NoPro, comrade, I understand, been there, done that and I've got the burn scars to prove it, but the ex got the T-Shirt in the settlement. :-/I do know what a via is. I'm saying, I accidentally ripped off the top of one that the trace from the cap lead went to - i now have NOTHING to solder to. the ... I think the word is "annulus" of the via is GONE. Mars' assessment that I am up a certain creek without a certain propulsion device is almost certainly correct - I screwed myself
A rework patch implies that I can actually solder to something. I can't. There is nothing to solder to - the solder won't take to what's left of the via (which is, in this case, not a through-hole - it is a blind via) ... and in fact the solder wasn't taking to ANYTHING.
(I apologise for being defensive, but I'm kinda bummed at how epicly I've failed here.)
BTW, the only stupid question, here in the 68kMLA, is the one that doesn't get asked!
Whatever . . . how about creating a "new annulus" (albeit a "solid" one) by using just the right gauge wire to almost fill the hole, providing a path for the solder to connect to the buried layer, sort of the way a plumber "sweats" a copper pipe <-> fitting connection?
De nada, comrade!
I love your avatar too, but the designer missed the boat, IMHO. If the colors were a tad brighter, solid, and ordered correctly to match the Rainbow Apple Logo, it'd be absolutely PERFECT!