Build Your Own Clone Message Board

Hey everybody. Back with a couple questions. I realized I bridged D2 and D3 so I went to work on desoldering the bridge. I had all kinds of trouble and eventually the bottom pad in the pic lifted. I used both a braid and a pump and just couldn't make much headway. First, how can I get around the lifted pad? I looked at the schematic and it looks like they are connected but I wasn't fully sure if the bridge would cause a problem but I figured it would be better if it was removed.

Second, do y'all have some tips to remove the bridge and do you think I damaged the board in between the two pads?

You won't be happy to hear this, but there's no need to remove the bridge between D2 and D3 because those eyelets on the PCB are already connected. When two eyelets are located that close together on a BYOC board, it's almost a certainty that they're connected--that's just a matter of sound PCB design. A redundant connection via solder bridge has no effect.

There's a lot more details about this--and how to check & confirm it--in THIS STICKY POST.

Is the lifted solder pad on the component or solder side of the PCB?

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Thanks for your reply! I had a feeling that was the case but figured I'd check to be sure. Honestly I'm a little relieved because I could not for the life of me remove that bridge or that bit of solder off the side of the top pad.

The pad that lifted is on the solder side. As soon as i saw it start peel up I removed the heat and stopped working on the board so it didn't fully come up. Half of the pad is still attached. How would you recommend proceeding?

You should be OK, since it didn't lift completely. Just solder the diodes back in place, carefully. I'd also apply a bit of solder to the pad on the component side of the board for the diode on the lifted side. When completing a solder joint, don't apply heat for more than 2 - 3 seconds at a time--just long enough to see the solder melt and "wet" the substrate.

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Got it soldered back in to place without problems. Really appreciate the help!