Broke the power supply off the motherboard
Was replacing the thermal paste on my console when I snapped the power supply completely off the motherboard. Is there any way to fix this?
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Xsinnombre _38 thanks for the images. Yes, three of the solder pads look still good enough for a solder repair. For the fourth one (red) looks like you can run a jumper from the connector to the end of the trace (or anywhere in between). Just carefully remove the solder mask with a fine sharp instrument (I use a scalpel and use it carefully by scrapping away the mask) then solder a jumper wire to that trace. It’s not a terribly difficult job just tedious and take your time while doing so. Of course if you have never solder on a circuit board, this will even be trickier. There are some good people on here that do board repair and microsoldering that could possibly help you out.
Assess the damage on the connector as well. You may need a new one. Check with @tronicsfix and see if he can help you out further
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I appreciate the response, just asked for a second opinion and they told me that there is nothing they can do about it (the pads were too broken). I just wanted to make sure it is possible before I think about sending it for repair. (Because i don’t think I could solder it back together).
@Xsinnombre _38 yes it is absolutely fixable by microsoldering
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Xsinnombre _38 we'll have to see the damage. Post some good pictures of that with your QUESTION
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Done! One of the pads seems to have come off as well. But it’s on the connector, is that a problem?
by Xsinnombre _38