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Problem: I was de-soldering the original Apple battery but due to excess/lack of heat and too much force, one of the three solder pads was stripped off. I cannot find the stripped solder pad. My Research: The easiest solution appears to be to solder the stripped solder pad joint to the nearest copper trace. Question: There are 2 traces equally close to the stripped copper joint. Which do I solder to? Do I need to desolder the battery again and solder to the trace, or can I just add solder to link up with the trace? Here is a picture of what my ipod touch currently looks like inside: http://imgur.com/bXXMj As you can see, Trace A and B are equally close, but Trace A is bigger. Do I solder to A, B, or both? Is there any issues if my solder covers both A and B?
Both those points are the +volts test points. You can solder to either of them. A small wire can be soldered between the the pad and your battery, or a simple solder bridge.
