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G4 iBook reassemble, broke power piece off logic board
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<blockquote data-quote="bigneilt" data-source="post: 789112" data-attributes="member: 82172"><p>well, i attempted to solder and made a complete mess. First I thought I could save time and make life easier if I just superglued the connector plug on to the pads -- and I did a great job too -- until I realized that the computer wouldn't start when I pressed the power button.</p><p></p><p>So then I broke it free, scraped off some glue, and then tried soldering. I tried just heating the pads and heating the bottom of the connector and then pressing it together and um... nothing happened... so then i tried using some solder, i thought i could build up the pads a little and then heat he pads and press down with the plug connector. This went all wrong --the solder was one big pile that spread over both pads and had no control over it. So then I took all the solder off.</p><p></p><p>Now it looks like wasteland. I can still start it with a screwdriver. I managed to start it with the connector, but it starts on its own without pressing the power button.</p><p></p><p>I'm thinking tomorrow to cut the wires from the connector and just solder the wires directly to the 2 tabs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigneilt, post: 789112, member: 82172"] well, i attempted to solder and made a complete mess. First I thought I could save time and make life easier if I just superglued the connector plug on to the pads -- and I did a great job too -- until I realized that the computer wouldn't start when I pressed the power button. So then I broke it free, scraped off some glue, and then tried soldering. I tried just heating the pads and heating the bottom of the connector and then pressing it together and um... nothing happened... so then i tried using some solder, i thought i could build up the pads a little and then heat he pads and press down with the plug connector. This went all wrong --the solder was one big pile that spread over both pads and had no control over it. So then I took all the solder off. Now it looks like wasteland. I can still start it with a screwdriver. I managed to start it with the connector, but it starts on its own without pressing the power button. I'm thinking tomorrow to cut the wires from the connector and just solder the wires directly to the 2 tabs. [/QUOTE]
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