- Apr 3, 2026
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Alright, thought I’d share this one because it’s definitely not my finest work 
Tried replacing the HDMI port on a Series S and yeah… it didn’t exactly go to plan.
Pads took a bit of a beating, alignment wasn’t great, and I rushed it more than I should have.
Classic case of “just get it done” instead of slowing down.
Photo below
(Big lesson here for me — patience > speed, especially with these ports)
I’m debating whether to:
What would you lot do in this situation?
Looking at it now, I’m thinking this might actually be salvageable with a proper trace repair.
I’ve been looking at one of the HDMI trace repair kits from Uber Repairs, seems like it lines everything up a lot cleaner than trying to bodge wires in.
ubermicro.co.uk
Never used one before, but this might be the job to try it on.
If it works, great—if not, it’s already a learning board at this point anyway
Has anyone here used one on a Series S before? Worth it or better off running jumpers?
Tried replacing the HDMI port on a Series S and yeah… it didn’t exactly go to plan.
Pads took a bit of a beating, alignment wasn’t great, and I rushed it more than I should have.
Classic case of “just get it done” instead of slowing down.
Photo below
(Big lesson here for me — patience > speed, especially with these ports)
I’m debating whether to:
- Attempt a proper clean-up and reflow
- Go down the trace repair route
- Or just call this one experience and move on
What would you lot do in this situation?
Looking at it now, I’m thinking this might actually be salvageable with a proper trace repair.
I’ve been looking at one of the HDMI trace repair kits from Uber Repairs, seems like it lines everything up a lot cleaner than trying to bodge wires in.
XBOX SERIES S HDMI TRACE FIX FLEX | Uber Micro Repairs
This XBOX SERIES S HDMI TRACE FIX FLEX is to help aid totally destroyed HDMI pads. Allows alternate points to be soldered and rebuilds all traces.
ubermicro.co.uk
Never used one before, but this might be the job to try it on.
If it works, great—if not, it’s already a learning board at this point anyway
Has anyone here used one on a Series S before? Worth it or better off running jumpers?
