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Hi David,
I recently damaged a USB 2.0 port on my mount by accidentally tripping on a cable.
I found a good You Tube video on how to replace it. I bought a new soldering iron, some USB 2.0 vertical ports (most are horizontal this one was standing up). I bought some USB ports (I have quite a few if you want one, they are hard to find, ebay has them).
I removed the circuit board from the mount making marks where plugs had to go in a certain orientation.
I then desoldered the remains of the old port and cleaned up the 4 little metal holes in the circuit board plus the 2 side holes which take the tabs that hold the port in.. You heat the hole until the solder melts then ream it out clean using a pointed toothpick. Repeat until clean.
Then test fit the new port and make sure it fits. I then soldered the new port in with the fine soldering iron I got from Jaycar with fine wire solder wire plus some flux to make the solder take.
Took about half an hour and it works just like new.
I can probably find the you tube video that showed how to do it if you want.
I did replace a broken usb 2.0 port once before and messed it up by going too hard in removing the solder. I had to get a replacement circuit board which wasn't that expensive really. This time I had a fine soldering iron with a temperature control knob and I used a solder remover tool, like a little manual suction pump.
If this all sounds a bit daunting then its best to get a local electronics guy to do it as they use soldering irons all the time I imagine.
Greg.
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