1 Repairing broken traces on a circuit board
A practical guide to mending damaged or corroded copper tracks on a board with fine wire, commonly suggested when someone has cracked or otherwise damaged a PCB.
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pcb repair
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2 Repairing damaged or lifted pads on a circuit board
Branchus Creations demonstrates how to mend damaged or lifted circuit board pads, and is a frequent suggestion when someone has torn a pad during rework.
3 How To Repair Damaged / Missing PCB Pads || 4 Great Methods
A go-to suggestion when someone has torn a pad or damaged a board, showing several repair methods that can rescue a seemingly ruined PCB.
4 PCB Trace Repair Method Using Epoxy | BEST, Inc.
A demonstration of rebuilding damaged circuit board traces, linked when people have lifted or broken copper and want to see a proper repair method.
5 EEVblog #1036 - PSU Fire PCB Repair
An EEVblog repair of a fire damaged power supply board, linked to show both how a small capacitor can fail and how charred board material is removed.
6 How To Repair Damaged / Broken PCB Traces - 2 Great Methods
A practical guide offered whenever a board has a broken trace, showing how to bridge the damage with fine wire, and also useful for rerouting connections.
7 iFixit's Soldering 101: Beginners Guide
Handed to people with poor joints or broken connections as a beginner guide to proper soldering technique from iFixit.
8 Fixing a Broken Solder Pad with a Grinding Pen
Suggested as a practical guide to fixing ripped or missing solder pads on a circuit board, including fitting a replacement pad.
9 PACE Rework and Repair Lessons - "Introduction"
Opens Pace's older training series on PCB rework and repair, recommended as dated in style yet still sound for learning to fix damaged boards.
10 Multilayer Repair
A dated but still useful Pace video on repairing damaged multilayer boards, a specialist job usually reserved for costly boards.
11 PCB Eyelet Repair | BEST, Inc.
Shows how to rebuild damaged through-holes and vias with brass eyelets, recommended when a board needs a lasting repair rather than a quick bodge.
12 repair broken trace #shorts
A short clip offered as a quick demonstration of rebuilding a damaged PCB pad, useful for anyone weighing up whether a lifted pad can be saved.
13 Replacing a jack on a circuit board when the copper pads are missing Repair Fix
Cited as an example of repairing a board by exposing bare copper under the mask and bonding a component or wire to the trace.
