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Electronics => Beginners => Topic started by: Skippy on October 20, 2012, 06:13:09 pm

Title: Replacing broken iPod dock connectors
Post by: Skippy on October 20, 2012, 06:13:09 pm

I was after some advice on how to desolder iPod dock connectors from PCBs.

Here's what they look like:

(http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/p604/superdjc/IMAG0785.jpg)
(http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/p604/superdjc/IMAG0786.jpg)
(http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums/p604/superdjc/IMAG0788.jpg)

As you can see, hopefully, they've got two bits- a through hole bit round the outside which hold the connector in place, and some .5mm pitch SMD which are the contacts to the pins. Currently, I'm trying to use hot air, but I have to really blast it to get it all to melt at once, and I always seem to lift tracks on the board as you can see if you look at the board photo.

If you wanted to get the connector off and not damage the board in, what would you do?

Title: Re: Replacing broken iPod dock connectors
Post by: peter.mitchell on October 20, 2012, 06:34:03 pm

Do you want to keep the connector? or doesn't matter?

I'd just dremel the connector off then de-solder like normal.

Title: Re: Replacing broken iPod dock connectors
Post by: Skippy on October 20, 2012, 07:41:41 pm

The connectors are broken- that's why I'm removing them, so I don't want to keep them.

Title: Re: Replacing broken iPod dock connectors
Post by: G7PSK on October 20, 2012, 08:28:03 pm

Completely de-solder the through hole retainers using the iron and solder sucker/wick and then use the hot air to remove the rest of the unit.