, im guessing a low temp soldering iron would be a good idea too if you are reasonably experience with soldering you should be ok....im used to reworking surface mount stuff in mobile phones tho so maybe i make it sound easy

id do as paul recommends and try sp first, if they wanna give you a free one let em....then id try to repair the old one anyway as a spare. even if you have to buy one i cant see them costing much as there is nothing to em as a comparison an eblade eye is about £25 and that is pritty much the same thing (and that includes the cover and fittings as well)

 

[Philip]

Tin 'em and use flux, dont use cheap crappy solder and use a pointed soldering ion, and you're good to go.

 

[Y2chris99]

or just talk to smart parts, its best way m8 u dont wanna **** anything up.

 

[Philip]

Its damn near impossible to bugger anything as simple as that, and if he's gonna get charged anyway he may as well have a go.

 

[Y2chris99]

yea i suppose mite as well c how much it would cost to fix tho first if its only soildering it will b cheap and if they **** it up then u dont have 2 pay xtra 2 fix

 

[rob_evanson]

OK tried soldering the bloody thing with no success, you really do need a prescision iron. It's definatley the eye because if I short out the pins with something metal between shots it will fire ok.

Called SP it's cost me £35!!!!!!!!! to buy a new one (that's including VAT and P&P). The problem is I can't get the screw off that holds the ribbon cable in. What size hex key do I need and where can I get one that small from. Can someone borrow me one please I promise to send it back.