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Accidentally bridged two solder points - what should I do?

By S0RRY

8 years ago


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#1 8 years ago

I was replacing the flipper relay on my Williams Cyclone MPU, and I accidentally seem to have bridged two of the solder points. How should I go about repairing this? Please, forgive my soldering, I know it's not pretty. I'm still getting the hang of it.

After sucking the solder off of the existing relay:

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After re-soldering the new one in:

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Thanks for your help!

#5 8 years ago

I was wondering that, but wanted to be sure before powering the machine on. Thank you all!

#7 8 years ago

I just reinstalled the board in the machine, so no pictures at the moment. However, I think you might be right as it's acting even stranger than before. I will pull the board out again and redo any of the joints that are cold or otherwise misformed. I'll update this thread with a photo for reference also.

Thanks again!

#9 8 years ago

Thanks for the guide terryb! I've reviewed it but based on these photos, it's clear there's more to it than just reading. I'm embarrassed to post these, but here they are:

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#12 8 years ago

Is flux the debris/dots? If so, I cleaned that up with a small bit of rubbing alcohol after the picture was taken. Thank you!

#14 8 years ago

Thanks everyone. Unfortunately the board is back in the machine, but if it comes out again I'll take a picture. Appreciate the help!

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