Work on the topic

Before you read the passage, talk about these questions.
1. When are wires reattached to a circuit board?
2. What can happen if water comes into contact with a circuit board?

Read and translate the text

The best way to go about reassembly is to reverse the order in which you took it apart. Inner circuit boards need to be put back in first if you have multiple boards. Make sure you check for any corrosion where screws or metal brackets make contact. Corrosion causes bad connections. Once you are sure your contact points are clean, screw in the boards. Make sure the screws are tight, but don't overtighten them. This can cause fractures in circuit boards. To ensure screws are tight enough, apply glyptal to them. Just a little bit wiped around the edges of the screw will hold it in place. During lead dress, any wires that were tacked down before need to be secured again. Use silicone sealer or hot-melt glue for this task. Also, if there were any blobs of wax that covered transformers or capacitors they should be reattached. It is best to remelt and use the wax that is already there whenever possible. Note any potential crimping thatcould occur. Also, be careful with the sharp ends of a board's leads or the edges of the case, as they can slice through a wire's insulation. This can result in a short or even cause electric shock.

Read the online article. Then, complete the table.

Read the sentence and choose the correct word.
1 The tech took care of the crimping / reassembly by bending the wires.
2 The tech preferred to use hot-melt glue to reverse / secure the wires.
3 The woman did not want to slice / fracture the board so she was careful with the screws.
4 The man accidentally sliced / secured the wire on the sharp ends of the board's leads.
5 The tech applied lead dress / glyptal to the screw, in order to tighten it.
6 During reassembly, the tech planned to fracture / reverse the order in which he took the device apart.
7 The woman found reassembly / glyptal much more challenging than taking the device apart.
8 The new worker learned how to do lead dress / crimping, by watching the experienced tech secure the wires.

Fill in the blanks with the correct words and phrases from the word bank.

WORD BANK
blob, corrosion, inner, multiple, overtightened, tacked down, wiped

1 The _________ components were located in the center of the device.
2 The man ________the screw and damaged it.
3 The tech melted down the_____ of wax so that she could use it again.
4 The tech checked the metal contacts for ____.
5 The woman _________ the wire with a silicon sealer.
6 _________ screws were needed to reattach the three boards.
7 The tech _________glyptal onto the edges of the screw.