R button pad lifted!!!
R button pad lifted!!!
Hello, So here's what happened, I was putting the mintypi together and while testing it, I found the R button stopped working, I opened it up to find the R button cable ripped off and took the pad with it, . I was wondering, is there any way to fix the board or get a new one? (I don't want to get a whole new kit) Thanks.
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Re: R button pad lifted!!!
There seems to be a problem with your image... But what you're describing sounds like something that's happened to several other people. I covered how to fix it in a followup video a few days ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHJbVo8cn-o
Edit: Sorry, forgot to post the link. Added.
Edit: Sorry, forgot to post the link. Added.
Re: R button pad lifted!!!
EDIT: I just realized I can connect the wire directly to the GPIO Hole!!!
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Re: R button pad lifted!!!
Use less solder and also only have a tiny bit of wire exposed, that black wire has a bunch of copper showing and I'm assuming it's a GND wire but it can still short something with so much exposure. In case you didn't know all those pads connect to one GPIO so if all else fails wire directly to the GPIO.
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