dirtybeagles
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Pi2 desoldered USB ports not working.

Sun Jul 17, 2016 3:06 pm

Modifying a PI2 for one of my builds and during the de-soldering process, it looks like I may have bridge a copper ring (the yellow circles in the picture) to one of my 5v power connections for the USB pins. After connecting a USB port to one of the USB pins I noticed when I booted up the Pi, nothing would register when I connected a keyboard to it. I took a voltage meter and start testing areas and the copper rings at the bottom and the 5v pins would beep meaning that they are connected to each other. I then started testing the other 3 USB pins and all of them beep for all 5v and ground connections. I am assuming the copper ring is connected to one of those 5v connections (the yellow circle)

I tested every USB pins by soldering a USB port to them, but none seem to work when I boot the Pi2. The Pi2 functions fine without it, but I now have no USB ports (sad face).

Anybody have any ideas on how to fix instead of getting another Pi2. I am wondering if there is a way to prevent that copper ring and the 5v from the USB pin from connecting?

I even tried connecting a 1000c PowerBoost 5v and ground to the USB port and connected the data cables to the Pi2 USB ports and I still did not get any data from the ports.

Unfortunately, I did not test the USB ports before desoldering.

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rpdom
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Re: Pi2 desoldered USB ports not working.

Sun Jul 17, 2016 3:49 pm

You appear to have cut off the end of the circuit board as well. It is possible that you have removed some important tracks while doing so, or have caused a short between different layers of the PCB.

dirtybeagles
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Re: Pi2 desoldered USB ports not working.

Sun Jul 17, 2016 3:54 pm

I have trimmed off the ends before and have not had a problem.

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Re: Pi2 desoldered USB ports not working.

Sun Jul 17, 2016 5:23 pm

Odds on your modifications have killed it. Get another board, and leave the butchery for the meat next time.
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dirtybeagles
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Re: Pi2 desoldered USB ports not working.

Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:24 am

Thanks for the tip

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