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Title: Help, or not....Photo added
Post by: mniels on Wed, 22 February 2017, 19:12:14
I am pretty sure I know the answer to this question, but....

If I have a lifted pad (the Enter key in this case,) am I totally screwed?  I am assuming that it can't be jumped like an LED, and that particular key isn't exactly a good candidate for re-mapping somewhere else.  This is on a Pok3r.
Title: Re: Help!!!
Post by: happylacquer on Wed, 22 February 2017, 19:41:33
Replying to a topic called "Help!!!" makes me feel like a scrub, but i'll tell you what you need to know anyway. Follow the trace alllll the way to where it goes. Solder a wire between there and where you would have soldered to if the pad hadn't lifted and bob's your uncle
Title: Re: Help!!!
Post by: mniels on Wed, 22 February 2017, 19:44:38
Well, I don't get the jokes or whether or not I am being made fun of, but.....thanks?
Title: Re: Help, or not....
Post by: Tactile on Wed, 22 February 2017, 19:59:55
You'll get more help if you post photos but more than likely it's repairable.
Title: Re: Help, or not....
Post by: mniels on Wed, 22 February 2017, 20:08:41
You'll get more help if you post photos but more than likely it's repairable.

An excellent point, so here we go....like I said previously, the Enter key:

Title: Re: Help, or not....Photo added
Post by: tjcaustin on Wed, 22 February 2017, 20:19:49
Why can't you run a jumper from the ansi enter pad to iso enter pad?
Title: Re: Help, or not....Photo added
Post by: mniels on Wed, 22 February 2017, 20:42:51
Why can't you run a jumper from the ansi enter pad to iso enter pad?
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There you go, didn't even think of that, so thank you.

Is there a recommended minimum gauge for the jumper wire?  Never actually had to do this before, so please excuse the dumb question.
Title: Re: Help, or not....Photo added
Post by: pixelpusher on Wed, 22 February 2017, 20:47:14
Just make sure you use stranded and not solid.  Solid will pull **** off if stressed
Title: Re: Help, or not....Photo added
Post by: mniels on Wed, 22 February 2017, 20:50:23
Just make sure you use stranded and not solid.  Solid will pull **** off if stressed

Gotcha, thanks!
Title: Re: Help, or not....Photo added
Post by: mniels on Wed, 22 February 2017, 21:06:10
Why can't you run a jumper from the ansi enter pad to iso enter pad?

Just make sure you use stranded and not solid.  Solid will pull **** off if stressed



Many thanks to you both, worked like a charm!