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Yeah, with a waterproof connector. However there's a reason yubikey uses just a float board connector and most of those itty bitty wifi/bluetooth usb-a dongles have custom connectors: the connector and solder joint are much more rigid than the surrounding epoxy. It's just a reality of them being metal joints.

What I mean by solid strain relief is basically a plastic float that bridges the soldered connections to the connector body. I haven't seen one like that, but it's necessary to isolate the connector itself from the board and soldered bits. Covering the whole thing in goop helps for excessive force, but does almost nothing for the everyday wiggles that eventually cause connections to loosen. You need built in flex for that.




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