Electronic parts/soldering

[Frijj]

Anyone on here clued up on this? The USB port in my dashcam has broken. I need to either repair it or replace it. I can’t find a replacement part on the Internet, probably because I don’t know exactly what this is.

Any idea what exactly this is and where to get a replacement, or if not, is it repairable?

Don’t fancy £80 for a new dashcam when this is the only broken part!

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[Patch]

Just looks like a USB port maybe with a couple of diodes on it. I'm guessing it's USB C (the type where the connector can be plugged in either way).

Is it USB C?

 

[toxic tracksuit]

Have you removed that board from the device m?
If easily replaced just pop the serial number into e bay and buy a new board for about £2

 

[Frijj]

Just looks like a USB port maybe with a couple of diodes on it. I'm guessing it's USB C (the type where the connector can be plugged in either way).

Is it USB C?

Regular micro USB I think

Have you removed that board from the device m?
If easily replaced just pop the serial number into e bay and buy a new board for about £2

Yeah that’s the board that was in the device. Tried Googling the serial number but no results. I’ll give eBay a go.

I have no experience soldering or working with parts like this, but I’d give it a go if it looked repairable, assuming I buy another USB port to fix onto the board?

 

[Patch]

If it is a C-Type USB then this will probably do the trick:

0.57€ 14% OFF|USB 3,1 Typ C Stecker 24 Pins Männlichen Weibliche Buchse Buchse Adapter zu Löten Draht & Kabel 24 P PCB board Unterstützung Modul|Steckverbinder| - AliExpress

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If it's any other sort of USB connector then try these:

0.12€ 14% OFF|Micro Mini USB USB A Stecker USB 2.0 3,0 EINE Weibliche USB B Stecker Interface zu 2,54mm DIP PCB Konverter adapter Breakout Board|Steckverbinder| - AliExpress

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[Frijj]

If it is a C-Type USB then this will probably do the trick:

0.57€ 14% OFF|USB 3,1 Typ C Stecker 24 Pins Männlichen Weibliche Buchse Buchse Adapter zu Löten Draht & Kabel 24 P PCB board Unterstützung Modul|Steckverbinder| - AliExpress

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If it's any other sort of USB connector then try these:

0.12€ 14% OFF|Micro Mini USB USB A Stecker USB 2.0 3,0 EINE Weibliche USB B Stecker Interface zu 2,54mm DIP PCB Konverter adapter Breakout Board|Steckverbinder| - AliExpress

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Cheers, I’ll take a look.

The board connects micro USB to a ribbon, with “J1” on it, but I can’t find anything like that online either

 

[TheGreenMan]

Just looks like a USB port maybe with a couple of diodes on it. I'm guessing it's USB C (the type where the connector can be plugged in either way).

Is it USB C?

Not enough connections for C, probable just a micro 'USB. They are quite tricky to replace unless you have the right tools. Mobile phone repairer will have the right bis if you can source the part. Have a look here

https://uk.farnell.com/w/c/connectors/usb-connectors-adapters/usb-connectors?connector-mounting=surface-mount&st=micro%20usbconnector

 

[Frijj]

It was actually the heat in the car which fucked it. Caused the adhesive to melt, so the camera fell off the windscreen, which ripped the USB cable out and pulled the port off the board

Not enough connections for C, probable just a micro 'USB. They are quite tricky to replace unless you have the right tools. Mobile phone repairer will have the right bis if you can source the part. Have a look here

https://uk.farnell.com/w/c/connectors/usb-connectors-adapters/usb-connectors?connector-mounting=surface-mount&st=micro%20usbconnector

Can the port itself be soldered onto the board? I don’t know if it’s too damaged

Didn’t think about phone repairers, guess they wouldn’t have the exact board I need but may be able to do the repair?

 

[Patch]

Regular micro USB I think

I actually have some micro USB ones although the board is a fraction the size of that one. You'd likely need to epoxy the board onto something else with the same form factor.

Alternatively, you could just buy a micro-usb extension cable; cut the male end off and solder the wires onto your dashcam where the connector on that board goes. It'll look a bit "heath robinson" but is probably the easiest frig.

Not enough connections for C, probable just a micro 'USB. They are quite tricky to replace unless you have the right tools. Mobile phone repairer will have the right bis if you can source the part. Have a look here

https://uk.farnell.com/w/c/connectors/usb-connectors-adapters/usb-connectors?connector-mounting=surface-mount&st=micro%20usbconnector

Agreed... it was the little surface mount components that threw me.

 

[Frijj]

I actually have some micro USB ones although the board is a fraction the size of that one. You'd likely need to epoxy the board onto something else with the same form factor.

Alternatively, you could just buy a micro-usb extension cable; cut the male end off and solder the wires onto your dashcam where the connector on that board goes. It'll look a bit "heath robinson" but is probably the easiest frig.


Agreed... it was the little surface mount components that threw me.

Cheers!

 

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Dashcam

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