made a dumb mistake: auditorium test platform

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Nope, this will just ground your signal. You'll need to get it off and reinstall it correctly.

If you don't mind destroying the jack you can try clipping the pins off and then desoldering one at a time.
 
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If you want to give another shot at desoldering you can try blowing the hot solder out with compressed air - just be careful what's behind it! But cutting it out and then desoldering would probably be the best option if you find yourself in danger of damaging the board.
 
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zgrav said:
Hmmmm. you might even be able to clip the pins, turn the jack around, and resolder it to the pins. Worth a try.
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I'm trying to do this. I can't desolder the jack, even after clipping the pins. I don't have much luck with solder suckers. I've also tried desolder wick, I just can't get enough solder out to remove the component.
 
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peccary said:
If you want to give another shot at desoldering you can try blowing the hot solder out with compressed air - just be careful what's behind it! But cutting it out and then desoldering would probably be the best option if you find yourself in danger of damaging the board.
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Thanks - I'll try this!
 
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Well I had a heck of a time getting the jack off. Compressed air wasn't working so well to blow the solder out. Finally I pried the jack up enough to get the clippers in on the top so I could clip it off. The jack is ruined. The board may very well be ruined. What do you guys think? Can I salvage this board? Maybe I could do a continuity test to check if the board will still work? Not sure there's enough material for the solder to bond with.
 

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you should be able to still use your board. plug a cable into a jack and figure out which two pins on the jack connect to ground and to the tip of the cable. use your meter to see if those two corresponding holes on your board still connect to ground and to the input for the screw terminals at the other end of the board. If they do, you can go ahead and install the jack. if there is not continuity on the board you need to find a spot where you can connect to that trace -- probably by scraping some more of the pcb away near the hole. worst case scenario you un a wired on the bottom from those two jack pins to the bottom of the board where the pins for the screw terminal are located.
 
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zgrav said:
you should be able to still use your board. plug a cable into a jack and figure out which two pins on the jack connect to ground and to the tip of the cable. use your meter to see if those two corresponding holes on your board still connect to ground and to the input for the screw terminals at the other end of the board. If they do, you can go ahead and install the jack. if there is not continuity on the board you need to find a spot where you can connect to that trace -- probably by scraping some more of the pcb away near the hole. worst case scenario you un a wired on the bottom from those two jack pins to the bottom of the board where the pins for the screw terminal are located.
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Thanks for your help! The board still works. I did have to use a couple of wires that go underneath the board, but I built a Tommy III and tested it using the board.
 
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