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Soldering - connect above and below a board

By jimy_speedt

4 years ago


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    #6 4 years ago

    The holes are called "VIAS" and they do interconnect the tops and bottoms AND the middles (if you have multi-layer boards) If you have a connector where the pins pass all the way through the board and out the other side, then the pins will carry the load to the opposite side - but you have to use a lot of solder to fill up around the pins to get from the one side to the other and let it all heat up or you will not make a good connection. From what I see, the pad under the "I" of INPUT looks pretty bad. I don't envy the work ahead of you. You could use direct jumpers but I assume you have a connector that is supposed to go here?

    For what it is worth, I have done this kind of work for over 30+ years.

    #8 4 years ago
    Quoted from jimy_speedt:

    Thank you for all the answers, the hole in front of the I has lost half of the ring. I put a copper adhesive tape.
    I have tried to make the solder flow through the board without success. Maybe making it more fluid as you say ?

    Honestly, unless you have done this before, I highly recommend you not attempt this repair. You can wreck this board in a heartbeat if you overheat the pads. Do you know anyone good with a soldering iron and is skilled in this kind of repair?

    #9 4 years ago

    Can you show me what the back side of this connection looks like? I may be able to walk you through a repair.

    #13 4 years ago
    Quoted from pinballinreno:

    A good clean stitch is barely noticable and a proper repair.
    The solder covers it up.
    You have to use 63/37 solder and a bit of good flux.
    Clean off all solder and flux before you start the repair.
    Keep your temperatures very low.
    Just high enough to melt the solder properly.
    If the flux is turning black, you are too hot.
    Clean the area with isopropyl alcohol before you begin the work.
    A good clean surface yields the best result.

    A stitch is probably your best solution. You are in luck as this looks like a two-layer board (Top and Bottom copper only). You may need to scrape off some of the green coating leading away from the pads if you suspect they are bad and solder a wire over to a good, clean part of the copper trace. Good luck. It is possible.

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