Pad hacking question

[ShinAkuma204]

Just to the left of the recess meant to house the right analog stick, there are two solder blobs–one for start and one for the start/select ground. I soldered to those.

On my PCB, there’s no convenient solder point for either start or select. I tried soldering to the start line in four separate places; none seemed to work but the solder blob.

That’s quite a string of words; if it’s not clear, a friend of mine has a digital camera, and I can probably get a picture posted in a few days. whew. Hope that helps.

Pictures would be very much appreciated.