Wanted to show you guys a mod I just finished on my phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36994299&postcount=242
I will post instructions for anyone that wants to know how to do it. I just need a better camera to take the pictures with.
This is pretty convenient for females that use larger purses to store their phones as well as for leaving it laying about in a dark room. I always end up searching for my phone in the dark on or around my bed. It keeps me from having to get up to turn on a light. It also works even when the phone is turned off. I have not seen any extra drain on the battery either.
DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE YOU DO TO YOUR DEVICE
Parts list.
2 wires of any color from a USB cable about 6 inches in length. You will not use all of the length but it helps to have more than needed and to cut them to fit right. You will need them to be thin. I used black (Negative) and white (Positive).
100ohm resistor. Will take a touch of brightness away but the mod works like a charm.
3.5 mm LED
Wire cutters
Dremel tool
Electrical tape.
You will need to cut the hook for the strap and dremel it down. This is where the LED will sit. put electrical tape in place. THIS IS IMPORTANT. This area will have exposed aluminum.
Also, as seen in the second photo, you will need to cut the small section out to allow for the wires to fit properly.
Pic 3 shows where I soldered my wires for power. looks horrible, but the flux is not all that great. Your positive lead is on the right and the negative is on the left as shown in the picture. Nothing is soldered to the middle lead.
In the 4th picture you see the resistor. That is the only place I could fit the resistor because I did not have any SMD caps that I could use. It will be places in the little crevice under the vibration motor.
You will want to run the wires under the SD cradle to make sure they fit well.
I cannot say exactly where to put the 3.5 mm hole in the battery cover as each will be slightly different. I got lucky with my placement.
Surprised no one has said anything to this yet.
Looks really cool and interesting. I might take you up on this depending on the difficulty and amount of time I have!!
Hopefully you can find a better camera to take pictures with.
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Surprised no one has said anything to this yet.
Looks really cool and interesting. I might take you up on this depending on the difficulty and amount of time I have!!
Hopefully you can find a better camera to take pictures with.
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Yeah. Me too. XDA has been dead the last few days. I have also seen the flow of assholes and idiots come through, so that explains some of the silence. I will have a better camera in the next few days.
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Does the LED changes into different colors? I may look into doing it also. :thumbup:
That's some clean work. I too am interested in the mod, whenever I feel brave enough or have the time, I'll probably do it haha.
Very clean work though.
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Does the LED changes into different colors? I may look into doing it also. :thumbup:
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Not this LED. I would either need a tri-LED or a dual and a pin-out of the entire mobo as well as a reason to have it change colors. The wiring needed and extra components would probably not fit though...
naripsta said:
That's some clean work. I too am interested in the mod, whenever I feel brave enough or have the time, I'll probably do it haha.
Very clean work though.
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Thank you. I have specialized in cosmetic mods on many things from game consoles to computers to phones. I may offer a service here to do work if a MOD would allow it and people were interested.
Good work man. That is freaking cool.
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Good work man. That is freaking cool.
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Thanks man. I will be posting instructions tomorrow evening with pictures.
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graydiggy said:
Thanks man. I will be posting instructions tomorrow evening with pictures.
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Can't wait! I think the tri-color LED thing could pretty sweet. As long as you have the white LED light, then the other colors are just for convenience
Ran into a little problem... Apparently 3.7 volts is too much for the led to handle for more than a few days. So I am calling in some help with this. I broke my voltmeter so I can't test for what resistors/diodes I need to keep the current down and keep the LED on. I need it to be at 3.3v for the LED. My best bet is to use a SMD as it is small and will fit perfectly within the phone. Does anyone have any ideas?
EDIT: Fixed it. I ended up going through resistors with trial and error. Ultimately came to a 1 OHM resistor. Had to completely rework the wires in the unit. I had to sacrifice just a tiny bit of brightness but it is still very effective. Also, it does not put off the heat like it did without the resistor. I am very confident that this LED will last. I will be posting pictures tonight. And a simple walk through and parts list.
