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Originally Posted by geekmaster
Modern devices use lead-free (RoHS) solder that is very brittle.
I have had chips and connectors pop loose from circuit boards after dropping. Touching the connections up with lead-based solder fixes them, after removing excess solder from solder-bridges using solder wick. A low temperature soldering iron (just enough to melt the solder) helps to protect the board and the chips.
Damaged screens can start with little or no visible damage, with a growing screen substrate crack over time. Perhaps you lucked out there. I have a working K3 that needs a screen. Amazon's "half-price" replacement offer was a lot more than I paid for it originally, so it sits waiting for a screen.  |
Wow, I only paid $40 for mine when I called amazon about my broken K2, they gave me a discount.
I doubt the mmc popped loose though.... How would the default screensaver have shown if the mmc was off? Does the MMC have a connector on the board somewhere? Or is it soldered straight in?
I've never learned to solder, and I doubt that my K3 would be a good place to start..My friend who knows how is gone until Thursday....