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Amazon Fire 7 Charging Port Repair
Charging Port Repair guide for the Amazon Fire 7
Before you begin
Tools
- Precision screwdriver set
- Plastic prying tools
- Guitar picks for prying
- Tweezers
- Soldering iron
- Desoldering braid
- Clean workspace mat
Parts / materials
- Replacement charging port
- Solder
- Flux
- Isopropyl alcohol
Safety
- Wear protective safety glasses when working with molten solder.
- Disconnect the battery before working on any electrical component on the board.
- Work in a well-ventilated area to avoid inhaling soldering fumes.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Power off tablet
1 minPress and hold the power button, then select the option to completely shut down the device.
- 2
Remove the microSD card
1 minOpen the side microSD card slot cover and press the card to eject it.
- 3
Insert opening pick
2 minPush a thin plastic opening pick into the gap between the rear plastic shell and the display bezel.
- 4
Unclip the rear shell
3 minSlide the pick around all four edges of the tablet to release the plastic retaining clips.
- 5
Remove the rear cover
1 minLift the rear plastic cover straight off the chassis and set it aside.
- 6
Disconnect the battery
2 minUse a plastic spudger to pry the battery connector straight up from its motherboard socket.
- 7
Disconnect screen cable
2 minFlip up the locking tab on the display ZIF connector and slide the ribbon cable out.
- 8
Unscrew the motherboard
3 minRemove the small Phillips screws securing the motherboard to the plastic inner frame.
- 9
Lift out motherboard
2 minGently pry the motherboard up from the frame and place it on a heat-safe workspace mat.
- 10
Apply flux to port
2 minApply a small amount of liquid flux across all solder pins and anchor legs of the damaged port.
- 11
Heat port anchor joints
4 minTouch the hot soldering iron tip to liquidize the solder on each anchor pin.
- 12
Remove broken port
2 minGently lift and remove the damaged charging port from the board using precision tweezers.
- 13
Clean solder pads
3 minLay desoldering wick over the pads and sweep with the iron tip to absorb remaining solder.
- 14
Position new port
2 minAlign the structural legs and electrical pins of the replacement port precisely over the motherboard pads.
- 15
Solder anchor pins
3 minApply heat and fresh solder to the structural anchor legs to lock the port into place.
- 16
Solder connection pins
5 minCarefully touch each small power and data pin with fine solder to establish solid contacts.
- 17
Clean excess flux
2 minWipe the new solder joints with a swab dampened in high-percentage isopropyl alcohol.
- 18
Reinstall motherboard
3 minPlace the motherboard back into the housing frame and reinstall the original screws.
- 19
Reconnect display cable
2 minSlide the display ribbon cable back into its connector and push down the locking latch.
- 20
Reconnect battery pin
1 minPress the battery connector firmly down onto its header on the motherboard.
- 21
Snap rear cover
2 minAlign the rear shell over the frame and press firmly until all internal clips snap closed.
After your Amazon Fire 7 charging port repair
Power the Fire 7 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 Amazon Fire 7 job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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