How to replace the micro USB port on smartphones and tablets

[@gottagofast12]

Soldering is so much fun! I’ve been practicing and trying to get better. Thanks for the video!

[@R3DF3V3R]

The close proximity of those tiny smd components to the socket kept me on edge... Good job :)

[@ValgniTehki]

Hi, where did you get the needle syringe thing from for dispensing flux?

[@BradChesney]

You can buy them that way as a product. Or, with a thicker flux, can buy the components separately on-line then assemble and fill your own. An 18 or 14 gauge needle will probably make you happiest. Careful-- the ends are crazy sharp.

[@ValgniTehki]

​@@BradChesney Thanks, I have been searching for a while but wasn't sure which size would be best. I appreciate it!

[@BluehawkOne]

Appreciated! You make it seem like it is something I can do without a lot of experience.

[@eirikpedersen5850]

Thank you so much for the wonderful tips. I am in the process of changing a Usb port on a Garmin Edge GP's device, where I have an old one that I will use as a spare part. This is a nightmare so I've looked on youtube for several suggestions but what you show is by far the best I've seen. Now, unfortunately, I don't have a desoldering gun, but I hope that I will be able to do this without it. Thank you very much for your wonderful tips, also in many other areas😊 greetings from Norway

[@sygad1]

Really good video and step by step breakdown, thanks for that. What is the purpose of pre-heating the board?

[@fireworm91]

I think it's avoiding fractures... Microfractures are deadly for boards

[@philfrydman2576]

Good explanation. I wished a closer look. How does board preheating help for port soldering/unsoldering ? Thanks

[@JonathonReinhart]

It helps avoid board damage due to thermal shock. You want avoid a large temperature difference between parts of the board. So your bring the whole board temperature up a little closer to what you're going to be focusing on.

[@themanwithIBS]

Man those conical tips are the worst. It's probably late to recommend the TS100 soldering iron but the tips for it are very good especially the conic-flat ones. Too bad the price of it went up and now they replaced the aluminum body with plastic, but if you can get your hand on it for a low price it's a must buy. ;)

[@jsims2985]

Excellent video. Thanks so much for taking the time to make this!

[@donaldhenke2750]

whats the background music.please

[@NikTelio]

Toe_Jam, Bonos, Atrus_Groovmacher you can find all of them in KZbin audio library

[@MatiasQue]

hello, thanks for the tutorial, do you know the name of the micro usb port? there are many different models and im trying to find this one. thank you!

[@fugeeohu9357]

I couldn't really tell what happened when the low melt solder passed over the pads Is it ok to let the low melt solder get on the pads during that de-soldering process?

[@zobenchya8666]

Have an interview tomorrow mng on this. Thanks for helping out

[@tommymatthews4984]

I got a flash light I'm going to try to fix but I don't have any tools. Could you list everything I need to get started. I'd really like to start repairing stuff like this

[@ShanynBligh]

Do u have to solder or is there another option?

[@magvs_mæstro216]

If the port falls off/isn't attached properly from ware and tare, do you need a new port

[@phishcatt]

can I shoulder it with some kind of glue?

[@NikTelio]

Glue does not work for this kind of repair

[@ocoro174]

how to test if soldering is good without assembly?

[@shivakafle7299]

what happened if we did not pre-heat the whole board before start soldering ?

[@lockprousa]

What temperature are you using for the soldering gun and rework station?

[@NikTelio]

350 when desoldering (leadfree solder) and 300 when soldering (leaded solder)

[@sandervandenbroek8508]

Is this also possible on my snes mini? USB micro broke after a few hours of use. Would love to keep playing on this one instead of emulating the games I want to play. Thanks in advance!

[@rngesus_4202]

what did you use to clean the flux couldnt hear ti properly

[@garrygibbons2989]

isopropyl alcohol

[@mattdowning]

Great tutorial, thank you!

[@RicardoSynaps]

You need to put a bit of solder at end of the sucking heat tool , it works better

[@nathan2813]

I recommend adding information on why you'd want to replace the port to start with. For me it's because my old ports (and plugs) are so worn from thousands of insertions that they no longer charge continuously without keeping the charging cord pulled in one direction or another during charging. I've been doing this with rubber bands attached to the cord and my phone. New charging cords help a lot, but don't completely fix the problem. That's why the port itself needs replacing, too.

