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Se/30 ripped c12 pad
Posted by: Aknight50187 on 2024-07-29 16:36:40
Tore a pad completely off when recapping c12 any hope for a fix or is it useless?
Posted by: nyef on 2024-07-29 16:47:32
Easy fix. Clean it up, scrape any soldermask off the via, and run a bodge wire from the new capacitor to the via.
Posted by: Aknight50187 on 2024-07-29 16:56:08
You're the man thank you. I guess that's pretty obvious now but in the moment I kinda freaked out.
Posted by: finkmac on 2024-07-29 20:20:59
worst case scenario you gotta run a jumper wire. luckily the se/30 schematics are very available
Posted by: Snipey on 2024-08-01 08:34:41
There are also several methods to repair damaged or lifted pads and traces. Search Youtube on "repair damaged solder pad".
For example:
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