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Imperfection on the pcb - kreyren - 03-08-2020
Were there any issues with this connector that would require such a hotfix? Or am i just unlucky to get a board which wasn't process correctly by the machine? (https://github.com/Kreyren/pinetime/issues/8)
![[Image: unknown.png?width=573&height=402]](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/622348681538043924/686363386962771970/unknown.png?width=573&height=402)
Context: i want to know what was the issue in case it conflicts with the development
RE: Imperfection on the pcb - danielt - 03-09-2020
(03-08-2020, 06:38 PM)kreyren Wrote: Were there any issues with this connector that would require such a hotfix? Or am i just unlucky to get a board which wasn't process correctly by the machine? (https://github.com/Kreyren/pinetime/issues/8)
Context: i want to know what was the issue in case it conflicts with the development
That is just the pad for the pogo pin watch back to connect to. It is used only for charging so I guess if you stack the charger, watch back and watch front together and you can see the device charge then it is working electrically.
On the other hand its pretty odd to see a blob of solder on the pad (it is just a blob of solder, right?). IMHO this sort of thing should not be happening during manufacturing.
RE: Imperfection on the pcb - kreyren - 03-09-2020
> That is just the pad for the pogo pin watch back to connect to. It is used only for charging so I guess if you stack the charger, watch back and watch front together and you can see the device charge then it is working electrically.
Confirm it works using it for 4th day now ^^
> (it is just a blob of solder, right?)
Seems to be a gold plated plate sordered on the board.
> . IMHO this sort of thing should not be happening during manufacturing.
Agree that's why i want to know why would this needed in case this could conflict with the development (i.e manufacturing error on X boards that might affect the runtime somewhere else, etc..)
RE: Imperfection on the pcb - wattbot - 04-09-2020
(03-08-2020, 06:38 PM)kreyren Wrote: Were there any issues with this connector that would require such a hotfix? Or am i just unlucky to get a board which wasn't process correctly by the machine? (https://github.com/Kreyren/pinetime/issues/8)
Context: i want to know what was the issue in case it conflicts with the development
My PineTime, which I just received a couple days ago, has a nearly identical solder blob there. Maybe it's some sort of hack? Didn't think much of it, my device is working as expected.
RE: Imperfection on the pcb - wibble - 04-12-2020
On mine there's no blob, and the 5V and G pads both look like the G pad in the photo, with a bit more of a gap between them. Is it perhaps rework for a faulty 5V pad?
RE: Imperfection on the pcb - VMMainFrame - 04-16-2020
Mine also has no blob of solder, it looks like the picture in the Wiki.
RE: Imperfection on the pcb - max00 - 06-20-2020
Mine also has the solder on it - my guess is, that they had some contacting issues with the pins from the case, since it looks like the ground pin hits the pad in the middle but the 5V pin is quite close to the ground pin (at least in my case).