Thread: Problems with N900 USB port becoming broken / loose and resulting warranty & repair issues
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abill_uk is offline abill_uk
2011-05-26 , 13:22
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Originally Posted by lauren View Post
@abill_uk i have read through the thread and gathered that this issue is endemic to N900's and will happen to everyone eventually *unless* some preventive action is taken

can you do this preventive fix on a device that has no problems at the current time?

i tried to msg you privately but the board wouldn't allow me to

thnx
Yes you can scrape away the paint either side of the connector itself and solder it down but please be aware this will invalidate your warranty.

Epoxy will work but not indef and either way you have to take the device apart even to epoxy so better to solder if you go that far, nothing wrong with the epoxy after soldering.
This measure is only workable as long as the data pins have not left the board at the rear of the usb socket and no usb detachment problems have occured ie before anything goes wrong.