(under development)
Just links to related fix posts at the moment.
Equipment
Grinding tool
- A Dremel/rotary tool can be useful, but a lot of care is required to avoid causing extra damage
Expoxy adhesive glue (red tube from Aliexpress)
- Need to test this
- Use: sticking down larger pads with an insulating layer e.g. under a MOSFET
- No instructions, but expect it requires heat to cure
- Apply with a tooth-pick or similar
- Curing Temperature: up and down heating temperature 150 degrees
- Curing Time: 95 seconds
- Appears similar to this official product https://www.somersetsolders.com/pub/media/pdfs/TDS%202217L.pdf
Examples
- EVGA GTX 780 (Cleaning up corrosion – fixed, damaged PCI datalanes – not yet fixed)
- GT 1030 Gigabyte (Card B) (Damaged PEX reset logic, simple pad repair)
- ASUS AMD RADEON R9 380 4GB STRIX (Damaged PEX logic, more severe pad / trace damage – not fixed yet)