Aaaaah! As soon as I saw you going for that SMD diode with the cutters I was yelling "NOOOO THE PAAAAAADS". Lucky it was one of the unnecessary pads
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(probably part of why it lifted as well, having no tracks holding it under the soldermask).
Perhaps time to invest in a $100 hot air tool like the Atten Dave reviewed?
It's amazing how many products can be rendered inoperable by a single part failure. I'm sure lots of consumer hardware is thrown out simply because a diode, capacitor, or resistor has failed, and people simply have no interest in repairing them. Something still valuable like test gear is always worth saving!
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