Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
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 -- AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 7 Pro x64 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
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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. I would just butcher a standard lead with a sharp knife or file/grind off the extra plastic that stops it going into the hole. It's not as if micro-usb cables are expensive. Sure, it'll weaken it but worth a shot. Tim -- |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
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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. I'd say it would depend on whether the connector has broken off the PCB. Quite likely, I'd say. Most laptops ain't that difficult to strip down - you'll often find a U-Tube on doing it for common models. At least then you could assess the damage. -- *Reality? Is that where the pizza delivery guy comes from? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
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 suggest cautious surgery to the plastic hood with a Stanley knife. I've successfuly done that with an eSATA plug which wouldn't engage properly. Suggest 1mm at a time and also parallel cuts to the axis to avoid cutting too far in radially. -- Roger Hayter |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , 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. I'd say it would depend on whether the connector has broken off the PCB. Quite likely, I'd say. Agreed. It would be an unusual one that *wasnt* PCB mounted. I would probably still try sacrificing a micro-USB cable/plug by trimming it down. Most laptops ain't that difficult to strip down - you'll often find a U-Tube on doing it for common models. At least then you could assess the damage. Tablets rather more difficult I imagine. More glue, fewer screws. That said, quite a few high street places advertise screen and other repairs for tablets so it cant be *that* difficult. Tim -- Please don't feed the trolls |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
On 16 Sep 2018 12:44:06 GMT, 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. snip I guess that depends on the tablet and your skills? I replaced the uUSB socket for a friend the other day on a 10" Samsung tablet and I'd have to say it was pretty easy (and cheap). On my old Archos tablet the socket was broken (the plastic insulator bit) but it still worked if you were careful so I just glued (a couple of drops of EvoStick either side) in a magnetic connector but then I don't have it in a cradle. Cheers, T i m |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
On 16/09/18 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 https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Sony+XP...lacement/31447 |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
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, Tim+ wrote: I'd say it would depend on whether the connector has broken off the PCB. Quite likely, I'd say. Agreed. It would be an unusual one that *wasn‘t* PCB mounted. Yup - sounds good but a PITA when dropped. At work we had talkback receivers with the headphone connector mounted on the PCB. And of course such things get dropped. Regularly. Eventually modified them to one with flying leads to the PCB. At least those could be repaired more easily. ;-) -- *IF ONE SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER DROWNS, DO THE REST DROWN TOO? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
On 16/09/2018 13:44, David wrote:
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. Sometimes paring away some of the plastic on the surround of the plug can help achieve deeper penetration.... -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
In uk.comp.homebuilt David wrote:
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. They do exist - for example: https://www.amazon.com/Proxicast-Pre.../dp/B013CX6XO8 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Extra-Lon...e/192602929752 'extra long tip' seems to be the search term. Theo |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
And Amazon tablets are ridiculously cheap these days, depending on what you
want it for of course. Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "Tim+" wrote in message ... Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , 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. I'd say it would depend on whether the connector has broken off the PCB. Quite likely, I'd say. Agreed. It would be an unusual one that *wasn't* PCB mounted. I would probably still try sacrificing a micro-USB cable/plug by trimming it down. Most laptops ain't that difficult to strip down - you'll often find a U-Tube on doing it for common models. At least then you could assess the damage. Tablets rather more difficult I imagine. More glue, fewer screws. That said, quite a few high street places advertise screen and other repairs for tablets so it can't be *that* difficult. Tim -- Please don't feed the trolls |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
On 16/09/2018 14:50, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Tim+ wrote: I'd say it would depend on whether the connector has broken off the PCB. Quite likely, I'd say. Agreed. It would be an unusual one that *wasn€˜t* PCB mounted. Yup - sounds good but a PITA when dropped. Looks like in this case the connector is on a daughter board assembly, which makes replacement much easier. (see the photos on the iFixit page) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
Chronos wrote:
On Mon, 17 Sep 2018 09:02:58 +0100 "Brian Gaff" wrote: And Amazon tablets are ridiculously cheap these days They are, unfortunately, uniformly awful as they are a loss-leader to sell you digital content. That doesn't make sense! If they really are "a loss-leader" then it means that they are worth more than you have to pay for them and are, thus, far from "uniformly awful". If you can avoid the Amazon content (which isn't particularly difficult) then I believe the Amazon Fire tablets really *are* quite good value. It's certainly what most reviews seem to say and our personal experience (my wife has one) too. -- Chris Green · |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
John Rumm wrote:
On 16/09/2018 14:50, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Tim+ wrote: I'd say it would depend on whether the connector has broken off the PCB. Quite likely, I'd say. Agreed. It would be an unusual one that *wasn€˜t* PCB mounted. Yup - sounds good but a PITA when dropped. Looks like in this case the connector is on a daughter board assembly, which makes replacement much easier. (see the photos on the iFixit page) I saw that. Nice touch. Tim -- Please don't feed the trolls |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
On Mon, 17 Sep 2018 11:57:13 +0100, John Rumm wrote:
On 16/09/2018 14:50, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Tim+ wrote: I'd say it would depend on whether the connector has broken off the PCB. Quite likely, I'd say. Agreed. It would be an unusual one that *wasn€˜t* PCB mounted. Yup - sounds good but a PITA when dropped. Looks like in this case the connector is on a daughter board assembly, which makes replacement much easier. (see the photos on the iFixit page) Thanks. One feature of the tablet is that it is water resistant (which is always a bonus). Nothing is said about what adhesive (if any) to use when reassembling. https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Sony+XP...Micro+USB+Port +Replacement/31447 I may gently try a long reach connector first. Battling with t'Internet to locate a replacement part which looks identical to the iFixit one. Cheers Dave R -- AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 7 Pro x64 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
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? |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
On 17/09/2018 15:29, David wrote:
On Mon, 17 Sep 2018 11:57:13 +0100, John Rumm wrote: On 16/09/2018 14:50, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Tim+ wrote: I'd say it would depend on whether the connector has broken off the PCB. Quite likely, I'd say. Agreed. It would be an unusual one that *wasn€˜t* PCB mounted. Yup - sounds good but a PITA when dropped. Looks like in this case the connector is on a daughter board assembly, which makes replacement much easier. (see the photos on the iFixit page) Thanks. One feature of the tablet is that it is water resistant (which is always a bonus). Nothing is said about what adhesive (if any) to use when reassembling. https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Sony+XP...Micro+USB+Port +Replacement/31447 I may gently try a long reach connector first. Battling with t'Internet to locate a replacement part which looks identical to the iFixit one. How about: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Sony-...UAAOSwMtxXuOqv -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
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...e/272315486383 |
Micro USB connector - long reach or no plastic boot - XPOST
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 -- AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 7 Pro x64 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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