Polish.Gasoline Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 (edited) I have 2609 intellivision. While doing a recap I slightly scraped a trace and doing a continuity test it conducts to the cap. I haven't powered it on like this but I would like to know how to fix this. Thanks in advance. Edited November 10, 2019 by Polish.Gasoline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 If you have correct continuity, why do you need to repair it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polish.Gasoline Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 (edited) They are touching. I'm afraid to put power to it. It might short. Edited November 10, 2019 by Polish.Gasoline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Polish.Gasoline said: They are touching. I'm afraid to put power to it. It might short. I think you should be asking if this is by design, so it is OK, or if this not normal. If someone here has a 2609 that is out of the case, then they can look at it for confirmation if this pin should be making contact with that trace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polish.Gasoline Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) It isn't normal. There is continuity between the two. Is there any way to cover it up? Edited November 11, 2019 by Polish.Gasoline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 If you can't separate them, then you'd probably have to remove all the solder, protect the trace with new mask material, and then re-solder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Polish.Gasoline said: It isn't normal. There is continuity between the two. Is there any way to cover it up? No, if it isn't normal, then covering it will not do anything. You need to remove the solder that is causing the issue. 19 minutes ago, mr_me said: If you can't separate them, then you'd probably have to remove all the solder, protect the trace with new mask material, and then re-solder. Exactly, get a solder sucker, or try some solder wick, and remove all the solder - and then re-solder as needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polish.Gasoline Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, mr_me said: If you can't separate them, then you'd probably have to remove all the solder, protect the trace with new mask material, and then re-solder. What is an example of this solder mask I can buy? Edited November 11, 2019 by Polish.Gasoline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChildOfCv Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 The main thing is to apply the solder correctly. First wick it off. Then hold the soldering iron against both the pad and the leg to be soldered. Now let the solder melt over it. If you only apply enough solder to make that connection, it should not bleed over to adjacent areas, even if they are unmasked. Also, use flux. That helps your solder to avoid blobbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polish.Gasoline Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 Turns out that was ground. So it didn't matter. The picture was out of focus so it looked bad. What ever lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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