Did I cut the traces?
I'm attempting to change the analog sticks on the dualshock 4 and I made a rookie mistake using metal tools did cut the traces if so can it be fixed?
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@christophe89153 it is a bit hard to see (could just be my old eyes) but it looks like you did cut them (or at least damaged them) You may just need to run some jumper wires across the traces. Scrape away the solder mask with a sharp instrument (like a scalpel) Then tin the trace and solder a piece of small wire across the damaged area. Not terribly complicated but a bit tedious because of the size of the traces.
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Hi, I re-uploaded the photos I tried to zoom in more
@christophe89153 thanks, I did notice the damage. Not sure if they are separated, so you may still be lucky. If you are unsure, go ahead and run some jumpers. You would only need to do that for picture 1. Picture 2 an 3 look like bigger traces and do not appear severed. All I would do there is apply new solder mask.
@oldturkey03 I'm going to throw in my vote that Christopher should be okay. IMHO it looks to me as though all he's done is scrape off the solder mask, exposing bare copper. To be absolutely safe, you could buy some UV cure solder mask and coat the exposed traces, but I'm betting it'll work for several more years as is.
@dadibrokeit it does look like its only the solder mask that got scraped off.....lucky :) Happy New Year and all the best wishes to you and your family!
For picture one is there a way to test to see if they a severed?
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Hard to be sure without testing using a DMM but one trace might be worth checking or bypassing.
See the image below taken from the 1st image you posted.
All the others look OK to me also.
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I think Christopher is okay there; it looks to me as though your arrows are pointing to a gap between traces, which won't affect anything.
Old age bad eyes I meant to point the arrows to the trace just below ;-(
See the updated image
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@jayeff Ah, I see what you mean now. I got the same old eyes you do. :D
I'd say probably okay, but certainly wouldn't hurt to verify with a DMM.
