How to Bypass Missing & Broken Solder Pads 

Good thought - Basically in the video I mostly was checking for a short to ground. It's not quite what this repair called for, that footnote about it, but I left the footage in mostly to show how things... "looked" now, more or less. Here's some capacitor troubleshooting tips I took from another of my replies to a comment on this video: Sometimes you need to take the capacitor off to fully test. But a simple test you can do is to put your meter in continuity mode and probe either side of the cap on the board. This won't necessarily tell you if that cap is bad, but it will let you know if there is a short to ground somewhere that you need to find. To fully test a capacitor though, for a short, if it's open (also a failure), or for the proper capacitance, you need to remove it from the board first. Also, you can get bad readings from testing any component while it is on a board still, resistors especially, so it's always best to remove them if you're not sure. Cheers, and I hope this helps! 🙂👍🏻

@@KyleAwsm Definitely, I appreciate that testing caps and points could be a whole separate video in itself, I just wondered what it was you were testing to ascertain there were no further issues, but you've cleared that up. Many thanks.

But wouldn’t the capacitor look awkward being solder on top of the wire?

@MajinGouken 99% of electronics are covered and unexposed. Besides, I'd rather have something look a little awkward I'd it means it still works and I don't have to buy another part

C38 is a filtering capacitor for the audio, so it could be part of the issue with no sound. Also check for continuity between pins 4 and 5 on the headphone jack though when no headphones are plugged-in. If there's no continuity, that contact is dirty and needs to be cleaned. Replace C38 and clean that contact and it should likely fix your sound problem. For further help with this, feel free to contact me via Instagram. Cheers!

KyleAwsm Thanks so much! I’ll give it a go. I’ve been working on this project for about a month now but never figured out how to bypass the pad. The video and your response really taught me something new. I’ll take you up on your offer and dm if I run into other problems. Definitely subbed to your channel!

Hi, and thanks! Yup, it can be common on these boards, and depending on the shape they're in sometimes. Sometimes you need to take the capacitor off to fully test. But a simple test you can do is to put your meter in continuity mode and probe either side of the cap on the board. This won't necessarily tell you if that cap is bad, but it will let you know if there is a short to ground somewhere that you need to find. To fully test a capacitor though, for a short, if it's open (also a failure), or for the proper capacitance, you need to remove it from the board first. Also, you can get bad readings from testing any component whole it is on a board still, resistors especially, so it's always best to remove them if you're not sure. Cheers! Hope this helps! 🙂👍🏻

Reach out to me on Instagram and send me some pics and we can see what can be done. 👍🏻 www.kyleawsm.com

#2 no chance, the solder would have nowhere to adhere to, the silicone wafer board is just meant to hold the copper traces in place. He could have just used a jumper wire, but in this case he had plenty of space to rotate the cap. However, most times you don't have this much space to work with.

"This cap tastes like pickles...." 😂

You get some small gauge wire, a microscope, and practice a LOT first, and then you solder directly to the IC. 👍🏻

Just saw your Instagram message - Talk to you on there! 👍🏻

Send me a message with pictures on my Instagram and I'll see what we can do. If the pads are gone, you'll need to get a bit crafty with some solder, a thin copper sheet, and some PCB epoxy. www.kyleawsm.com

Yes, but for that scenario I recommend instead following that trace back to where it connects to and soldering to that instead.

Ok so I shouldn't try to solder the ripped off piece back on just solder to the trace on the board thank you

Sn63/pb37: 183C melting work between 230 to 330

I think i watched a mr solderfix video where he replaced the pad with one from a spare board.

Message me pictures on Instagram @kyleawsm and I'll see how I can help. 👍🏻

Thanks for your comment. I'm still getting the hang of this "premiere" feature - I've heard this from a couple others as well and I'm keeping it in mind. It would be nice to have 580k, with as hard as I work on this channel, but I know that will come in time if I keep at this. And I hear you about the video content too. More or less, when working full time plus trying to get out a video per week of good wholesome content, my work week turns into 80 hours or more. It's a lot to keep up with, and any time spent not working my job, I'm writing, filming, and editing. Though sometimes short, I do my best to make my videos professional and concise. This video alone took 20 to 30 hours from start to finish. Dislikes are disheartening to see, on any of my videos, especially after busting my butt to get good quality content out. But whether showing how to do this on a "simple" trace or otherwise, many people are now getting into electronics repair and refurbishment, and Gameboys are how they are learning and starting out. What I am trying to do is show/teach people skills that they can take into repairing other things as well so that they can broaden their horizons and do more. I hope this makes sense. Thanks for watching.

It's an acceptable use of the informal. No idea what you're rattling on about.

@@incandescentwithragenot even colloquially. Not even close. You people just toss words around and hope it amounts to something 🙄 that’s what happens when you’re too lazy to look up words so you just guess what they mean and carry in blindly 😂 This is how civilizations die, death by a million small cuts. You think I’m exaggerating and that’s the saddest part. Karl Marx would be very very proud of you.

@@billgates3699 You're clearly a bit unhinged. Cya.

@@billgates3699 I suspect you have some issues

@@billgates3699 I'm always impressed when someone can be so enthusiastic and confident it what they say, while being 100% wrong. Collins dictionary: "Something that is kosher is generally approved of or considered to be correct. [informal]"