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The DualShock 4 CUH-ZCT2 was announced in 2016 to replace the CUH-ZCT1 controller released in 2013. This controller is similar to the previous model.

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Dualshock 4 potentiometer soldering mistake

Hi, I.made a mistake desoldering one of the pins of a potentiometer trying to replace it and I think that I peeled the contact, ruining the trace. My question is, attending to the photos, If I scratch de blue marked area, can I steel discover part of the trace and try to solder it? Or how can I find out the way of following the trace to scratch a little bit and uncover it to fix it making a bridge using a little bit of copper cable? Thanks!

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Hi!

It is damaged, but it's possible that it can still make contact. It's not completely ruined or broken, just a part of it. So you can try to solder it on and see how it goes.

When you do need to repair the trace, this can be tricky.

You can find some info here: How To Repair Damaged / Broken PCB Traces - 2 Great Methods

It won't be easy, but worth the try!

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Thanks for your answer! The point is that I can not see where the trace is going, I have to scrach the green cover of the blue mark in the photo to uncover part of the trace?

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Probably yes. I can't see any trace there at all, for the other points I do see them. I would just solder the new one in and see how that goes. If it fails, then you need to scratch it away so it may reveal the trace.

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Ok, I will try. Thanks a lot @koppie007 !!

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My pleasure! Good luck with the repair!!

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