Shannyla

That would have been a far better choice. I was surprised at how cheap and plastic-y the RJ45 in the Alpha was. And tiny, tiny solder joints that looked very neat but could not resist the twisting and pulling forces that the stiff little connector inflicted. There is also torsional flex caused by only having two screws at the back mounting the RJ45 PCB to the yoke, which would help to crack those solder joints.

I did this last night, Alpha now repaired without dealing with Honeycomb or Aerosoft. A truly terrible design choice. Combined with the stiffness of the supplied cord, how long did they expect this to last? I also added hefty lumps of solder to the pins, but now I'm also considering some way of reinforcing the RJ45 socket. I may use heatshrink to hold it to the small pcb, or go full bodge and put a zip tie around them, just to stop the movement between the two that cracks the solder.

I've got the same issue currently. Didn't realise that it was cracked solder joints that were the issue. Will have a look at this if I get no joy with the supplier, as I'm still in the two year guarantee period we get.