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Believe I have made a noobie mistake. I was having a hard time desoldering a Samsung Galaxy Exhibit SCH-T599 charging port. Because of past trial and errors I didn’t use a heating gun, only a soldering iron. I desoldered the sides, heated the pins solder and pulled the port up and off. Those little metal ’thingys’ (that the pins make contact with) CAME OFF the logicboard, still stuck to the solder on the pins. I got the little metal pieces off the old port (but lost one of them…) Did I just trash the phone? Can someone at least tell me what the heck those little metal bits are called? thanks. CONCLUSION– I tried my best but… nope, haha. I couldn’t for the life of me get those little wire bits to stay. For now, I’m just going to steer clear of these charging ports. Maybe I’ll get some junk parts to practice on (off to ebay!). Regardless THANKS GUYS for all the info! ^_^
Hey there ali. It sounds like you pulled some of the leads off the circuit board. It’s a common problem when desoldering ports, so don’t feel bad. It is however, some pretty bad news for your phone. Without getting electrical contact back between the port and the board, you’re in a pretty bad spot. You might be able to frankenstein it back together, however, with some fine copper wire and some soldering skills. Just run the wire from where it was supposed to go on the charging port to the lead, essentially bypassing the gap. Let us know what you decide to do and how it works out!
Those are called solder pads. Almost certainly repairable. If you’re not experienced with microsoldering you might want to send this one out. Charge port repair can be DIY for sure, but building microjumpers to restore a line really requires a microscope and some experience. If you need a professional, feel free to click the link to my iFixit Pro profile to find your way to our mail in board level repair service. PS: You were right to use an iron on the port instead of hot air—next time just add a little desoldering alloy and it will come right off. Lifting pads is a sign of not enough heat.
