End of sales FP2 bottom module

[AnotherElk]

@Martin_Anderseck

However I could imagine that the micro USB connector could be a candidate of failure in the future simply because it has the mechanical stress that you mentioned already. And given this it’s a pitty that exactly this part won’t be available anymore.

High time to take the stress off it with a magnetic adapter.

Magnetic USB cable recommended to avoid socket probs

(Deutsche Version unten) After several attempts, I found a specialist the other day who succesfully inserted a working USB socket into my FP1. To avoid future USB stress, I decided to follow a recommendation from ‘explit’ and use a magnetic USB cable. This requires a tiny counterpart in the USB socket which is supposed to permanently stay in there. If required, the actual cable is magnetically coupled and this keeps the forces to the socket at a minimum level. Currently (Nov 2016), such cables…

My Fairphone 2 is still on its first bottom module since 4 years, by the way.