Broken Blizzard PPC component

[neofree]

Yea, that is a surface mount component, most likely a capacitor or a resister.  If one of the sides is lifted and no longer making a connection, then you will want to solder it back on.

Be forewarned these are very complex boards packed in a small area.  You need a low wattage (around 30 watt or less) soldering iron, preferably a magnifying glass, a tool to hold the component in place while you solder (else it'l just stick to the solder iron and come right off), and most of all patience.

I could easily fix that particular component, but if there are traces that are bad too it's pretty much hopeless.

Thanks,

Neofree

[neofree]

There should be identical ones, yeah.  There's someone on these boards that could tell u what the component is so you can replace it.  If you bezelled directly into the contact portion it might work but seriously.. You'd probably do better at attempting brain surgery without training... The connection Inside the component is probably incredibly small and u'd just drill right through it...   Much better to replace the component. It's probably worth about 3 cents..

Thanks,

Neofree