Scratches on traces on GC Mobo

[Ampz]

I'm creating my first portable and accidentally scratched some traces in the progress, is this bad?
And if so do I have to use thin wire like kynar wire to give continutity between them?

 

[Bakuku]

Pictures would help!

 

[Ampz]

Heres one, I'll post the other one later.

 

[Blargaman91]

The picture is too blurry for me to be sure but it's probably okay. Unless you scratched it pretty hard, it probably didn't break a trace.

 

[Ampz]

Oh sorry about that, i'll take a picture with my camera for higher resolution, i took this one with my phone.

 

[Bakuku]

It seems as if those traces lead to the digital av port.
It might not matter if the are broken but I could be wrong. Just make sure they aren’t bridged with an other layer of the mobo. Maybe use some clear nailpolish to coat the scratch and isolate it.

 

[Blargaman91]

Oh, you're right. Those traces are digital audio, which probably isn't needed.

 

[Ampz]

Yeah that trace that I think was cut was from the digital port I'm not going to be using for this portable but I'll try taking a better picture to show you guys if I've made a deep cut

 

[wolborg]

Test the continuity of the traces with a multi-meter. Are you going to cut the board for your portable? You might end up cutting it off completely anyway. Good luck with this portable though. I will be watching for it.

 

[Ampz]

Thanks and sadly i don't have a multi meter yet since im know a lot about the modding scene but this is my first time actually putting what i've learned to the test.

 

[DuHasst0]

With the cube I would recommend getting one... You will need it for troubleshooting.

 

[Ampz]

Yeah definitely I'm gonna be getting one soon.