Anyone tried the sword repair procedure on bruno's site?

[henryw525i]

http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/91956

Shogun posted this up, because I am attempting the same fix...

[Podmore]

I also had the classic sword problems - blower only working on high, intermittent at other times. Pulled the sword, soldered all the suspect joints ......... Maybe I'm just a klutz because then nothing worked at all. I have no idea whether I may have overheated some of the electronic bits or what. Anyway, I ended up buying one off Ebay, USD$100 with a 2 year warranty. Works fine. I am now practicing my soldering skills on other stuff .......