GCN Is it broken? Can I still resolder the Modchip?

[Der_Blockbuster]

Hello, I soldered the XenoGC (directly).
Now the LED gave me a red color and didnt go away, in conclusion something went wrong.
Now I desoldered (I suck at soldering) the Chip and now a golden contact plate came off.
It still reads original games. But do I have to get a new GC now?
Can I still solder the chip (I wanna do it with wires now)

 

[ut2k4master]

those solder points really look bad xD

 

[Roamin64]

Make a wire like the red line and join those 2 points, this will fix the damage from pulling the trace.
It would be a good idea to carefully remove that trace that is floating around (blue arrow).

 

[Der_Blockbuster]

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Make a wire like the red line and join those 2 points, this will fix the damage from pulling the trace.
It would be a good idea to carefully remove that trace that is floating around (blue arrow).

Yeah I used a 8$ Soldering Iron (USB)

Can I just connect the circle to the glob of solder?
Can I fill the hole with solder?

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I mean just point to point

 

[Der_Blockbuster]

I GOT SOME NEWS GUYS...
I tried to solder a wire to the point and I wanted to straighten it a bit, and poof. The other contact ripped straight away off the motherboard.
Still fixable ? XD PLS kill me
BEFORE

AFTER

 

[fatsquirrel]

Im no engineer but this looks wasted

 

[citrus3000psi]

It is fixable. Where are you located?

The via is still there, so its easy to fix. I'm located in Indiana.

Here is a lot of my work: https://citrus3000psi.imgur.com/all/

 

[Spider_Man]

if the points are coming off the board i wouldnt attempt to re use it, dont forget when the console is switched on and this is attached, the current is running from the console to the chip and back to the console.

if it is this fucked, then your going to risk fucking your cube.

why dont you go through the SD card method.

 

[Der_Blockbuster]

if the points are coming off the board i wouldnt attempt to re use it, dont forget when the console is switched on and this is attached, the current is running from the console to the chip and back to the console.

if it is this fucked, then your going to risk fucking your cube.

why dont you go through the SD card method.

I actually already ordered a SD Media launcher.

 

[DKAngel]

throw that soldering iron out, its obviously way to hot for that board and the type of soldering your doing if its stripping traces off

 

[Mikemk]

I'd say it looks worse than it is, there's still some exposed copper, so just needs cleaning

 

[The Real Jdbye]

I GOT SOME NEWS GUYS...
I tried to solder a wire to the point and I wanted to straighten it a bit, and poof. The other contact ripped straight away off the motherboard.
Still fixable ? XD PLS kill me
BEFORE
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AFTER
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You can try to carefully scrape some off the coating off the trace near the ripped pad and solder to it, but chances are you will just make things worse.
A tip I read to check if your soldering iron is that if you have rosin core solder, it should be smoking slightly while you're soldering. If it stops smoking immediately before you get a chance to solder it that means your soldering iron is too hot and the rosin core is all burned up.
I use the sponge (damp with water) on my soldering iron holder to cool down the soldering iron slightly, but I still need to unplug it every now and then because it doesn't have a shutoff.

 

[sarkwalvein]

Don't be so cheap.
That is what happens if you try soldering with something comparable to a lighter hottened nail.

It still looks good enough and recoverable, but if you keep trying hard sure it will end up ready for the dumpster.

 

[Der_Blockbuster]

You can try to carefully scrape some off the coating off the trace near the ripped pad and solder to it, but chances are you will just make things worse.
A tip I read to check if your soldering iron is that if you have rosin core solder, it should be smoking slightly while you're soldering. If it stops smoking immediately before you get a chance to solder it that means your soldering iron is too hot and the rosin core is all burned up.
I use the sponge (damp with water) on my soldering iron holder to cool down the soldering iron slightly, but I still need to unplug it every now and then because it doesn't have a shutoff.

Don't be so cheap.
That is what happens if you try soldering with something comparable to a lighter hottened nail.

It still looks good enough and recoverable, but if you keep trying hard sure it will end up ready for the dumpster.

I'd say it looks worse than it is, there's still some exposed copper, so just needs cleaning

I can regulate my Soldering Iron I have it on 400°C
Yeah I solder when it stops to smoke is that bad?

 

[The Real Jdbye]

I can regulate my Soldering Iron I have it on 400°C
Yeah I solder when it stops to smoke is that bad?

When soldering surface mount components, a small tip and 600F (315C) should be sufficient to quickly solder the joint well without overheating the component.

When soldering through hole components, 700F (370C) is useful to pump more heat into the wire and plated hole to solder it quickly.

Sounds like 400C is way too much. Also, like with any soldering on small components on densely populated boards, you have to be quick so you don't overheat any components or burn the board.

That's not necessarily bad if you use flux in addition.

 

[Der_Blockbuster]

Sounds like 400C is way too much. Also, like with any soldering on small components on densely populated boards, you have to be quick so you don't overheat any components or burn the board.

That's not necessarily bad if you use flux in addition.

I dont have any flux .
Well I'll try my best, worst case I have to spend 20€ on a GC

 

[The Real Jdbye]

I dont have any flux .
Well I'll try my best, worst case I have to spend 20€ on a GC

I suggest you get some. Rosin core solder is fine but most people will say to still use flux. Even cheap flux paste in a box should do the job but I saw someone using rosin core flux in a pen style applicator which seems easier to apply and less messy so that's probably what I would get.
And try not to let all the rosin core burn up before you're done soldering.

 

[Der_Blockbuster]

Well If someone cares, I fixed it ! XD
Now everything is working and looking good. I just put a huge glob of hotglue over it so this will endure the next 100 years.


Thanks to everyone who helped me ♥

 

[Apache Thunder]

The hot glue...was uneeded...That via just connects to a test point pad of sorts. Unless you planned to reinstall a mod chip, it was pretty much fine as it was initially when you removed the mod chip.

That's a dead end trace. It leads to a point that isn't used. The via isn't damaged so that trace hasn't been damaged to the point of shorting to the ground plane or anything. There really wasn't a need for you to attempt fixing it any further. Consider yourself lucky. I have a cheap soldering iron too, but I at least tried to get one with an adjuster on it for heat. Not sure how accurate it is, but it is useful for if I need a lower temp for sensitive things.

 

[Der_Blockbuster]

The hot glue...was uneeded...That via just connects to a test point pad of sorts. Unless you planned to reinstall a mod chip, it was pretty much fine as it was initially when you removed the mod chip.

Haha you don't know how well I soldered those points XDDD
A slight push on the wire made it instantly come off.
Trust me, it was more than needed