You should use epoxy to re-attach any lifted pads or traces. Be sure not to get any epoxy on the tinned side of the pad (wipe it off immediately). After letting the epoxy cure for 24-48 hours you should be able to solder on the pad again. Understand that the reason the pad lifted off in the first place was either from excessive heat (which will overcure the epoxy destroying its strength) or from excessive mechanical stress (literally ripping the pad off the board) or a combination of the two... The worst thing you can do is apply a mechanical force to the epoxy when it is hot.
If you know a device is bad you can use destructive removal where you cut the cap in half and then remove (or unsolder) one side at a time. Apple often glues the parts down which makes non-destructive removal difficult. Derek > > >Should the solder pads lift off during > > >the operation, is there anything that can glue them back in place and > resist > > >the heat of soldering? > > > Nothing that I know of. > > Without experience you're doomed to failure unless you use 2 soldering > > irons with sharp tips. > > Both leads must be heated at same time so that cap can be flicked off when > > both solder joints are seen to be melted. > > Hmm. I smell imminent disaster coming my way. Well I'll try, and let > everyone know how badly I manage to fubar it all. BTW, do you have any > advice for soldering the new caps in? > I have a feeling I'll have to end up improvising with PC-mounts since no > place I know of here in .au sells SM components to the public in decent > quantities... > > Thanking you all for all the help, > Adam. -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
