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Motorola G200 5G Charging Port Repair
Charging Port Repair guide for the Motorola G200 5G
Before you begin
Tools
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cup tool
- Plastic prying tools
- Phillips #00 screwdriver
- Spudger tool
- Tweezers
- Soldering iron
- Desoldering braid
Parts / materials
- Replacement USB-C port module
- Pre-cut back cover adhesive
- Soldering flux
- Solder
- Isopropyl alcohol (99%)
Safety
- Wear safety glasses when working with hot soldering tools and glass adhesive.
- Disconnect the battery cable before working near lower circuits to prevent electrical shorting.
- Perform soldering in a well-ventilated space to avoid inhaling flux fumes.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Remove SIM Tray
1 minInsert a SIM eject tool into the hole on the left edge of the phone. Push firmly to pop the tray out and set it aside.
- 2
Heat Rear Cover
2 minApply heat to the edges of the back cover using a heat gun for 2 minutes. This softens the adhesive holding the rear panel.
- 3
Attach Suction Cup
1 minPress a suction cup firmly onto the lower third of the rear glass panel. Ensure a tight seal against the surface.
- 4
Insert Opening Pick
2 minPull up gently on the suction cup to create a small gap at the bottom edge. Insert a plastic opening pick into the gap.
- 5
Slice Rear Adhesive
4 minSlide the plastic pick around all four edges of the back panel to slice through the adhesive. Apply more heat if the pick sticks.
- 6
Lift Off Rear Cover
1 minCarefully separate the back cover from the phone chassis. Lift it away and store it on a clean workspace mat.
- 7
Unscrew Upper Bracket
2 minUse a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the screws securing the upper motherboard cover. Place the screws in a secure tray.
- 8
Remove Upper Bracket
1 minGrip the upper motherboard bracket with tweezers and lift it off the frame. This exposes the battery and motherboard connections.
- 9
Disconnect Battery Cable
1 minPry the battery press-fit connector straight up from its motherboard socket using a plastic spudger. This prevents electrical shorts during repair.
- 10
Unscrew Speaker Assembly
2 minRemove the Phillips #00 screws holding the lower speaker housing over the charging sub-board.
- 11
Remove Lower Speaker
2 minPry up the lower speaker module with a spudger and remove it from the frame.
- 12
Disconnect Main Interconnect Flex
1 minUse the flat end of a spudger to unclip the main ribbon flex cable from the charging port sub-board.
- 13
Disconnect Antenna Coaxial Cable
2 minGently lift the antenna coaxial cable head from its socket on the charging sub-board using fine tweezers.
- 14
Remove Charging Sub-board
2 minSlide a thin plastic prying tool under the charging port board and lift it out of the lower enclosure.
- 15
Apply Flux to Damaged Port
2 minApply liquid or paste flux to the solder anchor pins and surface-mount pins on the USB-C port.
- 16
Desolder Damaged USB Port
5 minHeat the anchor joints with a soldering iron and desolder braid to absorb the old solder. Carefully remove the damaged USB-C port.
- 17
Solder New USB Port
8 minAlign the replacement USB-C port onto the sub-board pads. Solder the anchor pins and connection leads using fresh solder.
- 18
Reinstall Charging Sub-board
2 minSeat the repaired sub-board back into its position in the lower phone chassis.
- 19
Reconnect Flex and Antenna Cables
2 minPress the main interconnect flex cable and the coaxial antenna cable firmly back into their sub-board sockets.
- 20
Reattach Speaker Assembly
2 minPlace the bottom speaker module over the sub-board and reinsert all Phillips #00 screws.
- 21
Reconnect Battery and Reseal
3 minReconnect the battery press-fit cable, reattach the upper shield bracket, apply fresh back cover adhesive, and press the rear cover firmly.
After your Motorola G200 5G charging port repair
Power the G200 5G back on and test the charging port repair function before you put every screw away. Check touch/display response, charging, cameras, buttons, and wireless as relevant to this repair. If something fails after closing the device, reopen carefully and reseat the connectors for this Motorola G200 5G job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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