It is possible. But it's extremely difficult to pull off since the wires desolder so easily and you can't see if they're properly connected to the hidden row of pins. If it was just a few pads missing it would be much easier.
hi ,
Thanks for the reply .. if you flip the board can you see the back part of the pins to solder them directly ?
So just use the 4 legs to hold the port in place ?
The only other way I can think of is solder masking the wires in place leaving them slightly long as most of the upper pads are destroyed (not by me )
I knew it was like this when I bought I thought I’d challenge myself
Thank you
Dreds
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I have seen people do trace repairs on the USB-C port on YouTube so I know it's possible, but it was not an easy task, and that was just a few missing pins. You probably won't be able to see the second row of pins at all when the USB-C port is in place. But you might be able to make it work if you're good at soldering with hot air, though it might take multiple tries. Or you might end up making things worse.
Hi ,,,
Thanks again for the reply , yes very true it’s possible but difficult, I’ll give it a try and let you know if it’s successful, thank you
I’ll tin these and try and solder a wire to each of the 10 pins and run to corresponding alternative points on the board
dreds
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Hi ,
Ok quick update , going ok soldered wires to back pins , put some mask on just waiting to cure under uv
light .. not the greatest soldering but let’s see , I’m thinking of doing the front pins once it’s on ?
Will the four legs be secure enough for the port ? thanks
Dreds
Ok quick update , going ok soldered wires to back pins , put some mask on just waiting to cure under uv
light .. not the greatest soldering but let’s see , I’m thinking of doing the front pins once it’s on ?
Will the four legs be secure enough for the port ? thanks
Dreds
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