Start button wasn't working, found this on the board, isopropyl isn't doing any good
#best way to remove this
tender tide
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jolly raptor
Those are spots where the nickel/copper under the gold corroded and the gold flaked off. There's not really any cleaning it.
tender tide
any way to fix or is this toast?
jolly raptor
Does the button not work? You might be able to use something like a fiberglass pen to get in there a bit more, otherwise you'd have to use something like my button board replacement
tender tide
it does not, looking it up i probably will
jolly raptor
Actually, it looks like P13 is missing, which is probably the real issue
The trace for start runs right through it, so if that test point is gone, the connection gets cut. If you have a multimeter you can check if you have continuity from the start pads up to the corresponding via in this diagram
jolly raptor
I'm shocked
tender tide
real quick, should the speaker through holes have continuity
jolly raptor
With the speaker removed, no
tender tide
Does the button not work? You might be able to use something like a fiberglass p...
Do you have a link where I can get those, I have found nothing