Dear friends,
Usb socket on the controller board has been ripped off.
This was my fault, beacuse I moved my computer without removing cable.
I am not good at soldering and the legs of USB socket is very tiny.
Do I have to solder all of the legs of USB?
Or just contacting the legs is enough? I mean I can glue the USB socket on the PCB and the legs will touch proper points on card.
Can I attach the socket with hot silicon to the board?
Best regards,
If you are lucky and didn’t rip the traces off the PCD when the connetor broke
you can probably solder it back in place.
The 4 pins (+ground) need to be all connected.
I would prtin the copper pads and the just reheat them with the connector in place.
That will give the best results with unharmed traces.
Alternatively you can solder the ends of the usb cable to different spots on the PCB, like i had to do when mine came off.
(the copper pads ripped off the board)
[quote=“ichbinsnur”]If you are lucky and didn’t rip the traces off the PCD when the connetor broke
you can probably solder it back in place.
The 4 pins (+ground) need to be all connected.
I would prtin the copper pads and the just reheat them with the connector in place.
That will give the best results with unharmed traces.
Alternatively you can solder the ends of the usb cable to different spots on the PCB, like i had to do when mine came off.
(the copper pads ripped off the board)
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Are those copper pads on the 4 corner of the socket?
I see 3 copper dots on the socket?
But all off the legs on the socket are fine.
Can you please share some detailed process that I should do or can you share the photo for clear info?
Here is the pinout of the USB connector in the controller board:
The red arrows mark the mechanical mounting points of the socket.
[quote=“ichbinsnur”]Here is the pinout of the USB connector in the controller board:
The red arrows mark the mechanical mounting points of the socket.
Thank you very much.
Than, in my case, mechanical mounting points (copper pads) are also ripped off form the card.
I mean I will not able to solder socket to the card (for mechanical mounting). I should glue it.
I will first solder all of the legs. you show.
Than i will glue the socket for mechanical mounting.
(If it is wrong operation please warn me)
For glue, using hot silicon is harmful for card? or any other suggestion for glue operation. (i.e. cryo acrylite)
What do you mean by Hot silicone?
Hot Glue? If so, that probably won’t last very long.
I suggest superglue. (cyanacrylate)
First clean the contacts of the connector and on the board from old solder (best, by using solder wick)
The tin the board contacs with fresh solder.
Pust a small drop of superglue on each mounting pad and put the connector in place.
Then reflow (remelt) the solder on the contacts to join them together.
