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The both caps lead direct to the new soldered wifi ic.

I guess there is a bit rework necessary or a reballing and resoldering of the wifi ic
 

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The both caps lead direct to the new soldered wifi ic.

I guess there is a bit rework necessary or a reballing and resoldering of the wifi ic
I do not know if I can do this... I will remove the solder mask again and then I am done for.. I do not want to order yet another one.

Or how can I do it without damaging the solder mask?
if you think that the hanging is due to a bad wifi ic, then powering the switch without one installed will go past the switch logo.
(might take a few seconds longer)
Are you 100% sure that it works this way? I would like to try this then.
 

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I do not know if I can do this... I will remove the solder mask again and then I am done for.. I do not want to order yet another one.

Or how can I do it without damaging the solder mask?

Are you 100% sure that it works this way? I would like to try this then.
yes a switch will boot without it installed,

also worth noting i've never had success buying used wifi chips off aliexpress., either bluetooth or wifi never works. but always have success when i pull them myself.

as for pulling the solder mask off, when cleaning the chip lower your temp, and use leaded solder first
 
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I already am using leaded solder. My mistake was using solder wick I guess. I can just run my iron across to reduce the solder on the pads and then just reball on top of these little bits of solder. This way, I should be able to reball without the mask suffering.

And I did not buy the wifi chip off of aliexpress but a local supplier of new parts, with which I never had issues before.

After my exams I will try my best to get this switch working again :)
 

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I already am using leaded solder. My mistake was using solder wick I guess. I can just run my iron across to reduce the solder on the pads and then just reball on top of these little bits of solder. This way, I should be able to reball without the mask suffering.

And I did not buy the wifi chip off of aliexpress but a local supplier of new parts, with which I never had issues before.

After my exams I will try my best to get this switch working again :)
new chips dont work without being programmed,
 

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This was specifically sold as a replacement chip, they never mentioned that it need to be programmed...

Can I program something like this at home?
 

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Yeah, I dont have any. I only have working switches here and I dont want to risk damaging the other wifi ics.

Like I said, I will just remove the one I newly installed and try to start the console. If this works, I can eventually get a broken switch or so to fix the wifi. If not, I will install the hwfly and look into fixing the emmc.
 

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