lifted PCB pads | DIY | Forum

 
You must be logged in to post Login


Lost Your Password?

Search
Search Forums:


 






Wildcard Usage:
*    matches any number of characters
%    matches exactly one character

Home Forum DIY lifted PCB pads

lifted PCB pads
Print this Post
Page:   1  
No Tags
UserPost

1:11 pm
December 20, 2010


Pete

Moderator

posts 2
Print this Post
1

Hey all,

 

Any ideas on how to fix up a board that has had a pad come off? I have a PCB with a couple that are half lifted and I want to know if there is a way to reattach or some other trick.

1:23 pm
December 20, 2010


Nick

Sydney, Australia

Admin

posts 22
Print this Post
2

Post edited 1:28 pm – December 20, 2010 by Nick

Pete said:

Hey all,

 

Any ideas on how to fix up a board that has had a pad come off? I have a PCB with a couple that are half lifted and I want to know if there is a way to reattach or some other trick.

If it's a board with exposed tracks (i.e no solder mask), you can kind of spread the solder onto the tracks, but if it's masked shit gets a bit harder.
 

Because it's only half lifted you should be able to just solder to it and it might keep working.

Did they come up when you were desoldering?

1:35 pm
December 20, 2010


Pete

Moderator

posts 2
Print this Post
3

Yep they came off during desoldering. It is a masked board so I'll test it with a multimeter and see if passes current. Fingers crossed!

2:45 pm
December 24, 2010


Nick

Sydney, Australia

Admin

posts 22
Print this Post
4

The unfortunate reality is that PCBs aren't designed to be reworked. It pays to be careful when putting parts in and make sure they're the right values so that you don't have to remove any.

As you said, check it with a multimeter, and if the pads are no longer conductive to the adjacent pads, just use some resistor lead to connect the appropriate components.
No Tags
Page:   1  
Topic RSS