While soldering wires to V+ and GND on my PicoBorg I burned part of the board to the left of V+.
Before I solder more wires, does this damage mean that the board won't work anymore?
The good news is that the mark on the board next to the V+ wire is not a problem, it should not affect anything.
The bad news is the burned black bit of solder attached to the GND wire may be a problem.
It looks like it might be making contact with some other components.
Are you able to take a photo with the board placed flat so we can get a better look at the solder around the GND wire?
Having had a proper look at the photos it does not look like any components are touching that should not be.
It is probably all fine, but I would be careful when you connect the power up just in case.
It looks like you have one motor soldered on already.
If so I would try attaching the PicoBorg in its current state and see if that motor works correctly.
If your soldering iron allows you to adjust the temperature I would try soldering on a slightly cooler setting.
Otherwise you should probably try to hold the iron on the board for less time while soldering.
piborg
Mon, 08/22/2016 - 10:37
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Soldering damage
The good news is that the mark on the board next to the V+ wire is not a problem, it should not affect anything.
The bad news is the burned black bit of solder attached to the GND wire may be a problem.
It looks like it might be making contact with some other components.
Are you able to take a photo with the board placed flat so we can get a better look at the solder around the GND wire?
samgpring
Mon, 08/22/2016 - 11:34
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Soldering damage
Thank you for the quick response.
I have taken some pictures with the board flat at different angles.
piborg
Mon, 08/22/2016 - 12:09
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Probably fine
Having had a proper look at the photos it does not look like any components are touching that should not be.
It is probably all fine, but I would be careful when you connect the power up just in case.
It looks like you have one motor soldered on already.
If so I would try attaching the PicoBorg in its current state and see if that motor works correctly.
If your soldering iron allows you to adjust the temperature I would try soldering on a slightly cooler setting.
Otherwise you should probably try to hold the iron on the board for less time while soldering.
samgpring
Mon, 08/22/2016 - 20:17
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Probably fine
Thank you for the help, the board now has two motors attached and it's working great!