Can someone tell me if I ruined my motherboard?

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Mickey3177

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Clean the flux off, you don't need so much. I use a 25w iron and it's just fine, I find that my 15w is not hot enough and I spend too much time trying to get the heat to transfer to the point, this is just what I have experienced. Most of the pros are using a 30w. I think what you have there is fixable, you may need some help with it.

Edit: Flux will help the heat transfer and will also aid in lifting resistors and traces, just use a very small brush to apply the flux to just the point.
 
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srt4fun

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Wattage is irrelevant, to a point...It's the temperature that makes a difference. I use a 20w that's small and heats up to ~800F(430C). Sure, it may be a little hot, but being quick is key to reducing thermal stress (some skill involved). Also, I've a 35w that can barely melt the lead-free solder (granted, it's a RadioShack model), haha.
 
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srt4fun said:
Wattage is irrelevant, to a point...It's the temperature that makes a difference. I use a 20w that's small and heats up to ~800F(430C). Sure, it may be a little hot, but being quick is key to reducing thermal stress (some skill involved). Also, I've a 35w that can barely melt the lead-free solder (granted, it's a RadioShack model), haha.
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Agreed. My iron is 60w but it is temperature controlled by the base unit.

Anyway. Your boards fine you just need to clean it up with alcohol to get rid of the discolour and then maybe clean up the points with braid if there is any bridged. But Ive recovered peoples from a worse state than that easily enough.
 
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srt4fun said:
Wattage is irrelevant, to a point...It's the temperature that makes a difference. I use a 20w that's small and heats up to ~800F(430C). Sure, it may be a little hot, but being quick is key to reducing thermal stress (some skill involved). Also, I've a 35w that can barely melt the lead-free solder (granted, it's a RadioShack model), haha.
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Wattage is totally relevant - it's a unit of power derived from the voltage and load (amps). The higher the wattage, the more power there is.

Buy a 5W speaker and compare it to a 50W speaker.

I use a variable watt iron, as most pro modders do. However don't go giving false information like this. If you have a 35W iron which gives less output than a 15W, then one or both irons are faulty.
 
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diaboliq20

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same here - variable watt iron is what gets used with all my installs - soldering skills are essential - as for the repair, once cleaned, an alt point may be required - difficult to see if the pad has been lifted due to discolouration - it all depends where you are from as to who is best to fix that board for you
 
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if your looking for repair in the uk try Martin C

excellent price and nice work, just got my 360 back and it works like a charm
 
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