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Title: Broken connector to backlight ( damaged pads )
Post by: macsurf on September 13, 2012, 12:09:01 PM

Hello

I got console with damaged solder pads on mainboard, the pads are the backlight connector.
I need to find alternative points to solder these connector in place damaged pads.
Please take a look at photo of mainboard with damaged solder pads. Mainboard is TA-086. Thank you for help and I am sorry for my poor english :)

(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fhow.pl%2Fmoje%2Fpsp_mainboard.jpg&hash=a6d5825d1035791a94cb52fca267dada763cb40e)

Title: Re: Broken connector to backlight ( damaged pads )
Post by: Luigus on September 13, 2012, 12:39:25 PM

I'm Guessing here, I haven't worked on psp's for a while now. It won't hurt to give it a try.

(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1193.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa360%2FEndo63%2Fpsp_mainboard.jpg&hash=3bc3352d1b2569c6f16a2f8c28e92f5879bf14a5)

EDIT: The copper lettering on the picture (eg. CN4902) are ground

Title: Re: Broken connector to backlight ( damaged pads )
Post by: macsurf on September 14, 2012, 04:18:54 AM

Thanks for your help :)
So I marked ground point on the photo I hope that now everything is good.

(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.how.pl%2Fmoje%2Fground_point_psp.jpg&hash=1c1daf88b323b79ce1766a0e29de585087fd531c)

Title: Re: Broken connector to backlight ( damaged pads )
Post by: Luigus on September 14, 2012, 05:20:37 AM

As long as that two points is ground, it should work.

Title: Re: Broken connector to backlight ( damaged pads )
Post by: COREGAMER on September 14, 2012, 05:41:37 AM

OR if that does not work you can mod the backlight and but in some white 0603's in there. I have done it once and it worked pretty good

Title: Re: Broken connector to backlight ( damaged pads )
Post by: snowcolt17 on September 15, 2012, 11:29:50 AM

this is a pic from the psp phat raw scans. the best pic i can find. thanks to robin. but it looks different from yours

(https://acidmods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgyazo.com%2F6917cb1b3ed519cec6b4679272736291.png%3F1347732688&hash=f463bb19c0aa428b7657d699469ff9cb48e44b18)