So. I have even better news for you. Obviously if you find damage under the shield, solder skills are probably going to be necessary. But. These shields are actually not soldered on. The one on the back with the black sticker over it is. But these are just snapped on. I can usually pop these off with just a fingernail, just be careful. They typically bite into my nails a bit, you can probably also use a spudger for this purpose if you're more precious with your fingernails than I am, I just don't always have as much luck. getting into the corner any other way.
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So. I have even better news for you. Obviously if you find damage under the shield, solder skills are probably going to be necessary. But. These shields are actually not soldered on. The one on the back with the black sticker over it is. But these are just snapped on. I can usually pop these off with just a fingernail, just be careful. They typically bite into my nails a bit, you can probably also use a spudger for this purpose if you're more precious with your fingernails than I am, I just don't always have as much luck getting into the corner any other way.
Only answered rather than commenting to attach this picture. If you look closely, you can see how the shields in this area clip onto a frame which is soldered onto the board. They are pretty bendy, but I doubt you care too much about getting the shields back on. Where the arrow is, you can see on the shield just below the one you've got the damage to, there's a small gap between the clipped on shield and the soldered on bit.
So. I have even better news for you. Obviously if you find damage under the shield, solder skills are probably going to be necessary. But. These shields are actually not soldered on. The one on the back with the black sticker over it is. But these are just snapped on. I can usually pop these off with just a fingernail, just be careful. They typically bite into my nails a bit, you can probably also use a spudger for this purpose if you're more precious with your fingernails than I am, I just don't always have as much luck. getting into the corner any other way.
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Only answered rather than commenting to attach this picture. If you look closely, you can see how the shields in this area clip onto a frame which is soldered onto the board. They are pretty bendy, but I doubt you care too much about getting the shields back on. Where the arrow is, you can see on the shield just below the one you're got the damage to, there's a small gap between the clipped on shield and the soldered on bit.
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Only answered rather than commenting to attach this picture. If you look closely, you can see how the shields in this area clip onto a frame which is soldered onto the board. They are pretty bendy, but I doubt you care too much about getting the shields back on. Where the arrow is, you can see on the shield just below the one you've got the damage to, there's a small gap between the clipped on shield and the soldered on bit.
So. I have even better news for you. Obviously if you find damage under the shield, solder skills are probably going to be necessary. But. These shields are actually not soldered on. The one on the back with the black sticker over it is. But these are just snapped on. I can usually pop these off with just a fingernail, just be careful. They typically bite into my nails a bit, you can probably also use a spudger for this purpose if you're more precious with your fingernails than I am, I just don't always have as much luck. getting into the corner any other way.
Only answered rather than commenting to attach this picture. If you look closely, you can see how the shields in this area clip onto a frame which is soldered onto the board. They are pretty bendy, but I doubt you care too much about getting the shields back on. Where the arrow is, you can see on the shield just below the one you're got the damage to, there's a small gap between the clipped on shield and the soldered on bit.
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