Did I damage my PCB?

[boysenpai]

I'm a newbie, please be nice but honest. In another thread I asked for help since I soldered a MCP602 Dual op-amp straight onto the board in a opposite direction. Tried to desolder it with no success. Many people advised me to chip off the pins and replace is with a new one. I chipped them off.

My worry is I possibly destroyed the PCB in the process. I heated the connections many many times while trying to desolder the component and I also scratched it a little bit. How can I check whether the board is still usable? Photos included if it's of any help. Thank you in advance.

 

[Erik S]

See @jwin615 's post in your original thread. It does look like you lifted a pad. You can also inspect the pins you pulled out and see if there's a little ring stuck on one of them.

 

[jimilee]

I'm a newbie, please be nice but honest. In another thread I asked for help since I soldered a MCP602 Dual op-amp straight onto the board in a opposite direction. Tried to desolder it with no success. Many people advised me to chip off the pins and replace is with a new one. I chipped them off.

My worry is I possibly destroyed the PCB in the process. I heated the connections many many times while trying to desolder the component and I also scratched it a little bit. How can I check whether the board is still usable? Photos included if it's of any help. Thank you in advance.

You can run a jumper to that 1U cap right there beside it. The board isn’t fried by any means.

 

[boysenpai]

You can run a jumper to that 1U cap right there beside it. The board isn’t fried by any means.

Great news, thank you

 

[Feral Feline]

I know you want to finish your Low Tide, and you can and will — there's no harm in setting it aside for a short spell while you get a couple more builds under your belt.

It's an option, though there's nothing wrong with carrying on working the Low Tide to working condition, either.

 

[boysenpai]

I know you want to finish your Low Tide, and you can and will — there's no harm in setting it aside for a short spell while you get a couple more builds under your belt.

It's an option, though there's nothing wrong with carrying on working the Low Tide to working condition, either.

I will consider that, thank you for encouragement.