Fixing a failed XBOX TSOP flash

[Vlabguy1]

mmm sadly I think the heat from the iron ate your now missing piece. Follow the trace..

I can fix.. but thats me..ha


Rich
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Hi there,

Okay, what do I see?

Well, if by 'hole' you mean the stuff you've indicated within a red circle (or oval), then there's no 'hole' (i.e. neither 'via' nor through-hole pad) at all inside the indicated area from what I can tell, simply a (very tiny) pair of surface pads for a type 0603 (or 0402?) SMD resistor..

Could it be that your iron inadvertently 'swallowed up' component R7R4?! If so, you'll need to find that component on the tip of your iron (or wherever it is now and put it back in!

Regards,
Valentin

[Vlabguy1]

"Wax"?  I doubt it.  You mean flux.  

In the circle are two solder points which I needed to connect. The one to the left is the one that vanished (not the piece to the left of the circle), and I can't see a hole as it seemed to fill in with the wax that builds up on the board when ever I put the iron near it.