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I was doing a case swap and when following eXtremeRate’s instructions, the video wasn’t really great at demonstrating how weak this part was and I popped it off the board. To be fair the plug was really jammed in there.

It appears after some investigation this might be the piece:

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/molex/0781710002/2424924

As soon as I find my calipers I will update with the pitch.

~~There’s no part number on the plastic and I was wondering if anybody knew where to order some~~

In the better picture is looks as if there is a “A” and“1C”

Edit: removed fingers, added better picture

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[–] Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

The one that you have appears to be intact

I’d be curious to know if it’s the solder joints that failed (less common) or if the pads ripped out of the PCB, which is usually what happens in these cases.

In the latter case, you’re going to have a hard time installing the replacement part. You’ll need to first restore the pads, which falls into “microsoldering” territory that will have a higher tool and skill / precision requirement.