Rhetorical maybe but a very valid point. I think the modules were available for 5 years from first production, but I agree a couple more years would have been useful, especially as the module seems very frail and this was obvious a long time ago.
Have you checked out the option of repair?
@JohnHughes (thanks again) send me two broken bottom Modules some days ago. This one has a defekt µUSB port.
After disassembling I took a picture with a microscope camera and found some solder cracks. Barely to see without magnification. Two cracks at the shield contacts that I am not too worry about, but also one at contact 5. I am sure that was a slack joint. Some serious force must be acted to the Port.
I will try to resolder the joints and hope the bottom module will be able to do its work…
Hi community.
Offering a bottom module, repaired and tested by myself yesterday.
Thanks to @Volker for sending it to me for free.
