OH snap!! repairable?

Alright, let me first try to absolve myself from all responsibility. I have installed these many times, never have I broken one. I think I was pretty careful, but obviously I could have been more careful.

So, does it look to you like this removed the silicon?? That doesn't look like a soldering point to me. What do you think?!

 

Yes, it does look like a soldering point.

But what is it a picture of? Looks like something for a desktop.

 

That is going to be a tough fix. The solder pad is ripped right out of the PCB. It is likely just a ground, so that probably isn't too hard to rig to some other ground point, but if any other connections were broken, you are probably SOL unless you have some godly soldering skills.

Definitely not. That's not a desktop connector and it's not a desktop PCB. I'm not sure, but it looks like a connector for a ribbon cable, most likely on the back of an LCD display.

 

That's my new FHD display for my e6510

Ah, it is as I feared. Once I took the closeup, I was like "damn". I will check to see if it can be grounded elsewhere.

 

I do think it is quite easily fixable. I have fixed such joint with a soldering iron - not a big deal if thats the only damage! If you don't feel sure you will manage it - bring it to any electronics shop where they solder - 1 min job!

 

You sure? It looks as if the solder point is removed from the silicon, will tacking it down actually do anything?

 

you can tack it down by connecting it to the rest of the wiring thus soldering the sides! It will never be as stable as it used to be, but it will do.

Anyway it is fixable if you bring it to pros. And I don't see what you would lose by trying.

 

If you can return / repair / RMA the part, then do so. If the manufacturer is willing to repair or replace the part for you, then your results will end up being a lot better than if you tried to repair it yourself.

 

mehh .. no big deal. If it had a connection somewhere then just rub out the green protective layer and re-solder the connection again.

if it did not have a connection, and there's nothing on the back side - hell just put a screw and be done, lol.

... reminds me of when I chipped the ECU in my car - I destroyed couple connections while removing the old chip and had to reconnect those with the new board installed.

 

I bought the part off ebay, and my last resort will be to ask for an exchange, but I doubt that will happen. The seller is pretty sketchy, I feel lucky I got the item at all.

Anyhow, I just went to a repair shop and he said there's a ground on the other side, so if it doesn't work, it won't work if I ground this side. I don't know if hes right.

here are some more pictures

 

Yep, he is right. It is already grounded on the one side. See if it works as is, and if it does, use some glue to make sure it doesn't get damaged more and pull off or break any of the other solder joints.

 

It doesn't work... does that mean that something else is damaged?

 

You can see that the ground shouldn't be an issue since it is a solid metal piece from one side to the other. That connector is pretty twisted up though and it might not be making a good connection on the ribbon cable. Does pressing it with your hand while it is on do anything?

 

No, the screen stays completely black even when pressing down



I think I found the problem.

That one on the left is definitely disconnected... and the other 5 may or may not be

 

Ok, after seeing it that way, it doesn't look too hard to repair. Anyone with at least a moderate level soldering skills should have no problem. I guess the problem is finding someone with moderate soldering skills... The first thing I would do is use some cyanoacrylate glue (super glue) to hold down that big ripped off solder pad. Then maybe connect that pad to ground with either a thin wire or by scratching through the green coating (make sure it really is ground). The rest of the broken contacts should not be difficult at all by using something to mask the ones around the one you are soldering.

By the way, how did this even happen?

 

Hah. I could throw out a whole bunch of excuses, but it comes down to me being careless. I really can't imagine why it happened... I didn't put a lot of pressure on it... it just seemed to come away... it's not like I haven't worked with small connectors like this before... the only other thing I've ever broken was a ribbon cable for a touchpad, but those things are delicate compared to this