Thread: Problems with N900 USB port becoming broken / loose and resulting warranty & repair issues
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retsaw is offline retsaw
2010-10-17 , 19:04
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Originally Posted by my-demise View Post
Added a larger version of the image to OP.
On closer inspection, the old port may be okay, but I can't be sure.

That's something I'm a little afraid of, it does appear as though the pad (on the left) has completely came off the board, will this cause much of an issue concerning soldering a new micro usb port to the board?
I shouldn't think so, I don't think that pad does anything, at most it probably provides an additional connection to ground for the edge of the port.

If there's no other option to interface with the device, I may have to bite the bullet and give this a shot! Which both excites and worries me greatly hahaha!

I'll be sure to keep everyone here updated either way!
If you do give it a go, you might want to find some junk electronics you can practise on first, and good luck!