Solder under the battery.

[MARSTECH]

I'm just finishing up my Rostock Max V2. On the Rambo, there is a battery by where the solder pads for the fans are. When I was soldering the fans on the solder pads; I spilled some solder and it got under the battery. Is this going to be an issue/ destroy my Rambo? If it is an issue; Is there anything I can do about it? The soldering iron doesn't fit under the battery, and I am worried the heat will damage the battery if it try to get under it. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Jimustanguitar]

Regardless of the component (I'm not sure that there's a battery, but I'm not sure that there isn't either), stray solder on a circuit board is not a good thing. It isn't always a problem, but it's not worth risking it.

If you can't reach it, you may have to remove the component that's on top of it. Have you used desoldering braid or a solder-sucker before? If you haven't got a lot of experience with things like that, it's a job worth farming out.

Pictures would help.

[nitewatchman]

There are no batteries on the Rambo Controller, at least to my knowledge. There is an Electrolytic Capacitor on the board about 3/4" away towards the top from the two X30 Solder Pads if this is what you mean. Can you take a picture, markup a picture, etc.

In general things like this don't take kindly to solder bridges, intentional or otherwise. Has the solder bridged across the traces of component leads?

[Eaglezsoar]

I'm just finishing up my Rostock Max V2. On the Rambo, there is a battery by where the solder pads for the fans are. When I was soldering the fans on the solder pads; I spilled some solder and it got under the battery. Is this going to be an issue/ destroy my Rambo? If it is an issue; Is there anything I can do about it? The soldering iron doesn't fit under the battery, and I am worried the heat will damage the battery if it try to get under it. Any help is greatly appreciated.

As indicated by the other answers you received, you should never leave any solder loose like that. The part it is under is most likely an electrolytic Capacitor as nitewatchman has said.
Normally these parts are tight down against the board and it would be almost impossible for solder to get under them. If the part is high enough to allow solder to get under it then I would
try a flat toothpick to dislodge the loose solder. Do NOT apply power to the board unless you know that the loose solder is gone. With enough time to think about how the solder got under
a component you should be able to find something that will dislodge the solder. Perhaps a friend that has had experiece with soldering and the removal of solder. Best of luck!

[MARSTECH]

Thanks for the suggestions. I managed to get a de-soldering gun and get it off. It took a while, but I managed to get it all removed. Thanks for the help.

[Eaglezsoar]

Thanks for the suggestions. I managed to get a de-soldering gun and get it off. It took a while, but I managed to get it all removed. Thanks for the help.

I am glad to hear that you got the solder off!
Happy Printing!

[BenTheRighteous]

I'm glad to hear you solved it! I gotta say that soldering the fan to the RAMBo was the most frustrating part of the build. I thought my eBay soldering iron and radio shack solder would be sufficient... nope. Instantly created a solder bridge between the two terminals. Luckily I was able to break it with an x-acto knife, but my point is I definitely feel your pain.