Soldering; Fixing

My manager walked out of his office looking for something... it seemed his USB->DVI adapter died.Well, not died really.Note how the hole where the USB goes doesn't have a USB. Nope. It was rattling about in the case.That's what I found when I pulled off the top.Thankfully, I have the tools to make this right!First, clean off the existing solder...Then follow up with some flux and solder the USB jack back on!I know, not my best work... the connector wasn't made to be hand soldered with the overhang of the metal. Honestly, this is a part that gets put on the pick-and-place and simply reflowed. Unfortunately they didn't use enough solder. (And, admittedly, I probably used too much... what evs)Good as new! Maybe better!(No, didn't do it because boss -- did it because I like fixing stuff!)

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Ok -- written well afterward... I had to go back in and retouch the solder joints, especially pin 2 (from the left) of the connector. I also cleaned up the flux residue.

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