[Noisebridge-discuss] Broken laser cutter USB connector

[Mike Miller]

Thank you to whoever fixed the laser cutter! Job well done :)


On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 5:45 PM, Jonathan Lassoff <jof at thejof.com> wrote:

> This. Those pads look a bit damaged. Any additional heat/reheat cycles
> only make them looser and more likely to lift.
>
> I would try and re-mount a congruent connector and physically secure
> the connector housing to the board. Maybe zip-tie the attached cable
> to something as a strain relief?
>
> On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Sure, if you want to try and recover those pads. :-)
> >
> > If the connector was on the board already, sure. But it's not there now.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -adrian
> >
> > On 29 June 2013 16:59, Gopiballava Flaherty <gopiballava at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> On Jun 29, 2013, at 2:48 PM, Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I _hate_ these microusb mounted connectors. Hate+++.
> >>>
> >>> If someone "fixes" this, please replace it with a USB cable soldered
> >>> to the board.
> >>>
> >>> Yes, get a USB -> micro USB connector, cut the micro-USB end off, and
> >>> solder the wires onto the board.
> >>
> >> Wouldn’t it be easier to use something like this:
> >>
> >> http://www.adafruit.com/products/937
> >>
> >> USB cables come in lots of different cable thicknesses; I’d think that
> soldering the connector back on and then panel-mounting one of these would
> be easier than stripping and aligning the wires.
> >>
> >> (Sadly, I don’t have any of these left. I’ve used them all on devices
> I’ve built)
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> gopi.
> >>
> >>
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