Is there any way to repair a broken (ripped) fan connector
Hello everyone,
The title is pretty much self-sufficient.
More precisely: when trying to clean the dust in my MacBook Air 13" (late 2010 model), I stupidly destroyed the fan connector for the fan. And by destroyed, I alas really mean it: two of the pins have been ripped away (only soldering points remain)!
Is there any chance to fix this, without having to change the whole logic board?
Edit: here are some photos of the broken connector; they are of poor quality, but they should nonetheless show you the problem...
Edit2: Agh, I knew these crappy photos wouldn't do. I managed to make some better shots with a borrowed camera:
You can compare it with the normal state of the connector herafter (from the photo of step 6 of the "MBA 13inch 2010 replacement for logic board" guide) to see what it should be like...