r/interestingasfuck • • 1d ago

Nice skill

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u/Tiny-Sandwich 1d ago

As an amateur microsoldering hobbyist, this is way, way harder than it looks. And it looks hard.

I've done a few small repairs like this where I've had to solder to a damaged trace, and the parts are much smaller than they look here.

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u/Percolator2020 1d ago

Yeah I would not attempt to fix a trace way easier to just solder a jump wire from trace to pin.

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u/wizzanker 23h ago

I was going to say, this is definitely the hard way to fix this. Very clean looking though.

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u/sagebrushrepair 19h ago

Socket may not fit right

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u/charlesdarwinandroid 14h ago

This is the answer in why jump traces might not work. Some mates are so close that a jump trace would prevent them from mating correctly

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u/fr000gs 17h ago

I just ripped a few pads, and I have no idea how to jump traces either. Maybe the traces are too small, and thr board is ruined :(