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System Name | CyberPowerPC ET8070 |
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Processor | Intel Core i5-10400F |
Motherboard | Gigabyte B460M DS3H AC-Y1 |
Memory | 2 x Crucial Ballistix 8GB DDR4-3000 |
Video Card(s) | MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super |
Storage | Boot: Intel OPTANE SSD P1600X Series 118GB M.2 PCIE |
Display(s) | Dell P2416D (2560 x 1440) |
Power Supply | EVGA 500W1 (modified to have two bridge rectifiers) |
Software | Windows 11 Home |
An interesting experience
Recently got a secondhand Wi-Fi unit with most of the LEDs not working,
and found on the web that this happens for other people on this model.
Reflowed the LEDs with flux and they all came back to life.
Now comes the interesting part, a few days later they started failing again.
No surprise that they used low temperature solder for the LEDs, but surprised
that it didn't bond.
"I unknowingly purchased the ChipQuik solderpaste mentioned above. It is now sold as part number TS391LT50.
There were multiple problems. It didn't bond well to the pads, with solder lifting off the pad cleanly during hot-air
rework, leaving the pad as bare as the day it was born."
Have added a little normal solder to the joints and so far, they keep working.
Recently got a secondhand Wi-Fi unit with most of the LEDs not working,
and found on the web that this happens for other people on this model.
Reflowed the LEDs with flux and they all came back to life.
Now comes the interesting part, a few days later they started failing again.
No surprise that they used low temperature solder for the LEDs, but surprised
that it didn't bond.
"I unknowingly purchased the ChipQuik solderpaste mentioned above. It is now sold as part number TS391LT50.
There were multiple problems. It didn't bond well to the pads, with solder lifting off the pad cleanly during hot-air
rework, leaving the pad as bare as the day it was born."
Have added a little normal solder to the joints and so far, they keep working.
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