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I broke off the USB port ... (rostock max) Pic included
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:24 am
by Vakbezel
It was a little jiggly to begin with, but I broke it off.
Recommendations of what solder to use to re-attach this?
Or any Tips on re attaching would be greatly appreciated
Re: I broke off the USB port ... (rostock max) Pic included
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 12:32 pm
by atoff
It's a simple enough fix. The 2 pins look intact, but the shielding pins seem to be severed. I'd just buy a new receptacle
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/139 to make life easy. Get some solder wick, some standard 60/40 solder, and a bit of flux. Clear the holes using the solder wick, then just solder the new one in place. I always use flux when soldering, to create clean solder joints, if this is the only thing you're ever going to solder, you may just forgo that.
Re: I broke off the USB port ... (rostock max) Pic included
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 2:02 pm
by Vakbezel
thank you! your response was very helpful =)
Re: I broke off the USB port ... (rostock max) Pic included
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 2:55 pm
by dtgriscom
Once you have this fixed, you should probably anchor the USB cable where it enters your printer so that yanking on the cable doesn't stress the connector.
Yours in hindsight,
Dan