In uk.d-i-y Tim Downie wrote:
Ian Stirling wrote:

The socket soldered/screwed to this board may well be a generic one,
from AMP/molex/...

Ooo... the Molex site looks promising.
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looks like what I'm after. (or http://tinyurl.com/2chnj if the above is too
long)

Not sure if they take private orders though. I suspect I'll have to still
play "hunt the stockist".

Soldering this on is going to be a serious problem, even for most
electronics hobbiests.

Is it the actual socket that has failed, or is it the guides.
On some, you can replace the guides without needing to resolder.
Alternatively, USB wireless adaptors are not that expensive.