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This won't last.

While it's nice to see the amp in a working state again, he missed out on one important thing: The replacement inset is hold in place by thick solder bridges only. This fixation definitely won't last.

He'd better fixed it using loose wire.

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The author mentions this and notes, " The gaps here were bridged using solder wick." This is a flat copper braid so should be pretty strong.

My bad, missed that part of the article... However I still doubt that the fixed part is as strong as it was originally. Especially that coil looks rather heavy

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