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Thinkpad USB Keyboard: Upgrade to USB-C Connector Replacement

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Thinkpad USB Keyboard: Upgrade to USB-C Connector Replacement, Soldering in the new connector: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Thinkpad USB Keyboard: Upgrade to USB-C Connector Replacement, Soldering in the new connector: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
Soldering in the new connector
  • In the image the soldering and how it maps to the pads on the PCB are shown.

  • The GND can be connected to the large copper area. Just scratch away a bit of the green isolating layer. A bit of flux helps.

  • The soldering of the data lines is abit fiddly and rather for people with some soldering skills. Thin coil wire is a helpful.

  • In yellow the CC2 connection is shown. It requires a 5.1kOhm resistor to GND for correct identification by USB standard. The yellow rectangle represents the small SMD resistor.

  • If rotation of the cable is not needed, the data lines can be soldered to only the two 1DP and 1DN pins.

  • After testing, reassemble the whole keyboard. Thelast image shows how the USB-C fits into the opening.

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