How To Re-plate and Repair PCB Gold Fingers
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2013
- BEST Inc master instructor Norman Mier demonstrates how to replate gold fingers using the BEST gold contact replating kit. In this video he demonstrates how to repair, prepare and replate the finger using a gold replating solution. If you want to learn more go to solder.net for further training and soldering tips.
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This is Gold for those who have video games collection like nes,snes ,n64,genesis etc
This tutorial is GOLD 🥇
literally
@11:54 gold flakes on the tape are clearly seen. @12:13 you can see where the plating has been pulled off. so the tape test worked and proved that plating was removed. you need to completely clean the fingers down to bare copper, which was not done here.
This is sorcerry!!! :) Came here for my SNES and N64 small collection....they will live again,i tell ya!
Why do you need it to be gold?
@@antonkukoba3378 gold will oxydate less, and will make better contact throughout the years
Did it work for you?
@@BulletBillBowser some of them really worked, i suspect the ones that didn't have broken traces, i will find the time for them someday...
Looks like some gold has been removed on the tape!! Do you not remove all traces of solder from pads before plating, ie return to base copper? (otherwise the adhesion will be compromised by the solder residues). This must be achieved by using a chemical solder stripper to remove any intermetallic formed by the solder contamination, then to mechanically prepare the exposed copper again as in initial plating for Ni/Au operation. Then replate as in the video.
I was an Industrial Chemist in a PCB shop for many years until retirement.
Could you use an oxalic acid, like "Barkeepers friend" to clean to the base copper?
Excellent video. Thank you.Very informative.
Is there a way to do something like this to repair the gold connector pins on an m.2-style ssd? They're tiny though. Or would conductive pens work?
These items are available from either Amazon or directly from 'Becker Industries' - and for substantially less money. Becker sells 2-3 inexpensive fully functional kits for small scale projects (one w/o a power supply in case you have a bench PSU already - which coincidentally is your best bet due to flexibility). These small kits run ~$59.99-$89.99.
The exact one in the video is $375, and does come with Nickle & Gold solutions, as well as the much lauded and fabled 'Charmeleon Eyelash Dust'. If you're careful, you can get everything you need for quite a bit less (if you're really diligent, up to perhaps *50% less*).
Keep in mind, you will generally need to purchase Nickle & Gold (and/or Silver if you like) solutions/gels & any prep chemicals recommended - separately (I believe two of the Becker kits come w/a small amount of gold @ their price). You'll need to make sure you get ones that work with *this* plating method (and they can get expensive!). Look around hard, triple check it's compatible & make sure you're not paying more than you should (especially on Gold & Silver solutions/gels).
I looked into this for repairing NES/SNES/GB cartridge fingers w/excessive wear or full loss of plating (I have an NES cart of 'Final Fantasy' w/pins that have seen better days). Now that I see what can be done, I will likely plate everything on them... RCA jacks, connector pins... you name it.
After you plate electronic components/jacks/connectors, I recommend using 'DeoxIT Gold G5' in whatever form works for your application (spray, liquid) on all the newly plated gold parts. It helps protect gold surfaces at a molecular level and further enhances connections. It's not cheap, but it's not expensive either and all of DeoxIT's products are renowned for their tried & tested high performance.
Though many of us have specific projects in mind, these tools can really be used to plate many things: car badging/logos, jewelry... as long as the base material isn't aluminum (uses a different process). Even if you have to prep the surface a specific way or plate it w/nickel or another metal first (prior to plating w/gold).
Now get your gear... and go plate the world! Or, just fix/pimp out your Game Consoles & games like me.
Awesome tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
The process looks much easier than I thought it would. We'll bring our finger repair in-house. The end result here is quite poor though. The surface was left very rough by the method you used to remove the solder. I would be concerned that the gold would be worn away in those rough areas. I see no reason to dab at the solder. A wiping motion would give you a smooth surface.
yeah shitty job tbh and he kept saying the opposite lol
With this my rather large collection of NES and SNES games can live on forever. All my games still work, this is a more of a surgical repair as the gold contacts wear off over time. No one knows for certain how long a well maintained cart can last, which all of mine are. I figure we may have 10-15 years left before the majority of games in the wild lose their finish. This would bring them all back indefinitely. Cracked and eroded solder points would be the next or first thing to go depending on cart storage.Definitly will be purchasing your kit as well as a permanent supply of the solutions and gold so that in the event my 200+ carts face mass extinction in the next decade or 2 ill have more than enough to fix them all and as long as needed until my eventual death. Figure I got another 30-35 years and I intend to game the fuck out of all of them.
It's great to meet a fellow with the same passion to NES game. You better take care of those NES cartridge will ya?
