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| USB socket bad design? |
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| mclien:
I have a wireless keyboard, which I use for my Kodi mediaplayer. (https://joy-it.net/en/products/TASTAMINI01) I had to replace it (warranty) 2 times. once because it wasn't charging the battery anymore second because the usb socket broke off after the 5th time I plugged the cable in. I could literally feel, how it got loos and went into the casing. So I got the replacement and since I don't want to keep me sending the defective one in every 2-4 weeks and wait for a replacement (took 3 weeks lat time), I looked into it (pics attached). To me it looks like the through hole parts of the USB port should be soldered, too. While this is voiding warranty, I'd rather have a keyboard that lasts longer than 2 weeks. So I can think of 2 possibilities to fix this. Soldering the missing part. Attaching some resin (glue with fibers) as reinforcement behind the USB port. Thoughts? (apart from buying a better keyboard, which I couldn't find in this size/ configuration) |
| ataradov:
Are they not soldered on the other side? If so, then it is not how this connector is supposed to be used. I've seen people put solder pads under the connector and solder the whole body, but I don't know how reliable that is. If there a way to solder the legs, I would do so. Epoxy is a good solution for mechanical strength. Just be careful - those connectors have a lot of holes, so use high viscosity stuff. And it will make replacing a damaged connector next to impossible. Another thing I would consider is scratching off some of the solder mask on the sides of the connector and soldering a wire bracket to the copper plane and the top of the connector. This at least will be reversible. |
| u666sa:
It is suppose to be soldered undearneath the connector. So soldering is not critical. But you can take it off and resolder properly if you wish. However, what really going to fix you is adding hot glue right on top and closing the case, so that it is pinched between case with hot glue. |
| coppice:
Its not uncommon with cheap USB devices, like hubs, to be quite appallingly put together. The designs aren't usually too bad, but when you get trouble and open them up you find anything not in the signal path hasn't been soldered. This means all the mounting tabs are just wiggling around, and giving little or no mechanical support to the much smaller signal connexions. |
| Audiorepair:
I think I would be getting one of these and leaving it plugged into the keyboard : https://www.amazon.co.uk/short-usb-extension-cable/s?k=short+usb+extension+cable |
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