Repairing Faulty USB Socket

Tesla · 29 Oct 2007 at 11:19

Hello,

A friend of mine has damaged her printer's USB B socket.

The plastic part in the middle of the socket has been ripped out.

Is there any easy way around this problem. She just spent £40 on new ink for the thing thinking that was the problem.

It's a HP PSC all-in-one. USB is the only interface.

Thanks.

Admiral Huddy · 29 Oct 2007 at 11:24

Depends on the extent of the damage. Sometimes a new one can be put back in but the cost can be more than the printer itself. Is it still in warranty?

Adam_151 · 29 Oct 2007 at 18:27

It'd most likely involve disassembling the think to get the board that the usb socket is on out, and unsoldering it and replacing with one either canibalised out a piece of old hardware, or sourced from an electronics supply house

PhillyDee · 29 Oct 2007 at 19:04

RS Components sell the surface mount USB sockets, as ive looked for them in the past. They do sell to the public as i have ordered things from them in the past.