HI guys,
Yeah, the cat knocked mine off the end table and it landed right on the power connector while it was charging. When I opened it up I saw that it had pushed the connector through the back of the jack, breaking the plastic in two and breaking off two solder joints.
Figuring this thing was already toast, I broke out the superglue and glued the broken piece back on, making sure not to get glue on any of the metal using the tip of a toothpick.
Once it was back in place perfectly, I used my soldering iron and just heated up the broken off solder joints since they were still attached to the broken piece and lined back up with their original spot on the ic board. When it looked like the solder had re-melted, i made sure it was reasonable well attached, then plugged in the power cable.
First good sign was the red charge light!
After reassembling it booted fine but the touch screen didn't work. A little more tinkering and I was able to get that working again as well, though I'm not sure what I did besides re-seat all those little connectors VERY carefully.
Once that was done and I was 100% charged, everything seems ok again.
If anyone wants any advice, I can offer some. You'd be surprised what you can do with the simplest of tools.
Not sure how long my super glue fix will last but at least I know how to do it again if I need to. And it buys me some time to try and find a good replacement part.
Good luck!
-Maj
