How to replace a USB cable with no pinout -

[@LaptopDisassembly]

I was watching and thinking..." Did he put the cable through the camera case. " Basically me on a regular repair... 😅

[@JeffPomaybo]

This actually made me feel better.

[@dkupy100]

Yes, been there, done that.

[@stualoo]

I tend to find my best cleanest soldering jobs happen shortly before I realise I have forgotten to feed the cable through something😂

[@Stewie4238]

I have this ability too

[@j.lietka9406]

33:31 The glitter adds a shiny touch!! One heck of a repair!

[@Dennn90]

I usually reuse the original strain relief if possible, usually you can take out the original cable, or even the conductors from insulation, then either pull or drill out the remnants of the cable, and pull the new cable in, gluing the old strain relief to it, looks like factory or close to it.

[@perkulant4629]

This is the way.

[@anthonydenn4345]

Nice job. I find with a little bit of effort, you can usually reuse the strain relief. Makes for a seamless fix in the end.

[@raysutube]

I did a similar repair except on headphones. What I did for strain relief, was put a zip tie on the cable just inside the hole. Worked like a charm. Good job on this repair, I like these kind of videos.

[@techhonour3821]

Probably the funniest video you have posted Graham! I know we all felt the pain.

[@sherlockholmes1121]

Just cut the wires after the connector and the solder the new conductors then heat shrink each one, much easier.

[@colinreece3452]

I was thinking the same and keep the original plug, just join the wires from one cable to the other.

[@g4z-kb7ct]

Yeah I would have done the same, re-use existing connector. There was no need to mess with the PCB or remove that connector. I'm pretty sure he's done the same thing in other jobs rather than just re-use the existing connector and heatshrink the wires. Maybe one day the penny will drop.... currently it seems to be caught on something right now lol

[@swampcat4901]

Much easier and much cleaner.......would be the first thing to do....

[@onix331]

Yep, you can always desolder the connector later on if it doesn't work out. But it's good practice either way

[@dkupy100]

On desoldering the connector off the board, I think Northridge Fix would have used a soldering iron and added some low-melt solder to the pins then quick swipe across the pins with the iron or a lower heat setting on the hot air gun would get the connector off without heat damage.

[@coladict]

Connecting the ground to the support pad without checking if it's actually ground can bite you in the ass. Even though all devices should have ground on those and on the screw holes, they don't always have it.

[@flibble666]

connecto is JST GH 1.25 10-pin.

[@CarlosGarcia-d3e]

@flibble666: Thank you very much for the tip. It's right. I saw it on ali-ss and digik..

[@andytipping70]

i was screaming at the screen as you soldered the first wire - I've been there, done that and worn out the tee shirt so many times Like others have said, i'd have used the connector

[@anthonystowe2]

Awesome video. Good job Graham. Love the gestures and sighs 😅 As board techs, we've all been there once

[@Mikie1959]

you know what Graham you proved you are human . And i love that look when you realized that you forgot to do that.

[@AndyM...]

Great job Graham, I felt your pain at 29:00 Have you considered using the UV curing glue, I find it way better than hot glue especially for small gluing jobs.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

All you need is a baby screwdriver or scalpel blade to release the pins from that plug one at a time and solder the new cable to each pin before pushing it back in. Just look at the "Back face" of the plug and push the sprung retaining tab on the pin. takes 2 seconds. That maintains the integrity for any future work.

[@Adamant_IT]

I've tried soldering to pins before and always found it to be a really fragile repair. I have a crimping kit for JST, which I'd have used if I could, but I didn't realise this connector is actually a known one as well. Assumption on my part there!

[@g4z-kb7ct]

That was way more work than necessary. I would have re-used the same connector, cut off with some wire attached, add heatshrink and solder the new wires on. But kudos for getting it done and it still worked ;-)

[@sokoloft3]

Nice. When you soldered it the first time I was confused why you put the ground on the smaller pads. Easier to put it on the bigger ones so you're not fighting it.

[@El-Nice]

Hi i have an acer travelmate p253 with a broken audio jack can you please tell me where I can find a replacement one ❤❤

[@AndreaGranato]

thanks adam for including audio translation in Italian. greetings from Calabria

[@GregM]

It is Graham there is no Adam here

[@CarlosGarcia-d3e]

(31:05): "I hate glue guns"; lol. Me too. I prefer, if possible; Mask the bare wires soldered to the pads with UV light and secure the insulation-covered wires with a plastic zip tie without overtightening.

