On Mon, 17 Sep 2018 16:38:00 +0100, dennis@home wrote:

On 17/09/2018 16:35, dennis@home wrote:
On 16/09/2018 13:44, David wrote:
Quite a while ago I dropped by tablet with a USB cable connected.
As far as I can tell it landed on the USB connector and pushed the USB
socket a bit further into the tablet and now a normal USB cable will
not connect.

I don't want to take the back off because the chance of doing
permanent damage outweighs the gain from restoring the USB connector.

The tablet is the original model of the Sony Xperia Z 10" tablet. I
bought the charging cradle with it, which explains why I can still use
it without the micro USB socket working.

I was wondering if there was such a thing as a long reach connector,
or a connector without the plastic hood which usually keeps the
connector from being pushed too far into the socket.

My search so far has not found anything but quite likely I am using
the wrong search terms.

Any pointers to a suitable product most welcome.

Cheers


Dave R




I would say there is no point.
The chances are the surface mounted socket has be pushed off the PCB.

That is unless its on a flexible PCB like some phones are.

If its been pushed off the PCB then plugging stuff into it could move
something and cause a short.


Do you need it as you have a charging dock?


Is it one of these?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sony-Xper...-SGP312-SGP32-
Micro-USB-Charging-Port-Connector-Cable/272315486383

Could well be - I haven't had the courage to take the back off yet.

Main reason to fix is to be able to charge from a power bank without
carrying the cradle which is bulky.

Cheers



Dave R


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