Quark Plug failure to contact

[AndiesHandyHandies]

Hi

Suffering from this problem.

Taping on a elbow addapter on the the Prom works.

But not on the Chromo. Even pushing a bit of UK plastic milk bottle between the round end of the plug and the etalon body.

I went back and tried my Samsung Tab8 power supply and the plug on that is a good fit and gets to temperature. With the above bodge.

I tried all my power leads and just one other worked, a white one again.

I have ordered a 2m long Samsung Tab8 replacement lead to see if that works.

Looks like the black ones are made down to a price.

Cheers. Andrew.

[marktownley]

Sadly this issue will be the death of many a good Quark with time.

The USB power supply is just a ridiculous design idea in terms of longevity.

[pupak]

Repairing the Quark's USB connector is a pain, but not difficult. It only requires hot air and a bit of soldering paste skill. I've already repaired two and it's a half hour job. It is better to replace the micro USB with another connector, even if the aesthetics suffer a little.

[AndiesHandyHandies]

Hi

Temporary fix. Thin plastic shoved in on the shorter side of the plug between it and the housing.

One works again, fortunately the more used Chromo, with a decent plug from a Samsung Tablet charger. So taped that on.

The Prom works with a cheap elbow connector taped on which makes the contact good.

Cheers. Andrew.

[Oak]

Repairing the Quark's USB connector is a pain, but not difficult. It only requires hot air and a bit of soldering paste skill. I've already repaired two and it's a half hour job. It is better to replace the micro USB with another connector, even if the aesthetics suffer a little.

Do you have any photos of this procedure? Would be good to know how to do it in the event of USB plug failure.

[pupak]

I don't have photos. It's a routine procedure. The Quark must be disassembled, carefully remove the original connector with hot air, and then solder a new one using solder paste. It is better to solder only thin flexible wires and use a different connector. The wires are brought out through the opening of the original connector.

[Bill_C]

I purchased a right angle plug and am going to zip tie it to the housing.