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Replace USB-C port on Thinkpad
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Peabody:

--- Quote from: u666sa on December 09, 2024, 05:44:33 am ---Connector is glued at the bottom

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I haven't seen anything in the videos suggesting it's glued.  But I guess you're saying that's how they position something like this for reflow.
u666sa:
They are most often glued. For strength. Glue is nasty, 390C does not make it melt, you gotta apply force to remove connector.

Not all of them are glued. But most are.

Some are soldered on the bottom of connector.
wraper:

--- Quote from: u666sa on December 09, 2024, 07:10:13 am ---They are most often glued. For strength. Glue is nasty, 390C does not make it melt, you gotta apply force to remove connector.

Not all of them are glued. But most are.

Some are soldered on the bottom of connector.

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I've never seen any glue under the connector. Even if some are glued, it should be very rare. If connector is not moving and you apply force, you'll have a great chance of tearing off the pads.
wraper:

--- Quote from: Peabody on December 09, 2024, 05:49:39 am ---reheater?  Do you mean something like a hotplate?  And heat it from underneath?

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Yes, from underneath, either hot air or hot plate type.
Peabody:

--- Quote from: wraper on December 09, 2024, 10:12:19 am ---
--- Quote from: Peabody on December 09, 2024, 05:49:39 am ---reheater?  Do you mean something like a hotplate?  And heat it from underneath?

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Yes, from underneath, either hot air or hot plate type.

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I need to think about some kind of hot plate thing.  Not just for removing it, but for soldering in the new part.  It seems that would provide the most temperature-controlled method, and the least likely to cause damage to the part and the board.  The port is almost at the corner of the motherboard, so maybe some kind of nichrome heater that warms everything up gradually until the solder melts.
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