Vmod gone wrong

punx223 · #1 12-12-2009

Well I have been Vmodding a P5b Deluxe for a friend and the solder wouldnt stick at all. i tried with and without flux.... this was just getting stupid..... then all of the sudden one of the damned SMD's popped off..... i walked away for awhile.... Oh and to top it off the screen cracked on my phone today

FML!!!!!

Chicken Patty · #2 12-12-2009

Damn dude, sorry to hear that. Is the board repairable? You have warranty on the phone?

Kal-EL · #3 12-12-2009

Neuromancer · #4 12-13-2009

I hate soldering...

Buckeye · #5 12-13-2009

Yeah I hate soldering also, its getting to hard for me to see that tiny stuff anymore.

punx223 · #6 12-13-2009

problem is there is maybe 1mm between the smd's and im beginning to wonder if it was a bad solder joint in that area to begin with. im gonna see if i can fix it first. What really is bugging me is that the solder wouldnt stick.... i can solder anything pretty much but have never had this much trouble,

and what reallu sicks is the smd that came off is about 1mm x 0.5mm in size.... so not easy to work with.

FACE · #7 12-14-2009

Yeah, that all tin solder sucks ass.... Whenever I do any addition soldering, I make damn sure to remove any and all solder from the joint and then use good ole 60/40 lead death solder. The shit just works, and sicks to almost anything..... except crap rohs compliant solder.

If the solder isn't sticking to a clean pad, then cut it back a couple inches.... might have found yourself a bad spot on the coil.