Slight scratch in solder mask across trace

[absolvism]

So I managed to make a tiny surface nick across a trace just deep enough to take off the solder mask while building a Dwarven Hammer. DMM shows continuity between point above and below nick. Ok to ignore and carry on?

Thanks

 

[Many__Of__Horror]

If you have continuity, no issue

 

[absolvism]

If you have continuity, no issue

Thank you

 

[benny_profane]

Make sure you don’t have a short to ground just to be safe.

 

[absolvism]

Make sure you don’t have a short to ground just to be safe.

Could you elaborate a little if you don’t mind? I’m not sure how to check for that.

 

[benny_profane]

Could you elaborate a little if you don’t mind? I’m not sure how to check for that.

There’s a trace where the scratch is. And it looks like there’s a ground pour around it. Test for continuity between one of the pads connected to the trace and a ground pad. If you have no continuity, you should be fine.

 

[absolvism]

There’s a trace where the scratch is. And it looks like there’s a ground pour around it. Test for continuity between one of the pads connected to the trace and a ground pad. If you have no continuity, you should be fine.

Neither pad shows continuity. Thanks for breaking that down for me, makes perfect sense now.