Do-It-Yourself, Repairs and Fixes

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by daggermoon@piefed.world to c/diy@lemmy.ml

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I was trying to remove the backplate and my hand slipped and I accidentally scratched it with the screwdriver. I think there used to be a transistor here. Is this fixable? I have basic soldering skills.

Edit: This is the back of the CPU socket so I'm kind of freaking out.

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[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

It’s not the end of the world but sealing it at some point is probably a good idea. Uv mask is the best option and is online even at places like amazon/ebay for like $8, often comes with a (shitty but workable uv lamp to cure it

Clear nail polish might work too but I don’t know longevity, like if it would get hard and flake off after awhile especially with heat cycling inherent to that section of the motherboard

Another cheap and easy option is kapton/polyimide tape, a roll of this is dirt cheap (unless you get a crazy amount), it’s non conductive, and it can withstand far more heat than your cpu will ever make. It’s just tape so you just stick it on there. But that’s the stuff I use to mask off sections of the board that I don’t want to get hot when I’m doing hot air rework soldering so it can easily withstand like 4-500F