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I don't do a lot of hardware, but they really aren't ? You couldn't remove it and solder another connector in it's place?

• CaveTech 3y ago
  Nope, and it's more and more common. I had to trash a $2k monitor due to faulty USB C connector. They require full board replacement.
  • nicolaslem 3y ago
    Assuming you can find the part "full board replacement" may not be as bad as it sounds for a monitor. Your main point still stands though, ideally a faulty connector shouldn't require to replace anything besides the connector itself.
  • bkallus 3y ago
    What stops you from desoldering the bad connector and soldering on a new one?
    • mschuster91 3y ago
      SMD rework sucks if you're not used to it.
      • baz00 3y ago
        It sucks if you are used to it!
        • a96 3y ago
          Not in my experience. But dense SMD connectors with heat sensitive parts and damaged boards more than just suck.
• baz00 3y ago
  Usually no. If you damage the connector it tears the traces off the board irreparably. If it doesn't do that then there are two rows of pins which need to be resoldered. One row is under the connector. It is near impossible to solder those properly without non trivial equipment. Usually if you get a repair they solder only one pair of pins to the board and that means your USB connector only works plugged in one way up. This is one reason amongst many that I'm not a particularly big fan of USB-C