Topic: HELP Jalapeno USB connector fell off - page 2. (Read 2292 times)
Sure I'll auction here soon starting at 2 btc
I would buy it to fix it, but saying $500 is "half price", you might want to check the real market, seeing how some are going for 2.5-4 BTC, and consdering this a damaged unit, with even further damage done while trying to fix it... If you care to be reasonable about what you're asking for it (if you want to sell it), send me a message -- I wouldn't go by eBay prices
That was an easy fix before it was butchered and had the pads ripped off..
It's hard to look at.
I would guess your options are to
1. Try to get a repair from BFL
2. try to solder wires to where the usb pins go to-- onto the side of whatever tiny SMD resistor or cap... not going to be fun.
It's hard to look at.
I would guess your options are to
1. Try to get a repair from BFL
2. try to solder wires to where the usb pins go to-- onto the side of whatever tiny SMD resistor or cap... not going to be fun.
Ouch... someone might want to call Rodney Copperbottom to help.
No electronics fix it places near buy to pop that back on with heat gun?
No electronics fix it places near buy to pop that back on with heat gun?
it looks like the "repair guys" delaminated the traces and the mechanical support pads.
Ouch... someone might want to call Rodney Copperbottom to help.
No electronics fix it places near buy to pop that back on with heat gun?
No electronics fix it places near buy to pop that back on with heat gun?
Maybe $500 half price
There's no way I'm soldering the ftdi chip. anyone want this thing?
How much do you want for it?
There's no way I'm soldering the ftdi chip. anyone want this thing?
No west
Are you in Texas?
Ok I wish I could solder to a resistor.
Can you open https://forums.butterflylabs.com/attachments/announcements/1328d1371408270-bitforce-sc-pcb-schematics-mainpcb.zip
And double check? I can't find altium designer viewer.
Can you open https://forums.butterflylabs.com/attachments/announcements/1328d1371408270-bitforce-sc-pcb-schematics-mainpcb.zip
And double check? I can't find altium designer viewer.
Doesn't look like there are any traces on the top layer, they may be on the bottom.
Pin 6 and 7 on the ftdi chip are facing the edge of the board. The pad on the very left on the side facing the board edge is pin 1 (this is shown on the chip with a dot in the corner). The pad to the right of that one is pin 2 and so on. You'll want to do a continuity test with a multimeter to make sure they are the right pins.
There does not appear to be any inline resistors.
Pin 6 and 7 on the ftdi chip are facing the edge of the board. The pad on the very left on the side facing the board edge is pin 1 (this is shown on the chip with a dot in the corner). The pad to the right of that one is pin 2 and so on. You'll want to do a continuity test with a multimeter to make sure they are the right pins.
There does not appear to be any inline resistors.
Maybe, Can you point out pin 6 and 7? I only need one. The other and ground I can get with the traces.
This may not work though. They may have inline resistors.
This may not work though. They may have inline resistors.
Theres no way I'm getting at those ftdi pins.
Do you think the trace starts at the top or bottom?
Do you think the trace starts at the top or bottom?
Try scraping away some of the soldermask from the traces to expose the copper. Or, solder the wires directly to the FTDI chip (Pin 6 = D-, Pin 7 = D+). You'll want to at least connect the GND pin to the connector also.
Need a hot air surface solder device!
I sold a jalapeno and it arrived there with the usb connector fallen off. I don't know how it happened.
Anyway, I got it back. When he first got it, it had great traces left. It seems the connector is soldered by the corners but the pins are just sprung down. I suggested he get it soldered. He took it to a computer? place instead of a real soldering place. The idiots destroyed what was left.
I wanted to solder just 2 wires from the board to the connector but they destroyed one of the important traces.
Anyone have any suggestions?? Can I use it through jtag or xchain? Anyone want to salvage the chips?
It was fixable:
Now after the idiots:
Anyway, I got it back. When he first got it, it had great traces left. It seems the connector is soldered by the corners but the pins are just sprung down. I suggested he get it soldered. He took it to a computer? place instead of a real soldering place. The idiots destroyed what was left.
I wanted to solder just 2 wires from the board to the connector but they destroyed one of the important traces.
Anyone have any suggestions?? Can I use it through jtag or xchain? Anyone want to salvage the chips?
It was fixable:
Now after the idiots:
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