My microUSB port is messed up and will not charge by wire anymore. I got this device as a gift from my family. Do you think I should have it repaired?
If you are comfortable soldering a new one on then yes. If you are looking to buy a new daughter board then it is not worth fixing. Just buy a wireless charger
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Hi, My desire usb charge port is damaged. to get it to charge i have to keep moving the charger cable to various positions and get it just right to begin charging.
i sent it to htc for warrenty repair and they said It is not covered.
they say the part to replace is £3 or something and like £20 labour plus another £20 for the postage and for them to check it over.
i never responded when they emailed me to make a desicion to go forward with the repair. is it something i can do easily myself at home?
i only say this because the part is so cheap.
thanks
sam
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Hi,
I would not attempt this myself. I have read of others who have tried this and failed. I had to return my desire to HTC (under warranty) and the service was excellent. Personally, I would send to HTC. Are you sure that this is a usb problem? I had a similar charging problem and changed to another USB cable and it worked fine. Although I had a new board fitted my USB when it was repaired the usb port still has a slight movement but I never have problems charging.
retrosling said:
Hi, My desire usb charge port is damaged. to get it to charge i have to keep moving the charger cable to various positions and get it just right to begin charging.
i sent it to htc for warrenty repair and they said It is not covered.
they say the part to replace is £3 or something and like £20 labour plus another £20 for the postage and for them to check it over.
i never responded when they emailed me to make a desicion to go forward with the repair. is it something i can do easily myself at home?
i only say this because the part is so cheap.
thanks
sam
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I don't think it's a good idea to get the slot replaced by yourself, it's not just like replace the LCD screen or what. Just give them the money and let those people get it repaired as soon as possible.
I agree.
I have not attempted this myself, but as you've already sent it to them, you will have to pay 20£ now anyway as they charge this for checking it.
you will have to pay the spare part too if you do it yourself so that's another 3£ on your bill (if you can get it in a shop near you. if have to order it, then you would have to pay postage on top).
So even if you manage to do it by yourself you'll be effectively saving 20£. In my opinion, that's not worth it, considering that there is still the danger of bricking it while trying to repair...
zaphodbeeb said:
Hi,
I would not attempt this myself. I have read of others who have tried this and failed. I had to return my desire to HTC (under warranty) and the service was excellent. Personally, I would send to HTC. Are you sure that this is a usb problem? I had a similar charging problem and changed to another USB cable and it worked fine. Although I had a new board fitted my USB when it was repaired the usb port still has a slight movement but I never have problems charging.
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Agreed on the cable. I've gone through a couple that get loose and give me hassle charging. I had the same problem and used my other halfs newer cable from her Desire and . . . . bam!! . . .charging perfectly My guess is that's all it is.
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I also would say you this that dont take the risk of attempting it your self,get it repaired whatever it may cost..
I wanted to know that is there something(alternative) one can buy to charge the battery if charging port does NOT work at all.
I'd say , pay for it. Don't try to repair it yourself. You'll mess it up.
I have the exact same problem. I have to bend the cable a little upwards for it to charge. On another charger it works fine. I have to admit, that it's a bit annoying. Paying about 50 € for a reparation or 3€ for a new cable. Simple answer
I recently bought one of these chargers on ebay from tuttoit (12V 1.5A 18W AC HOME Charger Adapter for MOTOROLA XOOM 4G LTE 3G Wi-Fi - can't post link due to xda restrictions). The charger works OK (charges quite quickly in fact) but I've found my xoom cannot be used while this charger is plugged in! The screen become unusable and therefore I have to wait until I have finished charging before I can use my xoom again. I think it may be to do with the charger not earthing properly.
Also the black box on the charger gets very hot.
Just posting this info to help anyone thinking of buying this charger.
Further to my previous post: DO NOT BUY A CHARGER FROM TUTTOIT ON EBAY.
Mine died after a few weeks of use. They are cheap rubbish.
(That'll teach me to buy cheap off eBay )
This stinks that you experienced this...but for the most part...its pretty common these days.
I try to use OEM products whenever possible and pay a little extra. I had a bad experience with a non OEM laptop charger years ago...and it friend my motherboard and power supply unit on my Thinkpad - thankfully I was able to find a used MoBo and install myself for 35 bucks.
tincbtrar said:
I try to use OEM products whenever possible and pay a little extra.
