So you got a little rough with your Backberry and ripped out the USB port, what are you going to do? Some of us are in such a hurry, we forget to unplug the charging cable from our mobile device when we snatch it up to go somewhere. I will show you how to fix-it-yourself so you can spend your money on other things. This repair is for a Blackberry 7100t, and can be used for any mobile device.
First, you will need to find a replacement part. I had an old digital camera that I wasnt using. It had the perfect replacement USB port that I needed.
Next we need to take apart the Blackberry. There are 4 screws: 2 at bottom under battery and 2 at top under speaker cover. Both are hex head but I just used a little flat head screwdriver.
Next we need to remove the 4 screws that are holding the black speaker/battery housing.
Here is the Blackberry opened up, and the arrow is pointing to where we need to put the new USB port.
Now we get to take apart our victim, the camera. Because there are many possibilities of where you get a replacement USB port, you wont need to follow the next step. You can just use it for reference.
Here is the location of the USB port inside the camera. Because I dont have a de-soldering iron, I just used my soldering iron and a can of compressed air to blow the melted solder away. NOTICE: I dont recommend using that tecnique on something you want to keep, because it blows the solder all over the place possibly shorting your valued electronics.
This is a close-up picture of the old USB port. Notice that there are some pins missing.
This is the new USB port. I had to bend the
mounting tabs to fit where the old port went.
Location of where the USB port goes.
This is my wonderful job of soldering. I basicly used the solder that was left on the PCB (green part) and just heated the pins with my soldering iron. The mounting tabs (the big blobs of solder) was a bit of overkill, but i didnt want it to pull out again.
Now put the Blackberry back together in reverse order of taking it apart.
FINISHED! And it works.
I hope this helps someone fix their own USB ports on whatever products they have like mp3 players, phones, psp, ipods, etc.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
DIY Blackberry USB repair
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Great guide. My usb port was pulled out and I was at a loss of what to do. I called around to repair shops and they quoted me at $70.00 and up, without any guarantee, then I shopped online, with comparable prices and even longer wait time. I wondered if I could do it myself, but was usure as to whether I would harm the blackberry even more. But I found your site/guide and decided to give it a try and it worked out GREAT!!!
Man- thanks a ton for this...it really helps!
great! this just happened to my blackberry, i wish i knew how to solder though!
Hi Gang, B-Man here. This worked to perfection. Be carefull with removing the screen though. The ribbon connector harness is small and easily cracks. Use a small screwdriver to open and release the ribboncable. Use a solder sucker to clear the mount holes. Use a wire brush to clean the area before mounting new USB. Good luck gang!!!
I apparently added too much solder to the pins... I later realized they have to be separated out. I hope I didn't short anything. It's not working. But my battery is dead anyway so I cant tell if I killed it or not. I am going to try to remove all the solder i tacked on there and try to separate the pins out.
Thanks for your post, really helpful, I just hope I can make mine work.
Guru,
Thanks,
Can you go to China and help them how to write and draw Instrucions of their crapy Assembly Instruction Bible, respect to all the craps they are shipping to us in America?
I think that you will be rich very soon and all God loving customers of Wall Mart will bless you.
Abdul, at Chicago.
Great piece of information. I didn't have USB problem, but my microphone was not working. I tried but couldn't find the 2 hidden screws under the speaker cover. Now opened it up after looking at your pictures, bent the microphone connection pins a little up. Cleaned it a little bit too. Works great now, no need to carry a headset. Thanks a lot.
I know it's a little late for this. But I seem to not have anything that I don't need that has a usb port. I tried radio shack, they said its very hard to get one. Can someone please tell me where I can get this female type port? NO, I have no old razrs. I have 2 but I use them both (lol). I have so many cables with an opening for this port but nothing to plug into it......I Tried the best buy website although I might call. Circuit city...I still have to try...but where can I get this from a retail store widely known?
I am sooooo happy I ran into your blogpage. This should definitely work? I'm going to try it tomorrow. What a shame so many cell phone repair companies rip off lazy consumers.
you can buy a usb port easy off ebay for like 10 bucks
Hey! I really need to fix my 8800 with the same exact usb problem! I have all the tools to do it but the usb connector on the 8800 is harder to get to! I need help! Anyone!
I have to replace my usb port on my 8310. The plastic around the pins to the right is broken. The last pin on the right gets pushed back and bent when inserting the connector. I've straightened out and superglued it to the other pins. This seems to be working for now, but it's a temporary fix. Is the 8310 usb port hard to get to like the 8800? I can't find anything on it. I don't have the screwdrivers I need to disassemble yet. As soon as I get them I'll be tearing it apart to see.
To Daniel. The connectors are available here: http://cnn.cn/shop/blackberry-curve-830083108320-port-p-2500.html
They're only $4.99. I'm about to order one.
what if it isnt all the way out but it wont charge?
should i take it out and replace it??
thanks
(guitardude1236@gmail.com)
i think i left the soldering iron touching the board too long... i'm wating for my new 8800 usb port, keep in mind people this is a recess mid mounted, not an SMT like the model shown, be careful what you order, they are on ebay, they just happen to be a different type.. :) good luck everyone :)
awesome tutorials. How would this apply to the track wheel? My 8700g has a broken wheel which needs replacing. Does anyone have any experience with it?
Thanks so much.
Tim
I just checked out http://cnn.cn/shop for a usb port. They do not have video on how to replace it (which the pics here do fine) but they do have video on how change out track balls and a wide array colors as well...
Mini USB port do not cost more then 50 cents. Them greedy S.O.B jack it up.
Good Idea
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