uncle that guy wrote:
Question, what happens if 2 solder points are touching? im assuming its bad.
That depends. If they are adjacent eyelets that are physically touching each other or already connected with a trace on the PCB--and this is a pretty common situation--then a solder "bridge" between them is harmless. But if they are not supposed to be connected (this can be checked by comparing the circuit schematic to the labeled PCB diagram--for the EF/FW, those are
HERE, second one down), it can be a serious problem. If you're not able to make that judgment yourself, just post back and identify the component numbers where you're seeing the bridging--refer to the labeled diagram below.
uncle that guy wrote:
also I have a little disc that came off a solder point, and now no matter how may times I solder the cap into the hole with the missing disc , it wont solder securely, its not like moving freely, but I don't know if without that disc will the capacitor still work. thanks for the help.
Yeah, that's not a good thing. You've lifted a solder pad. However, it can be fixed. Referring to the labeled PCB diagram below, which eyelet is it, and on which side of the board?
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