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the803
29th June 2008, 10:51 PM
On my XDA Mini S it is loose. Does it simply have to be soldered back on?
Thanks
mestrini
30th June 2008, 11:12 AM
On my XDA Mini S it is loose. Does it simply have to be soldered back on?
Thanks

depends on what is loose: the four legs that hold the port to the PCB or the 5pins that are responsible for the communication lines (and charging)
the803
30th June 2008, 05:27 PM
But if its any of those, is it still repairable?
mestrini
30th June 2008, 06:25 PM
But if its any of those, is it still repairable?

Yes it is. In fact there is a dedicated thread to this issue where i gave some tips.

i've managed to recover one wizard that had the port complete removed after a fall. The four legs were easy but the big problem was the other five contacts since they're really small and are hidden underneath the port. Long story short i had bypass the circuit by soldering a couple of copper wires directly from the port contacts to the resistors in the PCB :cool:
akashastrega
1st July 2008, 09:09 PM
read my thread posted in my siggy...it gives great tips.