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Hello! I'm a beginner at micro-soldering and I'm working on a New 2DS XL. The pads are completely ripped. I need to install jumper wires to fix this, but I'm not sure where to safely scrape the solder mask to expose the underlying traces without damaging them. Any advice or reference on where to scratch would be highly appreciated!
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Hi!
I think it's for the best to watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI1QYaTv...
This should help you all the way :).
Please let us know how it goes!
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Thanks I'm going to watch it in detail, thanks for your answer.
I'll let u know when I finish it
Alright! Good luck with the repair!
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You're in luck; this should be easy to fix if you have the right skills.
First of all the two pads at the top are merely there to hold the button in place, the 3 at the bottom is what actually makes the console register the click. The left and right one I've circled in the picture is what I assume the ground of the motherboard, so simply soldering the wire on that golden triangle should be fine for the left pad. Now those two pads should be connected to each other since they're ground pads, but just in case they aren't you can scratch it open at the red circle I put on the image and fly a wire from there. The middle pad is independent of the other ones but there is a test point (pointed out in my image) so you can just fly a wire directly from there.
I don't have the motherboard diagram of the 2dsxl but judging from the image this should work.
To hold the button in place you can try some UV glue but it probably won't be as firm as it used to be, so be careful with the button after this repair.
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Wow I'm impressed with this detailed answer, thanks a lot, got it and now I understand the function of each pads, I'll do that.
I'll let u know when I finish it
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