Replacing Front Mount USB Ports (180 PCB TH Mount)

ComputerWizKid

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I have a SilverStone Sugo 01 and the front USB Ports are broken and SS will not replace it since I bought the case from eBay :mad: Anyway I am good at soldering and I want to replace the front ports myself but I don't know what the USB Block is called (Well USB Block but that turned up no searches to buy one) I cannot use the ports from a dead motherboard because the motherboards ports solder contacts are right angle and I need a block where it mounts directly on the board

Here are two pictures of what I need

FrontUSB1.jpg


FrontUSB2.jpg


I would probably need two ports as the first one broke so easily and I want a good quality port that will not break if I look at it wrong
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ComputerWizKid

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How about This? In the data sheet it looks the same. And how do I get the old one off of the board without screwing up the PCB (I have done LEDS in the past but never something with as many solder points as this)
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Ksyder

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How about This? In the data sheet it looks the same. And how do I get the old one off of the board without screwing up the PCB (I have done LEDS in the past but never something with as many solder points as this)
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Looks like what you found would do the job.

I have only done limited amounts of de-soldering, but the simplest way I know of would be to use a desoldering pump and just slowly remove the solder from each joint. Eventually you will get it clean enough that the ports will be able to remove from the board (hopefully). Obviously once you get the pcb free of the old broken ports you can clean the mounting holes of any remaining solder and install the new parts.

I've seen more professional desoldering tools but they are outside of my particular range of experience.