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Help guys I've destroyed my pwr pad on the pi zero
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:03 pm
by Chisharpe
He back pad which you put power too came off as my device fell. Is there anywhere else I can take it from to power the device?
Re: Help guys I've destroyed my pwr pad on the pi zero
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:53 pm
by 144TECH
I'm afraid that little solder spot that's left is the only point you can stll solder it on, but it will be tiny lol .. there should be a way to power it with GPIO, but hey, i would buy another Pi zero if i had this.
Or you can strip a microusb male connector and stick it in the usb.. last resorts
.. @ p1 there's 6 very tiny little round spots on the right.. you could scrape the coating of that line and tin it with solder.. but this is really a mcgyver solution lol
Re: Help guys I've destroyed my pwr pad on the pi zero
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 3:59 pm
by moosepr
There are 2 gpio pins that are connected to 5v
Re: Help guys I've destroyed my pwr pad on the pi zero
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 4:38 pm
by Chisharpe
moosepr wrote:There are 2 gpio pins that are connected to 5v
But isn't that just for getting 5v out I want to put 5v in?
Re: Help guys I've destroyed my pwr pad on the pi zero
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 5:41 pm
by n.marek
Chisharpe wrote:moosepr wrote:There are 2 gpio pins that are connected to 5v
But isn't that just for getting 5v out I want to put 5v in?
Yes, I think it is output.
Re: Help guys I've destroyed my pwr pad on the pi zero
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 5:42 pm
by n.marek
144TECH wrote:
Or you can strip a microusb male connector and stick it in the usb.. last resorts
..
To me, it's the easiest option now, so you can't really damage it any more.
Re: Help guys I've destroyed my pwr pad on the pi zero
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 5:53 pm
by 144TECH
n.marek wrote:144TECH wrote:
Or you can strip a microusb male connector and stick it in the usb.. last resorts
..
To me, it's the easiest option now, so you can't really damage it any more.
This where my thoughts also, but if you look carefully, the pad does not make contact anymore with the trace.. the one that goes to the 6 little points on the right.. so putting in that connector won't do it i think..
but it could still be working though.....
And this should work also, but you need to solder very good here, not the kind of soldering i see many others do... haha..
Re: Help guys I've destroyed my pwr pad on the pi zero
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 5:59 pm
by n.marek
Well, just get a normal micro USB and plug it in, to see if that still works!
Re: Help guys I've destroyed my pwr pad on the pi zero
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 8:29 pm
by ABH
n.marek wrote:Chisharpe wrote:moosepr wrote:There are 2 gpio pins that are connected to 5v
But isn't that just for getting 5v out I want to put 5v in?
Yes, I think it is output.
You can use it in .
Re: Help guys I've destroyed my pwr pad on the pi zero
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 1:54 am
by Chisharpe
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ABH wrote:n.marek wrote:Chisharpe wrote:
But isn't that just for getting 5v out I want to put 5v in?
Yes, I think it is output.
You can use it in .
So it can be used as a pwr in to pwr the pi?
