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WmY |
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WmY Renault 5 Driver
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Posted: 12:35 - 14 Jun 2018 Post subject: Soldering micro USB contacts. |
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My phone (a "Ulefone" Gemini) was charging only intermittently, then not ay all (yesterday). So, I got the back off, which was not very easy, as they're not supposed to be taken apart by users (Ha! A direct challenge!), and I saw that the five contacts on the USB socket were flapping about in the breeze; they should be soldered down. A give-away should have been that the "tongue" in the port was loose.
Anyway, I had a go with my 25W spade-bit, and it's working again, but I don't trust the soldering, as the joints are too small to see easily.
Is there an easy way to fix such things? The Internet shows people with expensive magnifying kit and special hot air blowers and suchlike. It would be cheaper to buy a new board than that! However, I do like fixing things.... |
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Pete. Super Spammer
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Posted: 21:06 - 14 Jun 2018 Post subject: |
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Get another phone and zoom in on the contacts you have soldered. You'll be able to see how good (or bad) the solder joints are. ____________________ a.k.a 'Geri'
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 304 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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