Low Tide Scratched PCB

[water.town]

Hi all, I’m a relatively inexperienced builder and I’m working on a Low Tide build. In removing some excess solder from between two resistors I accidentally scratched the pcb back to the copper. I’m wondering if this is going to be an issue as I’m only beginning the build, and would prefer to start on a new board now if necessary (rather than continuing with this one and wasting time/components).

Any advice is much appreciated!

 

[Brett]

You’re probably fine, just check with a voltmeter to make sure that you only have continuity where you’re supposed to. The schematic will come in handy here

 

[water.town]

Thanks Brett—unfortunately there’s not yet a schematic for the low tide, and even if there were I’d have no idea what to do with it.

Any ideas about where I should be checking for continuity?

 

[Brett]

Thanks Brett—unfortunately there’s not yet a schematic for the low tide, and even if there were I’d have no idea what to do with it.

Any ideas about where I should be checking for continuity?

It’s probably best to send a private message to @Robert and ask for a schematic or at the very least, a layout showing the traces. From that, you’ll just want to be sure that each trace around the damaged portion is isolated (or still has a ground connection, if the pad connects to the ground plane).

 

[DGWVI]

Schematic here