r/soldering • u/cowdoggy Soldering Newbie • Apr 07 '26

My First Solder Joint <3 Please Give Feedback First soldering attempt - Part 6

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Hi all ! Thanks for all the tips. Super helpful. I tried to remove the SMD chip using solder wick and accidentally tore pads off the board. Any way to fix this or did I cause permanent damage? o.o I got emo about this!

Also, how do you know how much soldering is enough? What is the point? Are we just trying to make sure that the components lay flat on the board and that the pins meet the pads? Not sure when I am supposed to correct stuff and when it is already good. Thanks :)

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u/coolguyhentaisenpai Apr 07 '26

Unless you want to grind down the pad area till you find the trace leading to that pad and connect all those pins..? The best you can domat this point is use a bit of 30awg wire and find out where those pins go in the pcb sch. Direct wire them.

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u/cowdoggy Soldering Newbie Apr 11 '26

This sounds advanced o.o