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Reworking the rework damage. This cluster put up a fight.

Reworking the rework damage. This cluster put up a fight. 2003 full size GM Cluster. The owner took a shot at repairing the cluster.
Besides a rebuild with white LED's and new X27.168 this one needed many solder joints cleaned up, and needed two open via's fixed. More info below ↓
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Below are some of my favorite tools:
Hakko Solder Sucker:

Uni-T Power Supply 30V 5 amp (cheaper on ebay, don't pay over $100):

The flux I use:

My favorite soldering station (cheaper on ebay, don't pay over $50) :

Soldering mat:

Microscope:

Hot air station #1 (I use the industrial version 8900):

Hot air station #2 (cheaper)

Solder:

Solder Wick:

Multimeter:

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