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Good advice.
I took the broken one apart and the circuit board inside had been fried.
Yesterday I looked for a Motorola charger and couldn't find one, even on the Motorola website!
Ended up buying another one from Hong Kong but I think the quality is a bit better (fingers crossed).
What about Amazon?
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Trav...8&qid=1344675498&sr=8-1&keywords=xoom+charger
Didn't think of Amazon and the price is about what I paid on eBay! D'oh.
Might buy one of theirs as well.
Thanx.
DO NOT BUY A CHEAP CHARGER FROM xiaoqinzhang2009 ON EBAY! Seller now known as micro-estore.
I did it again!
This second charger does the same as the first; you can't use the touchscreen while it is charging and it gets very hot.
I doubt these are made to Australian manufacturing standards.
I'm following tincbtrar's advice and going OEM from now on.
Hi guys, im having some issues with my charging port; i have to force the charger plug upside for charging my phone, does anyone have change that port or any HOW TO.
Thanks
Luis Olivo.
Going to have to either change chargers, or solder another micro USB port onto your phone.
or easily get an external battery charger with spare battery
I've been using those eBay knockoff for years already and they have never fail me
get some spare batteries, and you can swap them as they run out
and use the external charger to charge the battery
it charges way faster than having it in your phone
pwner5889 said:
Going to have to either change chargers, or solder another micro USB port onto your phone.
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I can not find a guide to solder another usb port anywhere....
I figured it'd be straight forward- solder the 4 points on the bottom, pop it out and replace.
Am I doing all wrong, or is it possible I need a better soldering iron? I can't seem to make any progress....
If you are not 100% sure of your ability to solder electronics then don't mess with it. Get a pro to do it.
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I am having the same problem. I use the standard galaxy s3 USB cable. Its the only cable that works for me
You could always get the 2 pack of extended battery's with an external battery "travel charger" from amazon. Its like 20 bucks and it works for other batterys
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I have been a tech manager for almost 5 years now and trust me if you don't have experience on soldering or the hardware I recomend that you stay away from it. I've been fixing phones for almost 5 years now and I try to avoid fixing the charging port due to soldering on the motherboard. Your best bet is to do what AllGamer said
dia_naji said:
I have been a tech manager for almost 5 years now and trust me if you don't have experience on soldering or the hardware I recomend that you stay away from it. I've been fixing phones for almost 5 years now and I try to avoid fixing the charging port due to soldering on the motherboard. Your best bet is to do what AllGamer said
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had mine replaced under warranty at 5 months. Less than 48 hour turn around and had new phone already updated with new software. sent old phone back in packaging. Done. This was done under factory warranty. Did not have extended coverage. They charged me $20.
My daughter phone had an issue and same return process under warranty , but they refunded my $20 on my bill
My friend dropped his tablet and it broke the charging port, I know that it is just a daughter board hooked to a ribbon cable and should be easy to change but the only place I can find it is pretty sketchy and wants 70 bucks... Does anyone know where to get this for a better deal? And if not is a wireless charger really a viable alternative?
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My friend dropped his tablet and it broke the charging port, I know that it is just a daughter board hooked to a ribbon cable and should be easy to change but the only place I can find it is pretty sketchy and wants 70 bucks... Does anyone know where to get this for a better deal? And if not is a wireless charger really a viable alternative?
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I'm in the UK but used a site called zandparts.com and the board was about 40EUR,not sure what that works out at in dollars but it was a genuine part and delivery was pretty quick. It says they ship worldwide so may be worth a look?
Is it worthwhile to repair the dead USB port on my out of warranty Nexus 7? Or should I just replace the tablet?
If you are comfortable taking it apart I would give it a shot because the part only runs around $20 on eBay. I did it to my daughters first gen nexus for $16 and you can find how to videos on YouTube...
Ok I'll look in to it, thanks.
USB replacement
Its a pain to unsolder the old one and refix the new one, a complete unit is around £50.
If you have a decent soldering iron with a chisel tip use flux and leaded solder it would be a simple replacement part otherwise you have to replace the full daughterboard
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-NEXUS-...070?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item462c3dd386
Yeah I've dug into it and I'm the opposite of handy. I have a Qi charger and can use airdroid, so all isn't lost.