[@antoniog5374]

My method for desoldering smd without hot air is to use the iron to melt the solder and gentle slide a ultra thin chip remover blade under the pin. Works like a charm.

[@g4z-kb7ct]

For such a small connector like this just add solder and heat with iron moving it along the connector quickly and it'll come off easily. I've done the same thing many times even with chips.

[@NebukadV]

Good info there for the wires, colors and so on. I am wondering, why doing it with this cable even worked, though. You started with a USB-A to USB-C cable. That cable always expects to be plugged into the "host" with the USB-A plug, so the USB-C plug would always gonna be at the "device"-end. Now you basically flipped that around, since the device (camera) is now sitting were the USB-A port was before and the USB-C Port now is plugged into the host. That might be exactly one of those cases, were the CC pins need to be reconfigured, because before, they should have never requested any power.

[@RealNovgorod]

27:26 Unforeseen consequences.

[@HectorLopez-jw2ke]

In order to desolder the conector properly put the temperature to more than 400 centigrades and goes with the hot air from the back

[@dimBulb5]

Very helpful! Thanks!

[@megamiazga]

Hey man, you can just use a smaller soldering tip, you won't get a cascade of desoldering wires 😄

[@Duty_to_Warn]

Oh dear, the phrase ‘botch up’ comes to mind! 😱

[@drgalvanimd]

That bruise on your finger must have hurt a lot. Be safe!

[@AverageJoe2020]

we were well ahead of you, Been there done that!

[@radio-ged4626]

I wouldn't say that is how you put a new cable on a Logitech Camera. More - that is how YOU put a new cable on a Logitech Camera. Tricky job though, I couldn't have done any better, and it does work so all good........Happy Christmas! 😁

[@JohnPine13]

28:59 😮 Sorry Mate...we've all been there.

[@KrissBartlett]

i think it came out good Graham

[@DJbernardo1320]

Worth the try 💪

[@anonymoususer3835]

I think i would have just cut the wires coming from the connector.

[@nicolasbrenta357]

The only reason that I can imagine not doing this would be not having enough space inside the camera. Otherwise, I'd totally do the same thing.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

You don't have to. Those pins can be released in about 2 seconds, De-solder the old wire, resolder the new one. done. I've done hundreds.

[@keithsweat7513]

Glitter in the glue? No doubt a high tech variably conductive refractive/reflective jazz hand epoxy used to repair a disco ball

[@tongravity5668]

Yes,that`s exactly as i would do the repair - especially that forgotten cable through :)

[@Sulphur_67]

this youtube auto translationt hign is so weird cuz i didn’t expect hearing italian adamantit today lol

[@circuicitis]

Don't blast plastic with hot air. It's much better to apply leaded solder with an iron, and then go 360 degrees from the bottom and have a clean desoldering.

[@dequan916]

What’s the name of the song at the 29:12 mark?

[@harriscom9255]

How difficult would you rate soldering those wires in comparison to smd soldering?

[@Adamant_IT]

Easier than SMD. Single wire soldering is fiddly, but it's all still bigger than SMD and with easier access.

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

I have 2 c920 logitech camers that are only usb 2 but can do 1080p not sure on the FPS probably 30FPS because its usb 2

[@warunakangara6791]

It’s a nice gray color cable, so be happy

[@johndunlop8929]

I was screaming at the computer! done it myself many a time.

[@ΓιώργοςΚεμέριος]

Hello everyone, i have a dell vostro 3500 which doesn't power on. The charger light is green constantly when NOT plugged in but when i plug it in the laptop it starts flashing, green and goes black. Now i'm trying to figure out what's going on and fix it myself but maybe i can have some thoughts on this? Thank you.

[@fredriklindberg8218]

Why using a knife-tip instead of an 2 mm spot-tip when soldering at tight spaces? It's just looks clumpsy and to be honest, thats was the worst soldering job ever 😁 Good video anyway 🤗

[@murtoz5628]

If you had finished up with sugru instead of hot glue you could have made it look almost factory.

[@ableite]

I dont know... Aliexpress has some usb male connectors with plastic covers. I would go for them. I fixed a phone charger with it.

