Soldering Micro-B Connectors

[mr. rampage]

I was wondering if anyone has any experience soldering Micro-B connectors. In particular, I was wondering how much more difficult it is compared to a Mini-B connector. Are the connectors about the same size or are they smaller?

[Photekq]

They are both equally hard to solder/desolder )

[regack]

I haven't messed with any Micro-B's yet, but I imagine it depends on how it mounts.  I would say that the SMT ones are more fiddly, even for the Mini-B, but I found these Molex 54819-0519 through-hole Mini-B ones are really simple.  I haven't found an equivalent for Micro.

Sooo... I guess I didn't really contribute much to help you out.   

[mkawa]

i HATE Micro Bs. you need a good loupe, at least one good workholder, if not two (one to keep the cable in place, and one to hold the connector, liquid flux, and a very very light touch with a reasonably fine tip. be prepared to pull off excess solder.

adafruit has micro b connectors that are particularly easy to work with for a pretty reasonable price. keep in mind though that with micro b, "particularly easy to worth with" really means "possible to work with".

[mkawa]

an alternative to two workholders is a panavise 366 head with a 358 wire holding attachment.

[tjcaustin]

Ever since I started tinning the solder tabs on my micro usb ends, I've had literally 0 problems with micro usb soldering.

I use one clamp from a helping hands to hold end, tin everything then freehand hold the wire while I make with the melting again.

EDIT: I kinda like how the adafruit micro usb ends come with stress relief

[Findecanor]

I wanted to replace all my Teensy's Mini connectors with Micro sockets on separate boards. I could not find any through-hole Micro-B sockets ... so I got really cheap adapter cables instead.
When I got them, they were not exactly like pictured. The Micro-B female socket was not on a PCB inside the rubber casing, but in a plastic sleeve with some hot glue at the end. So I glue the plastic sleeve in the case.

[hasu]

I'm not sure whether connector means receptacle or plug.
I have no problem with soldering Hirose micro-B receptacle It is not so difficult in comparison with mini if you have proper PCB pad pattern and apparatuses, good iron, flux, wick... anyway, difficult part is right placement of the component.

[mkawa]

plug, not receptacle: http://www.adafruit.com/products/1390

other side. the pcb side is much easier to solder.

[hasu]

Wait, how did you know that from what OP posted?
Did I missed something?

[mkawa]

oh, no, you didn't. but micro b is about as simply as mini b jacks. i guess i assumed he was asking about the plugs, because they are such a *****

[hasu]

Ah, ok. Thanks for making me clear.

At glance I assumed he want a keyboard with mini-B jack