Charging jack

depends - but it my need a new main board and I feel it is impossibe to replace the docking connector 'at home'

Hey. I had the same problem. My dock connector got damaged. I bought a new dock connector on ebay and now I can;t find out how to put it in. I'm really good with a soldering iron and confident that i can probably do this repair at home with some guidance, the problem, is that nobody seems to think that this repair is possible to do at home, so I can't find a guide.

hi spencer, it would always be better to start a new question

anyway, the job isn't easy at all. hereis a video that shows partly how to come to the connector - the problem is not to get to that point - the problem is the replacement. sometimes your soldering iron isn't good enough.

all apple devices are build with lead free soldering tin - that means that you need very high temperatures to unsolder the parts - most soldering irons aren't able to produce this heat within a short time.

many smd parts are soldered with hot air or infrared light - not everybody has this equipment at home. i use different soldering irons with different tips and a hot air soldering station.

but to be honest - do that repair only if you have nothing to loose - i love those jobs - if you have passed that point - you can do the best work - only because you know that you have nothing to loose ;-)