[Videotutorial] Resoldering loose shoulderbutton

[mcobit]

Today i found that my shoulderbutton didn't click anymore and didn't register, so I opened up the Pandora and saw, that the solderconnection to the board was broken.


I made a little video on how to fix it.


Hope this might help others:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Lj8mDvFFqU?feature=oembed

Disclaimer: I am not responsible, if you destroy your Pandora in the process or anything. It worked for me though

 

[THB]

Exactly the same thing happened to mine.


Thanks for the vid.

 

[spiralofhope]

Great video quality and simple explanation.

 

[Nintendo]

Minimal soldering skills needed too. Thanks for the vid, mco.

 

[Linux-SWAT]

Cool.


Which temperature/watts do you use ?


EDIT: less than 300°C

 

[mcobit]

Its about 280 degrees celsius. The old soldering station I have at work doesn't have a digital display to show the exact temperature.


Edit: A bit higher might do too and maybe you won't even need flux then, but I didn't want to risk damaging anything on a multilayerboard or desoldering some nearby smd resistors by accident or something.

 

[Link]

Edit: A bit higher might do too and maybe you won't even need flux then, but I didn't want to risk damaging anything on a multilayerboard or desoldering some nearby smd resistors by accident or something.

I sliced some of those bastards off myself with an Exacto knife removing a nub. It was my own unit, so no harm no foul. ED did magic on it, and it's like my board is a zombie Fox Moulder risen after 3 months days.

 

[THB]

Just to report back I did this tonight and it worked a treat. I can finally quit mame4all without resetting the pandora now.

 

[mcobit]

Great! Good that it helped you

 

[mcobit]

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[Hồng Thất Công]

I fixed mine couple weeks ago too using similar method.  I also replaced the right faulty nub which is a little more involved.