Bought a faulty F20 off EBAY with a broken USB socket.
It seems like a common failure mode.
The one I had had sheared directly of the internal board and their was no PCB track left for re soldering.
I eventually managed to repair the unit by buying a new socket and attaching fine wires which were hard wired to other parts of the PCB then using epoxy glue to refasten the socket. I would consider it a difficult and advanced repair. (Its like micro PCB surgery)
Opening the case is relatively easy. Remove the screws and then use something like a blunt table knife to gently slide between the two case halves until they part bit by bit.
Hope this is of some help.
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Mine has the same problem but i cannot get into it! I have undone the two philipps screws but cannot get it opened?
I have exactly the same problem - i.e. USB connector has come off the circuit board. To make the repair easier - which are the minimum wires that have to be resoldered - i.e. the power in from the 12V adaptor to recharge the battery ? Is one of them the earth / casing ?
There are 4 screw 2 are plugged at opposite end
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