I came here for this very reason. I happened upon a lot of NES carts that have bad rust/corrosion on contacts and was planning on refurbishing them. The solder joints look to be okay but I may re-solder if it doesn't work after performing a method such as this.
hey ,if anyone else needs to find out about
circuit board repair
try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my brother in law got cool results with it.
Chris D gamer till I die, no matter the system.
all games will suffer from bit rot and die eventually, not in your life time though. maybe a few hundred years. EEPROMS NASA has still work 40 years later. so do most prototypes. and people say these have a 10-20 year life expectancy.
My wife's pc only on start up gets a yellow blue blink on the screen than everything is fine. I see on the card that 2 gold fingers are kind crinkled if that is what you call it. Can that be causing the yellow blue blink before boot up?
Do you know/have material to repair carbon tracks on potentiometers?
Excellent.
My SD card works fine I was looking at the contacts under a magnifying glass and I just thought is it worth trying to recoat them.
What's the resulting thickness - does it hold or is it just "make up"? With the thinner and simpler chemical gold we have at work, there's a lot more work involved and it takes a lot longer time. "Fingers" should be electro plated with "hard gold" to last.
Amazing, where I can find it?
Hi there if my button panel is torn off, how can i fix it, whether i can use the conductive pen
Hey man!
I see that there's been a few recent comments on this vid
With that in mind I have a big question. I don't know if you're still active, but would it be possible to use this method on the Nintendo DS Cartridge pins?
If so, video please ?! It would be absolutely amazing to see the process and restoration of very worn pins.
DS cartridges naturally over the years corrode and there will be wear and tear leading to gold platings being gone.
Also I think others would highly be interested in this as well. I for sure am
👀😄
Gorgeous vid man... like it
I mistakely burnt my rams one point. By putting opposite
Can i make that connecting plate with soldering iron
Is my ram is still working
Pls hlp me fast greek soldering,😶😑😞
Aren't you just putting nickel onto the existing thin coat of solder and then gold on to of that? What's the point?
that's great, does the kit come with two applicator holder pens, i would want two of those red tip holder pens so don't mix them up
If you order the kit I will make sure you get both of them (extra a no charge). Send a note with the order "Bob W said that he would include a second applicator at no charge" Thanks! BWET
Which chemical is used to remove nikl
Nice. Thanks for posting. BTW, @1:15 it's Cerium Oxide (not Ceramic)
Hello sir which salutations u use
I have a Gameboy color game the pins are messed up it don’t get a good connection can I use this method to plate ? Also it looks like a brass color or is it gold on the old Gameboy games ??
Can this be done on an iphone charge cable?
This is really impressive.
Does this work for burnt Gpu pcie finger?
I'd really like to know what kind of cloth you use for wiping the surface after applying the alcohol?
it's called Kimwipes
+vila thy Thanks Vila! I actually ended up figuring it out a month or so ago.
Sir, I have a question regarding the comparison between liquid tin and liquid gold. I have a similar kit that I've had for a while and I am currently out of liquid gold my question is can liquid 10 in combination with the liquid nickel be used to replace these cartridge teeth.? Basically I just want to know if the same thing that is in your video being done can be done with liquid tin even though I understand gold is better what I want to know is if it's worth it or even possible thanks for your time I love your product and the video was actually really fun to watch and inspiring. You see I'm kind of new to the soldering game
I can answer that, class 3 smt op here, Tin corrodes faster than gold, also gold has better emi resistance.
What if the metal has come off the board compeltely though?
Can you please help me how do I reconnect a connector housing on a board for a drone it snapped off with the plug still in it is it possible to reconnect that I have spare ones that are new as well
If this is still a problem PM me on Reddit and I can help.
how many pins does the lazarian cartridge have
Wonderful video
Sir how to replate any mobile phone screen solder plate was erased by mistake so i need to fix plz help me sir
How much current is it? I wonder, because maybe some precautions are required not to destroy the electronic components. Like if you want to repair the plating of some finger structures of a carbon keyboard, it is hard not to touch the other pole of that switch and reversed 4,5 Vor even 7.5V might destroy the connected IC.
*you are so right!!*
*one must make sure to touch only one finger at a time, only that way it´s impossible to damage any electronic component*
Great video
I accidentally scraped off the gold plated on my iPad logic board when trying to solder a new charging port into it. How much do u charge to re-plate it?
You're fucked.
What I want to know is " Do you solder the entire gold pad with solder?". Is that required?
No you want to remove all the solder, you will have staining from the solder, but if all is removed it should be perfectly smooth. In this video he did not fully remove the solder, it can take multiple passes, and lightly dragging the solder wick is recommended for this procedure, as light as possible. I professionally did this for a previous company I worked for on class 3 boards that where used for aviation. What would happen is when they would go through wave solder for the through hole parts, solder would splash onto the gold pressure contacts and need to be re-plated. It's not hard at all.
