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Short circuited cluster board

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I have 1990 5.0 and was converting my cluster bulbs to LEDs and I short circuited the board. Any suggestions on how to fix?
 

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Solder a jumper wire from one side to the other of the short
 

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The copper traces have a coating on them which will prevent solder from sticking to them. I recommend that you gently scrape 1/4"of the coating off where you are going to solder the jumper. Use a low wattage soldering iron and rosin core solder.
You may opt to take the board to a shop that repairs TV's and get them to repair the board. They should be well equipped to handle the job.

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Basic how to solder : View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqvHogekDI4

How to repair damaged PC boards.: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5A61fIu0kk
 
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What also works is a
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Thanks everyone. I took this to a wiring harness maker at my work and he was able to fix it.
 
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