Interested in them pictures lol.
That's a pretty neat mod. Did you wire it so the LED is on constantly, or is it tied to the front notification LED?
Also according to a LED calculator I found here, you only need about a 22ohm 1/8W resistor for a LED with a forward current of 20ma (most 3&5mm led bulbs.) Since you used a 100ohm resistor, that would explain your loss in brightness.
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That's a pretty neat mod. Did you wire it so the LED is on constantly, or is it tied to the front notification LED?
Also according to a LED calculator I found here, you only need about a 22ohm 1/8W resistor for a LED with a forward current of 20ma (most 3&5mm led bulbs.) Since you used a 100ohm resistor, that would explain your loss in brightness.
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It is wired to stay on constantly even if the phone is powered off. As long as the battery is inserted and has some juice, it will be lit. I am not sure if I have a 22ohm resistor. The loss of brightness is not too bad. Like I said, it is still very effective.
EDIT: I actually used a 1ohm resistor if I remember correctly. I don't know why I put 100. I will fix that. The calculator is telling me that is what I needed to use anyways. I will double check when I have my phone apart again and am taking pictures for the tutorial.
Sorry guys. I will do the pics and tutorial tomorrow. Spending time with my girlfriend and our son tonight. She rules the the coop when she is home.
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Updated second post with pics and a small lame ass walk through.
Sorry it took so long. Been spending time with my girlfriend and our son.
cool stuff man .. what kind of game console mods did you do?
This is a nice mod. Good work.
Any ideas for a vent of some sort for the extreme heat this phone gets while playing games like order and chaos?
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Dalek_Caan said:
cool stuff man .. what kind of game console mods did you do?
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Cosmetic and lighting mods. I also did cooling modifications as well.
robrooter said:
This is a nice mod. Good work.
Any ideas for a vent of some sort for the extreme heat this phone gets while playing games like order and chaos?
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I don't think that will be possible. The only time my phone heats up like that is when I have it charging.
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So the speaker at the top of the phone near the earpiece has a tiny blinking LED, which blinks.... for god knows what reason.
Me being somewhat easily distracted and startled, having the phone on my desk and blinking at me at regular intervals drives me insane.
I currently have the latest 3vo ROM. I've searched all over, and having found NUELed and LED Killer, neither of which work in this case. A registry fix also failed to disable the LED.
Please assist, Im going slowly insane.
Look for Dont Forget cab
just tried DontForget, goes into options, but upon "apply and exit"
gives an error which states "error initialising LEDs" (sic)
you could always stick a hot needle into it and melt through the plastic and break the led discreetly... i'm not recommending it but if you really want it gone for good...
I am considering shooting the phone
so i have since tried... nueled2, 1.5b, 1.5 and another something i cant recall.
Anyone have any ideas whatsoever for the tmobile dash?
im at a loss here
Turn the phone over!
Or put a bit of tape on it dealt with.....
Use black permanent marker on it.
jesterpuck said:
I am considering shooting the phone
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Better donate to a member here!
orb3000 said:
Better donate to a member here!
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Yep sounds good
orb3000 said:
Better donate to a member here!
stylez said:
Yep sounds good
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agreed, the more donations we make. the more fun stuff we all can have.
dermann said:
agreed, the more donations we make. the more fun stuff we all can have.
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I'd donate my kidney's but not sure if they will make the light dark?
What color is the blinking LED? It could be the blue tooth is on and searching for something.
why not dissassemble, disconnect, and reassemble...? just watch those pesky clips (they like to break)
its the fun green blinky led that indicated the phone has a signal. not the bluetooth one that is.
If i turn the cell radio off, it goes away.... but thats not an acceptable solution
I never had that one blink. It sounds like something was added to the rom your using or another 3rd party app is causing this.
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I never had that one blink. It sounds like something was added to the rom your using or another 3rd party app is causing this.
