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My MAKERbuino micro USB charging port is broken, how can I fix this?

Applies to MAKERbuino, a discontinued CircuitMess kit. What to do about a broken micro USB charging port.

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Written by Albert Gajsak

Charging ports take a lot of use, and one working loose is among the more common things to happen to them. It is not something you have done wrong.

If you are comfortable with a soldering iron, the port can be resoldered. The photo below shows the joints involved. Once the pads are properly wetted and nothing is bridged across them, the board should charge as it did before.

If you would rather not attempt it, or the port still will not charge afterwards, message us here, or email [email protected], with a close-up photo of the port and we will go through it with you. MAKERbuino is discontinued, but we still help with the ones out there.

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