Fixing non-booting PiZero SD card socket
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 3:35 pm
I accidentally ripped up my SD card socket on my PiZero when I tried to remove a HAT card.
Fortunately there was an easy fix. The nice people making the Pi have put large test-pads on the back side of the board. So I just grabbed an extra microSD adapter and soldered it to the back of the board.

And the PiZero boots up nicely again.
TOP LINE
1 - PP19
2 - PP15
3 - PP5
4 - PP8
5 - PP14
6 - PP5
7 - PP16
8 - PP17
LOWER LINE
9 - PP18
Fortunately there was an easy fix. The nice people making the Pi have put large test-pads on the back side of the board. So I just grabbed an extra microSD adapter and soldered it to the back of the board.

And the PiZero boots up nicely again.
TOP LINE
1 - PP19
2 - PP15
3 - PP5
4 - PP8
5 - PP14
6 - PP5
7 - PP16
8 - PP17
LOWER LINE
9 - PP18