Solder Points missing?

[yomomma7826]

Hey guys. Just a quick question. I had an old console lying around that I bought off of Craig's list a while back. I also bought a demon just to mess around and hone in my skills. The points on the bottom of the board are slightly well....not going to well. I think I might have lifted a few pads while tinkering. This is definitely my practice console for sure. So is there anyway to fix this?

 

[360Player90]

Yes you can still see the traces, but you will need some decent skills to salvage it.

 

[gavin_darkglide]

Those are test points, so if they are damaged the system will still boot. If you want to install the demon still, you will need to do a wire install to the nand points on top of the board, and after doing this, I can say it is a much harder install, and the actual nand points are easier to burn, and bridge very easy. It took me 6 hours to do this install with the alt nand points, and I burned 3 of them and had to do trace repairs. here is a guide for that though. http://team-xecuter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88265 you can use the pads above the qsb points, as they are there for wire installs.

 

[Martin C]

If it's a practice console, forget about trying to fix them (unless you want to practice how to fix your screw-ups - personally I'd be practising the solder part first).

The DemoN needs professional installation - it says so on the card. Don't use it for practising.

 

[yomomma7826]

I bought the demon off of a friend for super cheap. I have another phat and slim demon for when I am confident in my skills. Still trying to get it all together. I managed to salvage all of the points. I just need to solder it back on. But I have work in a little bit. Will definitely tinker with it all weekend.