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Originally Posted by abill_uk View Post
I thought this was what you would tell me and it has flaws... no arguments here at all between us, we are debating this.

In order to do an epoxy job the area must be cleaned prior to ahesion and you cannot do this through the tiny gap around the usb port.

For a proper expoxy you would have to apply very firmly onto the top sides and rear of the port itself and this is impossible for the reasons i just said.

The average solderer can take the N900 apart and put it back together again as there is a full picture guide to do this.

If only you knew how easy this solder fix is and the results then you would agree with me no epoxy.

When your soldering the sides of the port down to the board it is nothing like you have to do on the rear tiny tracks of the port in any way or form, ths sides are clearly visable and you can do this work without even a magnifier in place.

I have worked with epoxy on many boards to know how problematic it can be and the most important part of this is the preperation prior to applying the epoxy glue to make sure it is not hindered in any way or form with grease as it will fail.
I know how easy re-soldering would be for me and still disagree when it comes to the average owner.

The right epoxy will do the trick. The board should be clean enough; you know that's part of the final PCB assembly process.
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