https://diode.zone/videos/watch/c0f7adf7-c940-4047-9bde-ad904bf32be5 Showing how to solder a charging port in a delicate device like the Galaxy Tab 4. Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:58:00 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://diode.zone https://diode.zone/lazy-static/avatars/61b689b7-84d5-43c7-9fa8-e63a7fd1d952.png https://diode.zone/videos/watch/c0f7adf7-c940-4047-9bde-ad904bf32be5 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://diode.zone/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. https://diode.zone/w/pQ3UpN4y9LLtEL6YgQ5g2g;threadId=31537 https://diode.zone/w/pQ3UpN4y9LLtEL6YgQ5g2g;threadId=31537 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 17:13:28 GMT @viktak aaah lol. I rewatched the thing. Now I also realize the moment where it plops into the through-holes 😃

]]> grindhold https://diode.zone/w/pQ3UpN4y9LLtEL6YgQ5g2g;threadId=31537 https://diode.zone/w/pQ3UpN4y9LLtEL6YgQ5g2g;threadId=31537 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 17:08:52 GMT @grindhold If you have good eyes 😃 you can see that the USB socket also has 4 "flaps" (or whatever they are called) on the 4 corners which are through the hole and rather thick. They provide mechanical stability. (Unless I misunderstood what you meant). You are right, the tiny SMD pins wouldn't last a single connect-disconnect cycle..

]]> viktak https://diode.zone/w/pQ3UpN4y9LLtEL6YgQ5g2g;threadId=31537 https://diode.zone/w/pQ3UpN4y9LLtEL6YgQ5g2g;threadId=31537 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 17:01:31 GMT Hey nice!
As I see it, the pins only have contact with the solder on the side that faces the PCB. Does this provide enough mechanical strength for repeated plugging and unplugging? Always thought that the pins have to be submerged in solder to maximize the contact area.
However your video made me want to use an USB-C port in my next PCB whenever I shall need the next one. Thanks for that.

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