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Solder Ball
Although a solder ball is present it should have been referred to as a solder attachment rather than a ball. The solder has wet the track due to failure of the resist coating. The coating may have failed as it was applied over a tin/lead coating on the tracking or due to poor print thickness control. Care must be taken to ensure operators recognise the difference as any attempt to remove this type of ball manually will result in a damaged track.