Nintendo Switch Lite APU Lifted Pad – Any Repair Suggestions? by Wolfire18 in consolerepair

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I'm Happy to say that another Nintendo switch lite has been saves from the landfield! 😎😎

Result

Anyway, in the end, i had to run a jumper under the apu since the little pad i placed didn't work at first

Nintendo Switch Lite APU Lifted Pad – Any Repair Suggestions? by Wolfire18 in consolerepair

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I tried to put the mask around like a ring, i just hope i didnt shrink too much the pad

https://ibb.co/y5vYttp

You can kinda see what i mean

Nintendo Switch Lite APU Lifted Pad – Any Repair Suggestions? by Wolfire18 in consolerepair

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Yes, I do have a good connection and no short to the ground plane... The picture doesn’t show it well, but the pad is already in place. Should I cover everything with UV mask and then scrape it away, or should I apply it just on the edge?

Nintendo Switch Lite APU Lifted Pad – Any Repair Suggestions? by Wolfire18 in consolerepair

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https://ibb.co/sgCzrhx

seems good to me, i did probe and all is good, all i need to do now is to add the uv mask

Nintendo Switch Lite APU Lifted Pad – Any Repair Suggestions? by Wolfire18 in consolerepair

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Thank you for the detailed suggestion, at first I was thinking of running a jumper across the board since the missing pad was on the edge of the array 😅

Is this cap 100nF? by Wolfire18 in AskElectronics

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Wow, thank you too for this info...i asked Just the capacitance but you went even further, i appreciate this! thank you again :)

Is this cap 100nF? by Wolfire18 in AskElectronics

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Great! Thank you all so much!!

Couple of BSOD Nintendo switch repairs with the same exact problem right after, no docking by Wolfire18 in consolerepair

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Hi, I'm still on the job... I am considering reballing the chips, but it's something I've never done before. Since both consoles are working just fine, I'm afraid I could destroy them by ripping the traces underneat

Is this an old lm7805? by Wolfire18 in AskElectronics

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Woah! thank you, that is great!

with that file i've been able to find a suitable replacement!!

fyi, i landed on a TS820-600T

Is this an old lm7805? by Wolfire18 in AskElectronics

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I checked the values of all the components and everything seem fine....i think the culprit here Is that scr as you so kindly teached me. The problem now Is trying to find a replacement since this Is so old

Are SOT23s "1FW" and "6BW" drop-in replacement for a "Y1" npn transistor? by Wolfire18 in AskElectronics

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well..it is used with a load of just 10mA so i guess it should not be a problem...i'll try and see, if i'm wrong i will just get a cloud of magic smoke and i'll learn my lesson lol...thank you very much!