[SOLVED]820-2915 (brrrr) new USB and DP ports

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Hi guys,
I've got an 820-2915 here with one USB-port and the DP port physically torn from the board. I've cleaned up the area and connections seem fine for new ports.
Any suggestions on harvesting the ports from a donor board without melting the plastic? Just heat from below presumably?
Cheers,
Rick
 

dukefawks

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Yeah, use ample bottom heat. Apply some leaded solder to the joints to make it melt easier too.
After you fixed it you can get blamed for a dead GPU in 3 weeks.....
 
I told the customer about the GPU problem and he wanted it fixed anyway. Not a very nice job to do though: it needs a lot of heat (on this scary board), some traces were broken and it needed a new current limiter for the USB ports (only outputting 2.4V). Anyway, fixed now. Thanks Duke!
 

Atomrepair

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I wonder if a lower temp alloy would make this job easier. I used to have some chip-quick alloy back when I had no hot air station and it did its job for SMD's, but cleaning a throughhole of the stuff completely might be tough to do.
 
I don't think the chipquick stuff would really help as it needs to replace the solder in the holes in the board. Possibly this is one of the few jobs where a desoldering pump might come in handy. However, I think it might be a few years before I have to do this repair again.
 
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