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What you don't have a green flashin light that shows service "signal"? Are you running WinMo
yea from everything ive read, nearly all the HTC winmo phones have this, and nearly everyone hates it.
dude im serious if you're 100% positive you dont need it and might want to sell it in the future just shove a white hot sewing needle through it that was heated with a lighter.
Is not that big of a deal, really. If you hate it that much , just go and buy some women's black nail polish, and carefully give it a couple of coats, until you don't see it anymore.
Yeah, after I've taken such great care of my Incredible, I made a big mistake today. I was looking through a closet for a box of trashbags, and had the flashlight app on. I found the bags, and thought I had turned the flashlight off, but in fact I had not. I slipped the phone into my pocket.
Well, 5min later I feel a burning in my pants, sure enough the back plate and LEDs had melted under the high heat and fused together. The leds are melted down around the backplate, which has warped around the holes. It's only noticeable if you look kinda close. But, I can't get the plate off. I freaked out.
So, I know a few options, I can pay the $100 deductible and get a replacement phone from my insurance. I want to know, will it be the same hardware? (AMOLED)
I also can attempt to cut the phone apart with a small knife, as it has only fused around the leds. I can live with melted leds (they still work).
My only other question is: what is the possibility of smooth-talking the verizon store rep into replacing the phone under my 1 year warranty? I can nandroid, then get it back to stock before I take it in.
Thanks guys, I put so much time and money into this phone, god I hate when things like this happen.
i would call verizon and tell them there is a problem with the leds and there not working correctly that you cant get the cover off.
Sounds Like A Warranty Replacement To Me.
That's hilarious and sad at the same time. I would call up verizon and have a what if hypothetical conversion about this. Most likely if you get a new Dinc it won't be amoled.
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were you using the htc flashlight?
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pete_kowalski83 said:
were you using the htc flashlight?
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Unfortunately not, I was using Torch from Cyanogenmod. However, I'm sure I could get the same results if I left the HTC app on long enough, as Torch wasn't even on full brightness. It's really weird.
So the general consensus is to call verizon? Not go to a store?
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Unfortunately not, I was using Torch from Cyanogenmod. However, I'm sure I could get the same results if I left the HTC app on long enough, as Torch wasn't even on full brightness. It's really weird.
So the general consensus is to call verizon? Not go to a store?
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I think going to a store might be best. Do a nandroid, and restore to stock. Make sure you s-on, and pull your SD card out for good measure xD Then show it to a representative and tell them you were using the flashlight app and you put it in your pocket blah blah.
There is this thing called the manufacturer's warranty that covers your phone for 1 year from hardware defects. And that is certainly a hardware defect. The dude will fill do everything for you, and a new one will be sent to you. Don't worry, if you have AMOLED now, you should get a Certified Like-New AMOLED. (Some Verizon internal memo was leaked a few months ago confirming this, and I can personally confirm)
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I think going to a store might be best. Do a nandroid, and restore to stock. Make sure you s-on, and pull your SD card out for good measure xD Then show it to a representative and tell them you were using the flashlight app and you put it in your pocket blah blah.
There is this thing called the manufacturer's warranty that covers your phone for 1 year from hardware defects. And that is certainly a hardware defect. The dude will fill do everything for you, and a new one will be sent to you. Don't worry, if you have AMOLED now, you should get a Certified Like-New AMOLED. (Some Verizon internal memo was leaked a few months ago confirming this, and I can personally confirm)
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I wouldn't go so far as to call it a hardware defect, as this was not normal wear and tear. LEDs typically do a very good job of heat dissipation, but putting an illuminated one in your pocket is going to allow for an unnatural buildup of heat. Rather than a defect, it's simple physics.
For the OP- definitely restore to stock and take it in for a warranty exchange. However, you may want to leave out the part about having the LEDs on while in your pocket.
Turn flashlight back on for few minutes so that it it melts again and pull the phone apart.
Aftermarket light or not, I had no idea it got that hot: 0
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You placed an RF transmitter next to your goods? ..or ..are you a hot woman?
luvit said:
You placed an RF transmitter next to your goods? ..or ..are you a hot woman?
