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Gear4 Docking station broken

  • 22-08-2011 12:56pm
    #1
    greengirl31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 416 ✭✭


    Hi All,

    I have a Gear4 Docking station, with a radio which has been working fine and i was very happy with it. However, over the weekend, the part that the ipod clicks into broke in that it came away from the machine and is only hanging on by a thread ... can this be repaired or do I have to fork out for a new one ...

    Also, Is this a common issue ?? This is the first time I've had a docking station for an ipod - the previous MP3 was a creative Zen and that connected via the earphone jack.

    Thanks in advance ...
    A


Comments

  • #2
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,111 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    Any possibility of a pic?

    I presume the plastic the dock plug is attached to has broken but the wires to the plug are still attached to it?


  • #3
    greengirl31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 416 ✭✭greengirl31


    No the connection came away completly .... Pic attached ...

    Is it beyond repair ??


  • #4
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,111 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    That doesn't look too good, I'm afraid.

    The connector has obviously become detached from the circuit-board. if it was originally soldered on, it likely did some damage to circuit traces coming off which would make it really hard to repair.

    Because of the angle of the photo, I can't see where on the circuit board the multitude of fine connections in a row on the bottom of the connector go. It might just be that there is a tricky socket for them - which would likely make it fixable - but that is a long shot.

    I don't suppose you are near Limerick?


  • #5
    LacticAthlete
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭LacticAthlete


    Any chance you got this fixed? have same issue? any idea where to fix it?


  • #6
    greengirl31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 416 ✭✭greengirl31


    No I didn't actually ... I was in Dublin so the Limerick option above wasn't a goer for me ....

    I ended up getting a new one !!


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