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Removing a chip from a board
| It really depends on the chip, I'd think. Either way I can't see shorting the chip socket with a copper plate ending well for anyone involved.
| Alright, so it's really trial and error then..
I suppose with a proper board welding kit one could remove the chip and boot the system, see how it reacts.
| You might be able to figure out of it'll work if you have schematics
| If the board's only function is WiFi transmission and you remove the WiFi chip , then the board will not work.
If the board's main function isn't WiFi transmission but have a WiFi chip on it anyways, the board will most likely still work after you remove the WiFi chip.
Shorting all the chip's soldering pads may kill the board, depends on how the board was designed.
Better read and understand its schematics thoroughly before you do anything.
| Thank you~
| A baseband is already embedded into main SoC on modern phones apparently, so you won't remove the most dangerous part.
| Oooh, somehow I missed the part where op was talking about remove a certain chip on a phone. Sorry.
| >>241478 wait.. you're saying they combined all broadcasting into one chip? That's shit..
Does anyone know how to get board schematics online? I'm hoping there's a website with all of them, I'm also looking for vehicle boards. Google is completely useless now.
| I think you can only find official schematics for the old ones, not much manufacturers are willing to put schematics in user manual anymore, unless some random mad men actually take their time to draw and release them online by themself.
I remember back when 70-early 90s almost all electronic devices had it in user manual, makes it really convenient for people to troubleshoot and fix problems at home.
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| I was wondering, if you heat up a chip and remove it from a board, let's say a super I/O, or a wifi chip, GPS or a data chip on a phone, and don't replace it with anything, will the board still function? Or does it still need to pass current through that chip for the board to work?
If so can you just replace it with a copper plate the size of the chip?
Asking for a friend..