Need to vent and question about charge port replacement

-Just going to add to this as i see so many consoles with damaged USB ports, one way charge/no dock and pulled pads and even bad RAM because they do the above and attempt to heat from the top or heat the pads and try to drop the USB connector on…:roll_eyes:

The correct way is to heat from the bottom, the board will not bubble or warp provided the board has not been over ultrasonically cleansed/wet if in doubt put the board in an oven for an hour at 70c

remove the old connector and clean out the slots with low melt solder and wick

apply genuine regular 180c leaded solder to the pads (not the ground slots either side) and get the solder to create nice pillows. For an even better joint you can also tin the pins on the usb connector which doubly ensures a good joint, if you want to be careful put a piece of kapton tape over the bottom of the USB connector in the middle where crack is, flux liberally, fit it and heat the PCB directly below where the pads end up at a low air speed, it will sink and will be a perfect install, no need to squeeze it down! finally fill in the ground slots with an iron… don’t plug it in until you’ve done this.

Done!

Now if were being pedantic the actual correct way of doing this would be to use a stencil and paste on the USB pads… but again you’d heat from the bottom. next best thing is the above, stop heating from the top people it’s dumb, particulary if you charging for these repairs, the joints won’t hold up over time.