[@MrKot86]

"Clean ME" video? 😉 Please do more BIOS related videos 🙏

[@2009numan]

I wonder if Logitech had replacement cables for that camera, because if so you could have just got a replacement cable

[@SyedAliRaza717]

28:56 thats what i was thinking while u were striping wire 🤣 Well u did a nice job Love From Pakistan

[@Darren777Au]

Thought you would have heated the connector from underneath.

[@TonyHQ79]

Filling it with hot glue just made it 10 x more difficult to get back into if it needs a repair again >_

[@somewaresim]

Maybe a smaller tip might have helped?

[@2009numan]

the only problem with such thin wires is that the outer sheathing melts a lot

[@SusanAmberBruce]

Just one of those days! Ha ha O' dear

[@buddybleeyes]

Why put hot glue on before testing it? 😭😭

[@namemenick]

Is this a prank?Did you really stressed the logic board with hot air instead of just cutting the wires ??

[@brucewalker1908]

Would have been easier to splice the wires on the connector. Then attached them to the new cable.

[@johnwilliams2646]

Sorry Graham, I predicted the cable wasn't threaded through the body, sadly I was right.

[@garysmith1206]

I have to be honest I'd have just cut the connecter off the old cable and connected to the new cable.

[@Alchemetica]

Is there an advantage of using Kapton tape to lay across the wires to hold them in place to make it easier to solder the connection?

[@Adamant_IT]

Yea that would work 👌

[@garrygibbons2989]

Google lens the connectors you might get lucky and find a source

[@derekwilson285]

Glue Tech White Hot Glue Sticks.

[@TrullockRosso]

Shit audiosync. Why is there noc possibility to switch it off generally?

[@negvorsa]

I will do it simply by cutting all wires and solder new cable wire by wire to new cable both connectors stay in function!!

[@alessandrovirdis520]

Nice content as always. This is the first video i watch with AI voice over, it is better than i've expected👍🏻

[@foxsquirrelgaming2463]

If you would have heated from under the board, you would not have melted that connector.

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

uhh gramham you kinda frogot in order for this to work the cable needs to be set to OTG mode or else the camera may not work on phones that use it like the iphone 15 pro max

[@peterlennon1139]

Love your work but can't help but think you janked a solution to the wrong end of the problem. Great content but as the customer I'd be pissed off with the solution. Surely to God a usb 3.x cable terminator can't be that hard to find.

[@TheTitaniumSkull]

I would have looked on eBay for same camera listed for parts only that has an undamaged cable/connector, then simply swapped the cable.

[@FredTheLard]

If you can't fix it with a glue gun, it's proper phuqed.

[@michaelwallace2101]

BAFNO!!!

[@WelshLad52]

Good fix but painfull to watch

[@MasterJediSean]

Too bad you didn't have a little white silicone to fill in that hole, or even a new stick of hot glue. It's unfortunate that your hot glue has yellowed. Oh well.

[@milsiart4976]

Simple soldering on existing cable with connector would be easier and faster... Unnecessary overcomplication.

[@raysmac]

Solder tip far to big

[@Rob1972Gem]

Are the only one screaming at the TV at this moment in time going hell? No what the hell are you thinking? Instead of having one broken item straight away now? You’ve got two broken items cause you’ve now slightly knackered to connect inside the camera roll number one of mending somethingdon’t break it further. Your initial diagnosis would’ve been your best option. Put a new connector on the other end, do it correctly professionally no problem going inside the camera risky knacker in the entire thing up bad plan.

[@Taliesen.]

Great example of figuring this stuff out if you have to. However, it was already done on ifixit (community contribution) along with the connector type being identified. (JST GH 1.25 10-pin) Was it running at full resolution when you tested it? It seems to be a rather soft look. White silicon caulk over the hot snot would cover it up and add strain relief.

[@Adamant_IT]

Yea white silicone would be a good idea - White glue sticks for glue guns also exist now I look, that might be another easy option. Edit - also yea sod's law that the connector is a known one, bad assumption on my part there. Did they also have a source for a complete cable? If the whole cable exists, that would've been a better option, otherwise it just means you'd need a crimping set as well.

[@Taliesen.]

@@Adamant_IT No, they also seemed to adapt a cable.

[@rozzer78]

could do this if i wasnt color blind :)

[@rozzer78]

very smart guy adam

[@harriscom9255]

His name is Graham.

[@namemenick]

@harriscom9255 Yes but Adam is away smarter.