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Problem with Mini3 :(

post #1 of 54
Thread Starter 

I accidentally installed my battery contacts the wrong way...and I tried to desolder them. In the process I ripped out one of the pads (maybe two) of the six pads on the PCB for the contacts. Is there any way to fix this or will I have to buy another whole set of parts? :(

post #2 of 54

What 6 pads?  Look at the board, only one of each is used.  Considering how tight most batteries are in the Hammond C80x case, it shouldn't move much, just don't mess with it too much.

post #3 of 54
Thread Starter 

pads broken.png

 

Those two, so one of the important ones :(

post #4 of 54

Re-install them anyway and just run a wire to the top of the cathode (striped part) of D4, that's where the PCB trace leads to.

post #5 of 54

you can always use a short wire to make the connection...a bit of 2 part epoxy will secure the contact...

 

hahaha...FallenAngel beat me to it...


Edited by vixr - 5/28/10 at 4:55pm
post #6 of 54

Hot glue might be better if you're going to secure the contact. Not quite so impossible to get off if you need to. :p

post #7 of 54
Thread Starter 

Okay, well I ran a wire from B+ to D4 like you guys suggested and ran another wire for a trace next to the B+ pad that looked damaged... I still have the same problem--when I measure ohms between both of the battery contacts I get less than 1 ohm... The center B- pad didn't get ripped out but may be damaged I think...what should I do to correct that just in case?


Edited by nate911 - 5/29/10 at 10:34am
post #8 of 54

when you say between the battery contacts...you mean touching the probes to each contact and measuring the ohms between them?

post #9 of 54

Time for hi-rez pics...

post #10 of 54
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by vixr View Post

when you say between the battery contacts...you mean touching the probes to each contact and measuring the ohms between them?


Correct. I get like .8 Ohms or something close to that.
 

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Originally Posted by Beftus View Post

Time for hi-rez pics...

IMG_3694.JPG


IMG_3701.JPG

It's messy... Haven't cleaned all of the flux off yet. :S


Edited by nate911 - 5/29/10 at 1:40pm
post #11 of 54

Why are there 2 wires?

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post #13 of 54
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Originally Posted by FallenAngel View Post

Why are there 2 wires?



There was another trace that got damaged near the pad.
 

 

Oh woops...you're right. Now that I look closer at the picture...All of the traces that are connected to the pad are all damaged so could I use 3 wires to fix it like this?

 

mini3_pcb_btm_big.jpg
 

And if the center B- contact is broken how exactly would I go about repairing that?

 

Thanks for all the help so far...

post #14 of 54

I don't think those are supposed to be connected.

post #15 of 54


Agreed. I'd say take a more careful look at amb's board picture and schematic, then follow where the trace goes.

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I don't think those are supposed to be connected.

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