@haswelladrian let's see the connector you took of or your new one. also, Take another picture of your board, just take it straight down so we can look directly from the top down (none of that slight angle view ;-) The lightning connector is commonly a 8 pin connector and on your board it looks like you still have all 8 solder pads. Right now, it looks like the torn pad is part of the anchor for the connector. If so you can solder the new one in place with rebuilding the missing pad.
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@haswelladrian dang, that is a lot of money for parts. If this would be my device, I would first check to see if the out solder pads are anchor points only. I believe it is so because of the difference in pitch on the pads. Then I would check the opposite side to verify that it is ground. I would use a multimeter and check for continuity between the opposite pad and ground. If there is continuity, then it is safe to assume it is indeed ground (anchor point) I'd proceed to solder the new connector on. Then verify it's function. If it does work, then I'd apply some hot glue on the side of the connector where the solder pad is missing. That will add some stability.
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Rebuilding the torn solder pad may actually be a challenge if you can't see the trace where it connects to. Some are easier to fix than others. I'll add some pictures to explain what I am referring too.
@haswelladrian let's see the connector you took of or your new one. also, Take another picture of your board, just take it straight down so we can look directly from the top down (none of that slight angle view ;-) The lighting connector is commonly a 8 pin connector and on your board it looks like you still have all 8 solder pads. Right now, it looks like the torn pad is part of the anchor for the connector. If so you can solder the new one in place with rebuilding the missing pad.
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@haswelladrian let's see the connector you took of or your new one. also, Take another picture of your board, just take it straight down so we can look directly from the top down (none of that slight angle view ;-) The lightning connector is commonly a 8 pin connector and on your board it looks like you still have all 8 solder pads. Right now, it looks like the torn pad is part of the anchor for the connector. If so you can solder the new one in place with rebuilding the missing pad.
@haswelladrian let's see the connector you took of or your new one. also, Take another picture of your board, just take it straight down so we can look directly from the top down (none of that slight angle view ;-) The lighting connector is commonly a 8 pin connector and on your board it looks like you still have all 8 solder pads. Right now, it looks like the torn pad is part of the anchor for the connector. If so you can solder the new one in place with rebuilding the missing pad.