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    Hardware Designing a flexboard for easier USB C port replacement

    levering force and for sure the kids will throw the console into the dock. The 10 year old son of a friend has also half killed his port, charging only works if he bends the usb cable in one direction. He now plays with his switch until the port is completely dead, then I will get it for repair...
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    Hardware Designing a flexboard for easier USB C port replacement

    Ripping off the SMD pads would damage the board. The idea is to destroy the port without any stress to the smd pins to be able to unsolder the rest with a standard soldering iron. If I watch the videos on youtube, people do have a lot of problems getting the inner pins resoldered. They heat up...
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    Hardware Designing a flexboard for easier USB C port replacement

    Hi, This morning I had some kind of idea under the shower... A weak point of the USB C port is that it is soldered directly to the motherboard. The exchange is only possible with hot air and the risk that the motherboard takes additional damage. Over the lifetime of your switch you may want to...
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