[@evantsiroukis5446]

Greatings from a Soutgh African Greek

[@Mike-we3rb]

I soldered on a new micro USB port to my coworkers Bluetooth speaker and it’s not saying it’s charging. But before I soldered it if I pressed the ports prongs onto the pads it said it was. I’m guessing the solder is likeeee. Too tall and it’s shifted a little maybe. Idk though. I don’t have a microscope or anything. Just my 20/20 vision so by the looks of it I may know what’s wrong but my brand new soldering iron is being a dick and will die after 30 seconds of refilling with butane so in the mean time. You think it’s just shifted too much? Or I messed something up? Or is the port raised too much

[@leosbagoftricks3732]

As you can see, this is not a job for a soldering beginner. The micro USB is a terrible connector, hardly worth replacing, it will just break again very soon.

[@afo98]

Brilliantly done

[@darrendoolan5161]

If resoldering didn't work what would you suggest?

[@fromthebackofmymind]

The entire repair Requires removal of old solder and installing new usb with new solder. Amazon seller for soldering station. Solder wick and solder pump. Cash outlay> $180.00. So for one repair, tools cost more than the tablet. Desoldering is a slow. Cautious process to not damage the board.

[@michaelwhinnery164]

Well done. Thanks for the information

[@laharl2k]

btw, its a bit dirty but you can use a compressed air gun to push away the molten solder while its still liquid. With something like 50 psi it can push easily even the most stubborn of solder joints. No need to waste flux or solder wick like in your case. The only downside is that it leaves solder splattered everywhere so if you are not careful it can short a board or other components if say you do it from the underside of a cap. But in cases like that where you have a big hole and a clear path below it should all go to the table instead. ps: "the solder is melted" -> "the solder is molten" (melted for cold stuff, molten for hot stuff)

[@victoryak86]

“Melted” Definition: “Changed from a solid to a liquid state.” This is what is happening here. I suppose if you want to approach it as a technical chemistry definition, you may be right but is it really a necessary criticism here? It’s a how to video on soldering, not chemistry 101. Something to consider as you’re blowing your “molten” solder all over the place with your air gun😂😂.

[@nathan2813]

@@victoryak86 I appreciated the bonus vocabulary lesson. Piling on too much teaching at once can burn a guy out, but incidental morsels such as this are helpful.

[@cfamozcomputermetropolis7191]

You did a nice job here

[@evantsiroukis5446]

Efharisto Nik thank you very much my friend.

[@stewart9723]

You need moor heat to clean up the circuit board

[@TheTubejunky]

I've been known to just remove the old micro usb port and solder power wires to the pads. The postts are trash and break to easily.

[@The-LSTV]

Cool and all, but how to replace it with a USB-C?

[@enthousiastiko3517]

To clean the holes you just need strands of copper wires, bind it together, put some rosin and heat it with your solder while inserting it back and forth in the hole,

[@floridaprepper5010]

A simple solder sucker works just fine. His soldering techniques are quite bad.

[@db1236]

Why to preheat all the board?

[@NikTelio]

when you preheat the board you need lover temps on the iron or hot air to melt the solder and less time applying heat, this way you do not damage the components.

[@Dikwili]

He totally plugs in a micro usb at the end of the video. Don’t believe the hype folks. 12:56

[@upperleftcoastchelseafan7718]

What are you going on about? Looks like a micro-usb to me, you stated it's a miro-usb and the video heading says replace micro-usb so what's the problem?

[@paulmedia-techsolutions9264]

Thanks bro for the service but it's not in order to use the hot air gun to reput the USB port since it can easily burn out the plastic part of the charging port bro. I wld recommend using the hot iron instead. Otherwise thanks.

[@NikTelio]

all smd components on the motherboard are soldered in an oven that includes the usb port, if you overheat it then you will damage it as most smd components

[@Trailtraveller]

Clean your tip and use more flux, will help the job.

[@snrsmh]

Jbc solder iron best you replace solder iron

[@Rinprak]

I've always burned the board 😅...

[@stuartmaclennan6721]

dont add music it makes the video bad

[@victoryak86]

It’s fine and not distracting at all.

[@upperleftcoastchelseafan7718]

@@victoryak86 It's crap and totally distracting.