Patent ID: 8096033

Claim:
A method for remanufacturing an electronic assembly, the assembly including a housing having therein a circuit assembly comprising a plurality of components, the method comprising: removing a first portion of the housing to expose a first side of the circuit assembly; removing a second portion of the housing to expose a second side of the circuit assembly, wherein removing the second portion of the housing includes removing at least one of the plurality of components; placing the circuit assembly into a test fixture including a test frame for receiving the circuit assembly, at least one connector assembly affixed to the test frame, the connector assembly including a replacement component substantially similar to the removed at least one of the plurality of components, and including one or more pins connected to the replacement component and situated to mate with the one or more empty sockets of the circuit assembly when the circuit assembly is received in the test frame; and testing the circuit assembly as if the at least one component had not been removed.