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Fusion5 5.5 Gen II Charging Port Replacement

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  1. Fusion5 5.5 Gen II Charging Port Replacement, Back Cover: step 1, image 1 of 2 Fusion5 5.5 Gen II Charging Port Replacement, Back Cover: step 1, image 2 of 2
    • Hold the device with the screen facing away from you and the back of the device facing you.

    • Locate the groove at the bottom corner of the device.

    • Begin prying the back cover of the device off from the groove and working your way around the outside edges of the device.

  2. Fusion5 5.5 Gen II Charging Port Replacement, Midframe: step 2, image 1 of 2 Fusion5 5.5 Gen II Charging Port Replacement, Midframe: step 2, image 2 of 2
    • Remove thirteen 3mm Phillips #00 screws from the midframe.

    • Remove the single 5mm Phillips #0 screw below the camera.

  3. Fusion5 5.5 Gen II Charging Port Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 2 Fusion5 5.5 Gen II Charging Port Replacement: step 3, image 2 of 2
    • Using an opening pick, begin prying one of the top corners to remove the midframe from the device.

    • Be careful not to damage the cables inside the device when you pry the midframe off.

  4. Fusion5 5.5 Gen II Charging Port Replacement, Motherboard: step 4, image 1 of 1
    • Using tweezers, flip the brown tab securing the ribbon cable.

    • Make sure to only lift the flap and not the connector socket due to its susceptibility to break off.

    • Grab the ribbon cable with the tweezers and pull it from its socket on the motherboard.

  5. Fusion5 5.5 Gen II Charging Port Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the two 3mm Phillips #00 screws from the motherboard.

  6. Fusion5 5.5 Gen II Charging Port Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 1
    • Grab the motherboard from the right edges.

    • Flip the motherboard to the left side of the device.

    • Be careful not to tear the cables attached to the motherboard as you flip the motherboard.

    • Desolder the red and blue wires to remove the motherboard from the device.

  7. Fusion5 5.5 Gen II Charging Port Replacement, Charging Port: step 7, image 1 of 2 Fusion5 5.5 Gen II Charging Port Replacement, Charging Port: step 7, image 2 of 2
    • Using the tweezers and soldering iron, desolder the charging port at all 4 soldering points on each corner of the charging port.

    • Be careful not to damage the front-facing camera with the solder as it lays next to the charging port.

    • The device is rotated upside down here for ease of accessibility.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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