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Originally Posted by andreasteyn
I am trying to repair my kindle from 2013 i think its the kindle fire 3 HD 7"
It won't charge anymore. I've tried all the restart options holding the buttons and charging it.
I want to repair the device, and want to order the part myself.
What is the name of the USB / micro HDMI port?
I think for sure that its just the port on the device itself that I should replace.
There are two ports, a USM and mini HDMI next to each other coming out the bottom middle.
Is that one thing I have to buy combined - the USB and mini HDMI together? Or are they two seperate things?
I live in Cape Town, we don't have amazon repairs here, I want to buy the part from Amazon but I'm struggling to find the name of that USB port thing.
Under what section do I look?
Please help.
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Disclaimer first -
Please understand that I mean no insult.
Replacing the part will require both the special equipment and the special skills needed to rework SMD devices.
No offense intended, but I find it surprising that a person with those skills and access to that equipment does not know the name of the type of part they want to replace.
The Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Cape Town will have labs with the required equipment.
If you are, or know of a student with access to the special equipment in those labs, then having the required tools should not be a problem.
You might also need an experienced student who has the skills required to do the work for you.
There are many slight variations in the parts made by various manufacturers.
You first need to open the device and inspect the part to identify the most likely replacement.
Amazon is not likely to carry the part.
You will probably have to order from an electronics part distributor.
I just checked at the three major parts distributors google could find in Cape Town without even finding the correct category.
So you will probably have to purchase from out-of-the-country.
A good close-up photo of the part to be replaced will often be enough for the sales department of your chosen electronics part distributor to identify a replacement part for you.
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Sorry I could not give you a specific answer to your question.
All I can offer is this extra bit of information about the task you propose to undertake.