Can I use silver conductive wire glue paste to fix solder pads?
No
Exellent, just the job.
You can clearly see gold flakes are removed on the tape and removed from the pads when the pub is shown at the end
Thank you!
great video thank u
neat technique
Can I send you my ds cartridge it needs that repair..
Nice channel bro
Oh, it's just so they look pretty!
4.5v at what amperage? Just asking! SMPS has limitations afterall.
When you set the voltage the amps set themselves, just turn rectifier on full. Usually in milliamp range.
nice video
Amazing
THIS IS VERY COOL BUT HOW CAN I FIX CONNECTORS of my graphic card is real question? I asked one servicer and he told me he cant repair connectors and that he never heard anyone do so. My only bet is to call everyone and ask every repairman in city if he know someone who know someone who make such things repaired.
Exactly this, this technician just told me it's not possible
He said there's nothing any engineer can do about it, and that there's nothing to solder to the board
But why were they tinned first?
Hi Nick,
Thanks for your question.
The situation here was that these gold contacts were accidentally tinned during another process. We simulated this scenario and then demonstrated how to re-plate to achieve the gold-to-gold contact between the contact and connector spring pins.
Thanks again for your question and for watching our content!
Kris Roberson
BEST, Inc.
Master IPC Trainer
@@SolderingGeek So you don't need to tin them first, got it!
very good
Very nice i like it
I saw gold flakes Norm
Well, norm said it was the cerium oxide. So..
Norm : "oh, that gold... That was already on the tape before I used it. Huh? Why is it in the shape of the rectangular contacts I just plated? They looked more like squares to me, I don't know what you're talking about."
WoW Magic
how about GPU ?
So let me understand, you make a commercial abut this great product and when people shows interest, you just ignore them?! in over 5 years!!
I think that I'll try to find an other place to bye a similar product. But thanks for letting me know that this solution exists.
Did you see the clothes this loser is wearing?
I should hope that's a "nuff said"... lol.
Cool
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I was interested in this to repair the gold plating on a DS game cartridge, until I saw the price of the kit. It's much cheaper to buy a new game. I'm sure Nintendo is pleased lol.
If you have multiple carts needing repairs, and the carts in question are impossible to find because of age and rarity, this kit should be a godsend. It's definitely not for casuals though.
Hmmm.... the alternative is to create a replica of the PCB. With low-cost PCB prototyping offered everywhere and free high quality PCB design software available, anyone can do that. It can be done for amounts of money that are still fun. Carts often have very simple PCBs so it shouldn't be that hard to draw a proper replica.
@@danielmantione There already exist a lot of repro boards with no need for you to create one from scratch. I think a lot of people would rather have a repaired original than a replica board, though. Just look at the folks freaking out over replacing damaged labels.
Replacing the board outright is a great idea. I think there's a vocal minority making a scene about preserving old hardware. All I care about is having physical hardware that's not a PITA getting it to work
30 seconds in, I hit subscribe like WHAT
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Following thanks for sharing
I mistakely burnt my rams one point. By putting opposite
Can i make that connecting plate with soldering iron
Is my ram is still working
Pls hlp me fast greek soldering,😶😑😞
my hat is up for you mr
great use of electroplating
I know this is a very old video and I was impress...
I find it strange that you use Cerium Oxide to so call polish it up. Isn't Cerium Oxide to abrasive? That stuff is used to take out scratches out of glass and is really the only stuff that works for glass.
Also... GD!! $370 for a kit?!?!?
Cerium Oxide - 2oz about $8 to $10
Nickel plating solution 8 oz - $25
Ok I see...It's the Gold Solution that costs a Ton..2oz runs about $110 for 24k.
I think you meant Cerium Oxide
Do you even know what your doing? That is not how to remove solder
This guy is the Bob Ross of electroplating
The "Nickle" sticker does not inspire confidence. (It's Nickel)
Oky oky
That stuff came off he try telling some bs man redo and retest. do right in life
Do you have that sentence in english too?
Fuck dude get all that solder off that's driving me insane
Bro it can be done better with a pencil eraser
A bunch of gold on that tape but ok....lol
haha WOW $350 for a kit eh????? or DIY for $25 in parts and chems
Nice contaminated tip. Lol
honestly it doesn't look very nice at all, there was clearly gold flakes on the tape
Ooooof yeah not paying 370 to fix an rx 580
The price is shit.., better buy new board 😖
Exactly this, that's 4* the price of my pc as a whole. And all I wanna repair is the WiFi module
Great vid, but ffs use the word "use" instead of "utilize." So unneccesary
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