How to repair my charge port

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My pda fell while attached to a cable & the cable yanked on the charge port pulling out the "metal casing" that the cable "clicks" into.

I managed to open the axim & see that the charge connectors were all intact & was able to wrap the metal casing back around the connectors but i can see that the metal casing used to be attached the board (i think).

I plopped it back in the cradle & it charges & syncs ok..but i'm not sure if i use a cable that "clicks" into the port..if it'll just pull the metal casing with the slightest movement.

I know i could send the x30 away for a new sync connector for around $50-60...but i figure since it charges/syncs fine & looks fine from the outside...is there a way to affix it properly to the board?

Can it be soldered on? Is that how it was originally attached? i don't know anything about soldering...is this an easy DIY thing? Or, is it easy enough to ask the local computer repair shop to fix??

thanks.

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I've never looked inside the X30 but it sounds like you could use a small amount of two pack epoxy to hold it in place.

Applied carefully it shouldn't cause any problems.

Just a thought.