Destroyed Solder Pad on Arduino Beetle

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First off, hope that this is the correct category to be posting in!

I recently purchased an arduino beetle, hoping to use it in conjunction with an accelerometer I purchased from Adafruit. The accelerometer uses i2c so I knew that I was going to have to use the two solder pads on the bottom of the beetle for SDA and SCL. Unfortunately in the process, one of the solder pads broke clean off. I realise that it's probably near impossible to refix the pad, especially with my soldering skills, so I was wondering if there's any possible alternative to still be able to use i2c with this beetle? Or is buying a new one and trying to be more careful the best option here?
Thanks

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Send some pictures and we might be able to give you some ideas.

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Where do the I2C connections go to? Maybe you can wire to the pad of a chip, or a pullup resistor.

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Sounds like you may have used too hot of an iron. If you’re not using a temperature controlled iron you should be. Get the iron to temp. Use flux and quick touch with some solder should get you tinned. Then tin the wire and solder together.

It’s a great idea to watch how to videos and get some practice as this is a vital skill for our hobby.

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if there's any possible alternative to still be able to use i2c with this beetle?

There are some software I2C libraries about. Google for them.