Re:“Baking” damaged reel-to-reel tapes renders them playable...
by GuB-42 on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @03:55PM
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According to Louis Rossmann, it is a myth. Baking GPUs don't re-flow the solder, the recommended temperature is too low for that anyways.
Instead it just "agitates" stuff at the molecular level, which can get the card running for some time. It is not a permanent fix though.
Worth noting that Louis Rossmann is a professional repair technician, so he may be a little bit biased, but he has good arguments.
I tried the heating trick on several occasions and on a variety of devices. Usually with just a hair drier. It tends to work. Great as a stopgap, but expect to replace the part later.
Instead it just "agitates" stuff at the molecular level, which can get the card running for some time. It is not a permanent fix though.
Worth noting that Louis Rossmann is a professional repair technician, so he may be a little bit biased, but he has good arguments.
I tried the heating trick on several occasions and on a variety of devices. Usually with just a hair drier. It tends to work. Great as a stopgap, but expect to replace the part later.