My N900 port broke when it was charging and fell down, because clumsy me, tripped on the cable and that was the end of that device as an 100% functional device. I couldn't live without my N900 device so I bought a second, second-hand device.

For this device I bought an universal charger, and for the working device I got a little sandpaper and got rid of those little metal parts that were supposed to keep the usb in place. And I did that until it takes no effort to plug it in or get it out. Now I use that port only for charging, for data transfel I use WinSCP.

Also my broken port was impossible to repair, I tried several local services and they all said NO! I got myself a professional soldering iron, I had left 3/5 pins on the PCB, but after i managed to solder the port back, the second time it broke, took away all the pins... so now, I just have a hole in my device.

Here is my universal charger.



P.S. If somebody can attach me a method for rewiring, I would be happy to try it!