> > > > Do you have a picture showing the back side of the micro-USB
> connector?
> > > > How painful is that to align and solder?
> > >
> > > By popular demand
> > >
> > > http://elmer166.blogspot.com/2015/01/soldering-micro-usb.html
> >
> > That connector looks like the body tags are designed to go into holes i=
n the
> PCB, to give it mechanical 'grip' against forces on it during connector
> mate/demate. Personally I would prefer the PCB to have holes for those
> lugs, as it also locates the connector and makes it easier to solder.
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> Those tabs are flush with the bottom of the body, so holes don't help.

Oh, so the connector is designed to make a very low profile by being set in=
to a slot in the PCB, so that the pin connections will then lie flat on the=
 PCB for soldering. Now I understand why you are bending the pin leads to s=
older them.

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