A600: Broken joy-port

[Frimann]

A couple of days ago the 9-pin port for my mouse ceased to work in my A600. I found out that one of the pins were "loose" meaning that it seems to slide back and forth in its socket and sorts of "gives way" when I try to jam the mouse/joy connector in.

I have not opened the case and taken a closer look yet as I would like to hear some qualified opinions first

My question is:

Is this a common problem and can it be solved with a soldering iron or by getting a new component?

Thanks in advance =)

[FOL]

Originally Posted by Frimann

A couple of days ago the 9-pin port for my mouse ceased to work in my A600. I found out that one of the pins were "loose" meaning that it seems to slide back and forth in its socket and sorts of "gives way" when I try to jam the mouse/joy connector in.

I have not opened the case and taken a closer look yet as I would like to hear some qualified opinions first

My question is:

Is this a common problem and can it be solved with a soldering iron or by getting a new component?

Thanks in advance =)

If its just the pin thats broken, then maybe you could solder it to repair the break.

Else, buy a new socket.