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Something Different - HTC Flyer/Evo View

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Doing a number of things got me away from blogging and posting repairs So I'd like to take this opportunity to show something different. I had gotten an HTC Flyer Tablet in a lot with items that I bought, and it was a nice tablet, but it would not charge! So I first rigged a microUSB port on the top of it to charge the unit.  But with that configuration the cover would not fit. So I searched for the exact replacement, and they are scarce. Very Scarce.  Plus you cannot find them on another tablet because 90% of them have the same problem. Before and After microUSB mounts Problem-  Dead Tablet, No Power will not charge, will not turn on. Cause - The pin if broken in the microExt USB port. Reason - Failure Problem 1 -The amount of current that the tablet draws overheats the plastic inside the contact because of  how hot the contact gets. Then the internal pin connector sets deeper into the plastic. The microExt USB cable internal contacts pushes down on the connector co