I just broke my flashdrive

The flashdrive got pushed down while it was in my laptop and essentially snapped the part that plugs into the usb.

I took the drive apart and there are 12-15 little solder leads on the board that got broken I believe.

Anyone good at soldering things this small? I know how to solder, but nothing like this...

I'd trash it, but I have a few important class files on it...

[Edited on November 13, 2007 at 8:03 AM. Reason : .]

11/13/2007 7:40:44 AM

The piece isnt completely broken in half. I think i'm going to try this myself. I just need to bend the piece back up,and put a microscopic dot of solder on each lead.

11/13/2007 10:23:35 AM

I've got temp controlled soldering equipment, can you take a picture so I could see if it's something I could fix?

11/13/2007 10:50:43 AM

Yeah, I have a Hakko setup (variable temp).

But I dont have a soldering tip that damn small.

I'll try to take a pic later today.

11/13/2007 11:34:45 AM

I have an SMD workstation... but not in Raleigh

11/13/2007 11:36:06 AM

recovery company will probably charge a couple hundred.



in case you break it off and cant repair it.

11/13/2007 1:08:21 PM

I work at sony with our wireless cards and solder stuff like this daily. I might be able to help.

11/13/2007 1:40:10 PM