# Soldering is too weak

**URL:** <https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/soldering-is-too-weak/7480>\
**Category:** DevTerm\
**Created:** [November 26, 2021, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/soldering-is-too-weak/7480 "2021-11-26T10:02:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![gardendeadman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/gardendeadman/32/5550_2.png) [@gardendeadman](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/gardendeadman)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/soldering-is-too-weak/7480/1 "2021-11-26T10:02:39Z")

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![20211125_005408](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/3/3f8815227210c6ab99e761159ee42e1d4e9f962b.jpeg)  
OMG…  
What’s this??

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**Author:** ![ghalfacree](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/ghalfacree/32/5448_2.png) [@ghalfacree](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/ghalfacree)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/soldering-is-too-weak/7480/2 "2021-11-26T10:32:14Z")

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Oof, was that damaged in transit? Looks like it’s taken a nasty whack.

Can you post a clear picture of the pads on the board? If they’re intact, it’s an easy fix: new DIP switch, quick bit of solder. If they’re damaged, it gets trickier…

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**Author:** ![gardendeadman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/gardendeadman/32/5550_2.png) [@gardendeadman](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/gardendeadman)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/soldering-is-too-weak/7480/3 "2021-11-26T12:12:04Z")

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**Author:** ![gardendeadman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/gardendeadman/32/5550_2.png) [@gardendeadman](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/gardendeadman)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/soldering-is-too-weak/7480/4 "2021-11-26T12:12:46Z")

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**Author:** ![gardendeadman](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/gardendeadman/32/5550_2.png) [@gardendeadman](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/gardendeadman)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/soldering-is-too-weak/7480/5 "2021-11-26T12:14:16Z")

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![20211126_210356](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/0/024b14ac10be082942d9a03fd3b31ee746472caf.jpeg)  
I have to soldering it…🥲

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**Author:** ![Petrakis](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/petrakis/32/256_2.png) [@Petrakis](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Petrakis)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/soldering-is-too-weak/7480/6 "2021-11-26T13:04:36Z")

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Looks like cold solder joint, fortunately you can resolder it, also thats not such a critical piece so you can just bridge the setting you wish it to be and leave the other disconnected.

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**Author:** ![Godzil](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/godzil/32/60_2.png) [@Godzil](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Godzil)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/soldering-is-too-weak/7480/7 "2021-11-26T20:57:54Z")

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Considering that two of the pad has been torn off, it is not a “weak” soldering there but more of a hit on that switch…

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**Author:** ![mr-rad](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/mr-rad/32/5587_2.png) [@mr-rad](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/mr-rad)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/soldering-is-too-weak/7480/8 "2021-12-03T18:10:27Z")

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I encountered the same issue when building my A06, However it was not as bad as yours, I received it looking like the following:

 ![IMG-4382](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/9/9d6df1b2b83799ec4541d08f2598daa7748c0c94.jpeg)

I had to carefully realign the component and then bend the pins back in place, and then solder the pins back onto the pads