Repairing pin in a USB Travel charger

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openmedia

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#306112 29-Jun-2023 11:15

I've got a Kogan USB travel charger I've been using for a couple of years. Recentl I had to swap one of the clip over adapters and one of the pins moved inside the unit.

The unit appears to be almost sealed, but it looks like I should be able to release the case on one side. Has anyone managed to open one of these before and can provide any tips on where the clips might be. They no longer stock this unit and it looks like a relatively simple repair once the unit is open.

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angski

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#3097716 30-Jun-2023 13:15

Why dont you just get a new one from Aliexpress?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004754355152.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.133.21ef18028nDhPG

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#3097765 30-Jun-2023 15:12

angski:

Why dont you just get a new one from Aliexpress?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004754355152.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.133.21ef18028nDhPG

Because I prefer to repair things rather than replace them?

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#3097778 30-Jun-2023 15:17

I think that you will find that is filled with some sort of epoxy.

Goosey

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#3097781 30-Jun-2023 15:20

Won’t you have to get it tested and tagged given you have opened it up and tinkered around?

for somthing so small and cheap is it worth the fire or other risk? (Other being warped voltages / current as a result of the repair)

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#3097805 30-Jun-2023 16:08

openmedia:
angski:

Why dont you just get a new one from Aliexpress?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004754355152.html

Because I prefer to repair things rather than replace them?

Also because a mains-powered device selling on Aliexpress for $9 is really only useful for teaching stage I engineering students how not to design something.