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Hahaha I'm no woman. I guess you could call me reckless/uninformed. I haven't seen much hard information that suggests radiation is high enough to cause problems.
And thanks for the responses. This weekend I'll go back to stock, and bring it in to the verizon store in my area. Just double checking, I'm going to tell them that I was using the htc flashlight app, but should I tell them that I had it on for a long time, short time, medium amount of time? I'll know to say that I felt the phone starting to get hot, and then turned it over and saw the melted plastic.
I do that all the time whilst drinking out of a plastic bottle that I left in my car during 100 degree temps.
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You placed an RF transmitter next to your goods? ..or ..are you a hot woman?
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the SAME thing happened to me on my inc! only i caught it before it actually fused my backplate to the phone! my backplate still got melted though, and the chasis around the LED's. I was also using the torch on CM 6.1, it truned on in my pocket since I had the torch app in quick launch/widget area of the notification bar. I also had the torch set to "High/Death Ray" so im sure that didnt help either!
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Turn flashlight back on for few minutes so that it it melts again and pull the phone apart.
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Did the OP not read this? This is your solution dude. As soon as you take it off blow on it so it cools quickly and just snap the cover back on, problem solved.
Do you think this works, has anyone tried it. Went through couple of reviews and it was kinda amazing. I think will give it a try, no harm in that unless i loose grip and completely discharge my phone for ever
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...per#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLnNoYWtlLmNoYX
it's a bunch of BS. it won't work, there is nothing internally to charge the phone through motion.
this is used on watches that have a movable weight and such...
The 'dev' is just getting a kick out of this... you shake the phone and probably look like... (if your a man) your giving yourself pleasure... - it's also meant to help show how much BS is on the play market - fake reviews and such.
You don't believe an app that references the concept of kinetic energy on Wikipedia
It's an app like thumb impression unlock, solar energy charge things to make fool out of friends.. but the concept is cool though.. lol
I did not find it convincing first but the reviews confused me. When i looked at the permission it requires on the phone, there was no doubt it is a BS app.
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it's a bunch of BS. it won't work, there is nothing internally to charge the phone through motion.
this is used on watches that have a movable weight and such...
The 'dev' is just getting a kick out of this... you shake the phone and probably look like... (if your a man) your giving yourself pleasure... - it's also meant to help show how much BS is on the play market - fake reviews and such.
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ROFL !!!!!!
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Do you think this works, has anyone tried it. Went through couple of reviews and it was kinda amazing. I think will give it a try, no harm in that unless i loose grip and completely discharge my phone for ever
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...per#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLnNoYWtlLmNoYX
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Thanks man! You sir win the internetz because you provided a solution to my battery woes!
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read the FULL app description
"Note: Of course this application is not charging your phone. It's for fun purposes only."
Lol
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Read where it says "note"
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Battery charge through motion?... sure, stand up and plug it in.
Hi all. In need of a bit of advice here. Hope this is in the right forum.
My beloved DHD has suffered from one too many falls. Despite being protected in an Otterbox Commuter case, he now lies on his deathbed. Even though I was considering an upgrade, I'm thinking I might want to stretch out his life for as long as possible instead. So I've come here to ask for repair advice.
- The phone seems structurally sound from the outside, no damage besides minor aesthetic scratches from before the phone was protected by the Otterbox.
- It appears to boot. Makes the vibration noise etc. Heck the alarm even went off the other morning, at the set time of 0630.
- Screen does not function at all. Lifeless. But not broken in any way externally. Because of this, had to pull the battery to shut the alarm off.
- When plugged in to charge, charging light indicator does not illuminate.
Any ideas?
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Cheers, although I'm gonna try a different approach for now.
Any ideas? Can anyone point me in the right direction of some advice?
Sounds like 2 things. Broken lcd and a broken charging port. It wouldn't be worth repairing. You could buy one second hand on ebay for aboot £120.
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Thanks for that. Considering trying to sell it broken, for parts. Only thing that concerns me is any sensitive data that may be readily accessed by someone who knows how to get to it.
