Wat the... The copper stuff is starting to peel off the PCB!

sonick · Post by **sonick** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 11:01 pm

So i was trying to mod my LED for fun to see if i could do it with a temporary red Hi-inTensity (The white kind) LED...

I started unsoldering the orange one when it looks like one of the contact pads of one of the holes is starting to PEEL OFF the board...

But i still went ahead and soldered the red LED on...

Now, how do i fix this peeling??? Has this happened to anybody?

pkScary · Post by **pkScary** » Fri Apr 19, 2002 11:09 pm

just make sure the solder touches the copper and the led touches the solder, and you will be fine. The fact that it's peeling means you have put too much heat on the pcb.

sonick · Post by **sonick** » Sat Apr 20, 2002 12:09 am

ah, yeah i kept the soldering iron on there for quite awhile when trying to get the solder off when removing the orange LED

koz · Post by **koz** » Sat Apr 20, 2002 9:18 am

yeah, too much heat on the board....

did you warm up the iron before applying it? a lot of ppl will tend to warm it ON the board, which isnt too good

sonick · Post by **sonick** » Sat Apr 20, 2002 1:05 pm

yeah, i did warm it up real good, but then i was using a desoldering braid to get the solder off, rather than pulling it off when it was melted...

it took awhile to get the solder onto the braid

Gutzman · Post by **Gutzman** » Mon Apr 22, 2002 1:58 am

I pulled my LED out. I didn't even use the soldering iron to melt it, but after I installed the new light, it won't come on. I noticed that I ripped those copper rings off (both). I saw in an earlier post that someone just followed the tracer and soldered a wire to the LED. I was going to ask if I should do that.... seeing as both are ripped off. I'm going to try it anyways.

pkScary · Post by **pkScary** » Mon Apr 22, 2002 2:46 pm

yes you have to solder a wire to the tracing now. Please don't rip your LED out again.......

MidnightObsidian · Post by **MidnightObsidian** » Mon Apr 22, 2002 4:58 pm

Yeah, I had the same problem. If the thing DOES peel off, it's an easy fix. Check it out.

Gutzman · Post by **Gutzman** » Mon Apr 22, 2002 10:34 pm

Thanks man. I followed your pic there and it's working again. On another note, I thoroughly enjoy ripping the LED out though.... I guess I won't do it again though, hehe.

Rip Rip R-i-p!

sonick · Post by **sonick** » Mon Apr 22, 2002 10:38 pm

The other pad is peeling (on the right, not the left), but i could figure it out...

MidnightObsidian · Post by **MidnightObsidian** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 12:08 am

Gutzman: I'm happy that I could help!
SonicK: Just wire the right lead of the LED to either of the solder points on the far ends. They're common grounds. >= )