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#117
Originally Posted by lazart View Post
Something came in my mind: If you don't get an USB connection with your cable, try it with the battery inserted, that worked for me
It seemed to me that N900 won't power up at all without battery, so I'm really wondering what you all are talking about when you suggest to insert battery
Originally Posted by lazart View Post
And something else: did anybody experienced the problem, that solder got into the socket and plugging something in was impossible? (I used a lot solder, for a good attachment) That has broken at least two USB sockets for me, and I had a lot of work to get it off again.. After that I used a connector plugged in, surrounded with a piece of kapton tape. That worked, but almost broke my socket. Any better solutions?
Well, I'd use silicone oil or - even better - graphite (pencil works really great) instead of kapton, otherwise I'd say you've chosen the optimal method

/j
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