Is there a way to wipe it?
You could use another dhd with the same firmware and copy the key/button presses and reset it in bootloader mode.
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Could also be that the connector for the screen has been dislodged due to being drop to many times you mite try opening it up and see if it is that.
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Could also be that the connector for the screen has been dislodged due to being drop to many times you mite try opening it up and see if it is that.
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Hi, thanks for the response. So I assume you're referring to this part here?
http://www.parts4repair.com/htc-desire-hd-lcd-screen-fpc-connector/
Seen in this disassembly video from the 3:05 minute mark?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfatoeWbMRk
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I have a problem similar to yours. But in my case, I'd turned the phone off to go to the cinema and the LCD and touch never turned on again.
In order to erase your data, did you try overwriting a stock rom? (In case it's just the charging LED that is broken)
That sucks! Self detonating phone. Does yours still vibrate and 'turn on'?
Haven't actually managed to clear the data. I'm ordering this part here (http://www.parts4repair.com/htc-desire-hd-lcd-screen-fpc-connector/) and I'm going to attempt to pull it apart and fix it.
If I can get it to work again I'll sell the One V I'm using and go back to the old faithful!
Well this saves me from starting a new thread haha
Anyway i am having the exact same problem as you have.
My dad brought home a Desire HD from work wich was not working so i am trying to fix it.
The phone boots, it vibrates ones and after a minute it makes the boot sound.
But nothing responses and the lights wont turn on.
Also no charging light..
Also it does not charge but usb does connect.
Could this be the FPC connector or the screen?
Hmmm...interesting, exact same issue as mine.
Well, I've ordered the FPC connector replacement part I linked above...going to attempt to play around with it when it arrives and see if I can breathe new life into the phone. So I can tell you how that goes...
Although:
1. Would the charging light and screen problem be connected? Is this feasible? Or does it suggest something else is likely shot?
2. I believe the FPC connector requires a solder to replace. This could be a bit ambitious on my part to attempt to repair...any ideas on what sort of a solder would be suitable?
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Hmmm...interesting, exact same issue as mine.
Well, I've ordered the FPC connector replacement part I linked above...going to attempt to play around with it when it arrives and see if I can breathe new life into the phone. So I can tell you how that goes...
Although:
1. Would the charging light and screen problem be connected? Is this feasible? Or does it suggest something else is likely shot?
2. I believe the FPC connector requires a solder to replace. This could be a bit ambitious on my part to attempt to repair...any ideas on what sort of a solder would be suitable?
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no clean flux core solder would work best, preferably something very thin (about .015"). A small bottle of noclean flux would also help and you probably will need lead free solder as that is likely what they used on the board to begin with, and lead and leadfree dont typically mix as well.
Thanks for the quick reply...
Something like this?
http://www.oritech.com.au/productDetail.aspx?productID=23244
What sort of iron would be suited? Would any of these suit?
http://www.oritech.com.au/categories.aspx?categoryID=321
Would you say it'd be a difficult process? I've soldered before, but a that was a while ago in high school...
Also the cost of all this equipment will far outweigh the cost of the $3 FPC connector spare!
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Something like this?
http://www.oritech.com.au/productDetail.aspx?productID=23244
What sort of iron would be suited? Would any of these suit?
http://www.oritech.com.au/categories.aspx?categoryID=321
Would you say it'd be a difficult process? I've soldered before, but a that was a while ago in high school...
Also the cost of all this equipment will far outweigh the cost of the $3 FPC connector spare!
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yes, those should both work fine. ya it is costly for equipment. i have a edsyn iron i use at home and solder i get from work. i would say it can be tricky, i havent seen the connector but im sure its similar to other inline ribbon connectors. remember, short burst soldering, heating it for too long will take the pad off the pcb, and repairing THAT can become very difficult.
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Hmmm...interesting, exact same issue as mine.
Well, I've ordered the FPC connector replacement part I linked above...going to attempt to play around with it when it arrives and see if I can breathe new life into the phone. So I can tell you how that goes...
