Digital Audio Player Repaired
Received SAREGAMA CARVAN portable digital music player for repair, stating not working. This unit is used by customer’s old age parents.
On testing I found the unit is not powering on by pressing On/Off switch on the top.
I thought may be battery is drained totally hence when I went to connect the cable for charging internal battery, I found missing micro USB charger connector.
So I disassemble the player for repairing…
Checked battery voltage it is showing only 1v hence it is not power up.
On removing the back side PCB found Ripped USB connector.
Traces found intact even though connector is damaged because of extreme pressure for connecting the charger cable.
For replacing connector space is very tight because of plastic part of the connector, it will easily get damaged while using Hot air …….so I decided to put the external USB Connector.
Made hole on back panel of the cover to fit the connector.
After reassembling, I powered the unit:
Now unit is back to the life.
This article was prepared for you by Yogesh Panchal who works as a Computer Hardware Engineer in Mumbai India.
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Albert van Bemmelen
May 27, 2023 at 7:29 am
Although installing a new micro usb connector was successfully done, it probably was still easily possible to just replace the bad original usb port on the board with a new one. This way avoiding having to make another hole into the case. Since the usb copper tracks were all fine. And that also could be made mechanicle stronger by using some hot melt glue to make the micro usb connector firmly stick to the board if need be. And removing hot melt is always still possible by heating up the old glue.
Yogesh Panchal
May 27, 2023 at 11:04 pm
You are Right Albert,
But as i said this unit is used by old age parents,They always not sure how to connect the Micro USB pin proper way & by putting pin wrong-way they applying more pressure & chances are high to damage the port again. I thought so too to put DC Jack by modifying Adapter but customer is in hurry because his parents are Traveling next day to the native and it used to take time to arrange parts too.so i utilize the parts i have for fast repair.
Parasuraman S
May 27, 2023 at 7:47 am
An out of the box thinking and fixing! Many thanks for your valuable article and sharing your expert experience!
Yogesh Panchal
May 27, 2023 at 11:05 pm
Thank You! Sir
Mark
May 27, 2023 at 2:03 pm
Great job Yogesh,
You literally were thinking out of the box with this repair!
Yogesh Panchal
May 27, 2023 at 11:06 pm
Thanks!Mark
Waleed Rishmawi
May 27, 2023 at 4:08 pm
good repair but I have a suggestion for you. in a situation like this, I would apply a low melt solder to the connecter then cover the plasitc socket with heat protector tape; very helpfull in this kind of repair sitaution. thanks for sharing and have a blessed day
Yogesh Panchal
May 27, 2023 at 11:09 pm
Thanks! Waleed
It was an urgent repair & i also does not have the Replacement same type of micro USB Connector with me.