Although:
1. Would the charging light and screen problem be connected? Is this feasible? Or does it suggest something else is likely shot?
2. I believe the FPC connector requires a solder to replace. This could be a bit ambitious on my part to attempt to repair...any ideas on what sort of a solder would be suitable?
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Thanks. We have a spare DHD with broken glass here wich my sister is using unter her SGS is back from repair. Will swap the motherboard when her phone is back.
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So I know this is nothing new but Im just so MAD!
My charging port burned while I was charging it. What the hell!!!
I take very good care of my phone & never put it through heavy usage, just the normal calling, texts and a little bit of Internet.
So my question is, where do I go from here. Can Samsung fix my problem. Or will they just turn around an say "Not Our Problem buddy" lol
But seriously this suck big time..
I'll try to upload some pictures asap.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Ps. I Don't have insurance through my provider.
I paid the phone in Full.
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gonzalez. said:
So I know this is nothing new but Im just so f*@#king MAD!
My charging port burned while I was charging it. What the hell!!!
I take very good care of my phone & never put it through heavy usage, just the normal calling, texts and a little bit of Internet.
So my question is, where do I go from here. Can Samsung fix my problem. Or will they just turn around an say "Not Our Problem buddy" lol
But seriously this suck big time..
I'll try to upload some pictures asap.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Ps. I Don't have insurance through my provider.
I paid the phone in Full.
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You can swap out the charging port yourself relatively easily.
Use this video guide. It's VERY thorough. It shows you how to COMPLETELY disasemble the S4. You will find that you have access to the charging port pretty soon in the dissasembly process.
I think you have to swap out that entire circuit board that the charging port is connected to. I mean you could desodler the port and solder a new one one, but that's a lot of work for minimal gain when you can buy the entire assembly for $8.
They are all over eBay.
Here's 1 example. I searched for S4 Chargine Port
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Chargin...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3a88d3b1c9
I think you are looking at maybe a 10-15 operation on the phone here with an $8 repair.
That's assuming that the fried charging port didn't blow something else out. But were I a gambling man, I'd bet that it somethign else did get fried it would be localized to something else on that lower circuit board and you need to replace that whole peice anyway.
The S4 is remarkabley easy to break down and change defective parts on. So don't get too upset. This is an easy fix.
Hey thanks for the reply I feel a little better now, actually a lot better.
You somehow built my confidence up & I may just fix it myself. First thing I gotta do is open up the hood on my s4 lol and go from there.
Thanks for the ebay link.
Oh one more thing, you mentioned something about a video? I see no link to the video.
Surprisingly S4 is still up an running just like any other day. Amazing I know! But sucks that I wont be able to charge it
So I gotta find a cheap replacement in the meanwhile. Anyways Im getting off topic now.
Thanks again for the reply I really appreciate it...
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Get a wireless charger pad & receiver it uses different pins away from the usb plug. For file transfers use wifi
gonzalez. said:
Hey thanks for the reply I feel a little better now, actually a lot better.
You somehow built my confidence up & I may just fix it myself. First thing I gotta do is open up the hood on my s4 lol and go from there.
Thanks for the ebay link.
Oh one more thing, you mentioned something about a video? I see no link to the video.
Surprisingly S4 is still up an running just like any other day. Amazing I know! But sucks that I wont be able to charge it
So I gotta find a cheap replacement in the meanwhile. Anyways Im getting off topic now.
Thanks again for the reply I really appreciate it...
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My bad....i cant link it from my phone.
But look at my profile and look for Threads Started By Skipjacks.
Like the 3rd or 4th one down is a thread on fixing a broken proximity sensor.
The link to the video is in the first post. I used the same video for the proximity sensor guide. It is a complete tear down video of every component on the phone.
Watch it and you will see how easy it is. The electronics are simple. Its getting the plastic case off that is the hardest...took me almost a whole minute!
Sent from your phone. You should be more careful where you leave that thing.