Hi, my sister's epic 4g touch has a problem with power button. It keeps rebooting. I found out that power switch is defected.
I called sprint store, then one guy said that repair cost around 75. In addition, I found online fix service cost around $40 + shipping.
I found that I can buy replacement switched 4 fot 5, but I am not good at soldering.
1. Is there any place that I can fix it for less or free?
2. Do you think soldering power switch on e4gt easier for beginner solder?
3. If solder better, is it ok to go with cheap soldering iron? or temp managed soldering iron?
Ruin2580 said:
1. Is there any place that I can fix it for less or free?
There should be places around you that offer that service. A place by me charges $45 to replace the power switch or charging port, $70 to do both.
2. Do you think soldering power switch on e4gt easier for beginner solder?
NOT AT ALL! That is a job for somebody with experience and a VERY steady hand
3. If solder better, is it ok to go with cheap soldering iron? or temp managed soldering iron?
When it comes to soldering irons, you get what you pay for. The cheaper ones are sometimes difficult to dial in to the correct temperatures.
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Ruin2580 said:
Hi, my sister's epic 4g touch has a problem with power button. It keeps rebooting. I found out that power switch is defected.
I called sprint store, then one guy said that repair cost around 75. In addition, I found online fix service cost around $40 + shipping.
I found that I can buy replacement switched 4 fot 5, but I am not good at soldering.
1. Is there any place that I can fix it for less or free?
2. Do you think soldering power switch on e4gt easier for beginner solder?
3. If solder better, is it ok to go with cheap soldering iron? or temp managed soldering iron?
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1) I don't know of a place that can fix it for less or for free, I think there are some sellers on ebay that will fix your phone for around ~$30-40.
2) Removing the broken button and installing the new one is not for beginners, the buttons are pretty small and there are some very tiny resistors around the button which could potentially be removed in the process and permanently damage the phone.
3) You would need a heat gun for replacing the button which may cost you around what it would cost to repair the button itself, I would also suggest soldering paste, flux, kapton tape. All those things will most likely add up to more than what it would cost to have somebody else repair your phone.
I hope that helps and good luck fixing the phone!
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Hey There,
I am attempting to try and fix my phone because it has multiple problems associated with it such as a nonfunctional power button, a faulty in-call speaker, and blind spots within the digitizer that are unresponsive.
My guess is that the prior owner dropped the phone and some damage was sustained to the flex cable/pcb which runs to all of these things causing the phone to have some broken connections here and there.
I plan to use a teardown/repair guide to use this, BUT!
Does anyone know what else might be the problem, and where can I find a replace flex cable/pcb and how much do they usually go for?
I live in Canada...
Appreciate it.
You can get them off ebay for ~50 USD. ebay item number 260744426322. It's from China and will take forever but that's about it. Sounds like a flex cable though, hopefully it doesn't need a new digitizer too.
First went to replace digitizer, then removing it cracked my lcd screen,then the micro switch for the power button(also the volume buttons) solder broke off and now I need a microswitch or 2. Anyone have any ideas?
i suggest a repair store... if you don't have insurance otherwise it'll just be cheaper to get a replacement through there... seems like a big mess to me if you'd like to try your luck your best bet would be getting another broken eve from craigs list for parts
does any body know what the part on the main board is called i need to have it replaced but its on the motherboard of the phone its the part that connects the sdcard ribbon cable to the main board and it has the little whit lach gate on it to secure the pins, if any body knows pleas let me know kus the gate fell off of mine when i dropped it and i need to sodder on a whole new peice n no i dont have insurnce on the phone so sending it is is out the door..lol
i take it just taping it on wont help, never seen this for sale anywhere and soldering to these small boads is very difficult, ive had bad luck soldering @ this scale. i suggest buying a new motherboard or a broken phone with a good motherboard and swapping. unless you are a wiz at soldering and you are able to even find what you need this will be the cheapest fix
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yea kinda figured that much thanks for the help but i still whould like to know what the part is called teres a guy selling a board on ebay for 89 bucks and claims it works but the water indcater is red on it so no fillin to buy it plus i got a gooapple for right now to play with till then
Some how (isn't that what they all say) got water in my GNex USB Port which caused the port to fry once charger was plugged in. Phone still fully functions as normal, just can't charge it. After pricing out a few options, I've decided to replace the part myself. Should everything go well, this should save me at least $35.
Just wondering if anyone else here as had to do this, would love to hear how it went for you. I'm currently waiting for the part to be shipped to me.
There's been quite a few people (not me so far) who've had to change their usb ports because they failed (stopped charging). There's several threads on how to do it, I've not bookmarked them but search would probably turn them up.
Should be pretty simple if the charging port is on a daughterboard and not on the main PCB. It's pretty easy to remove the lcd/digitizer + mainboard from the housing, and if it's just a daughterboard you should be able to disconnect the old part from the connector and attach the new one.
Thanks for the replies! ifixit.com actually has a detailed step by step, just wanted to see if anyone here ran into any issues while doing it or not.
Careful with the buttons
Gforce083 said:
Thanks for the replies! ifixit.com actually has a detailed step by step, just wanted to see if anyone here ran into any issues while doing it or not.
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Its fairly easy to replace the USB board if done with care and proper tools. A word of advice, when you remove the back cover ( the step after removing screws) pay attention to not drop the rubber buttons..... they are hard to find once they hit the floor . Anything than that, just do it with love and you will do fine
Success! Time to put the Aria back in the closet!
I take that back, the microphone (which is part of the usb port board) on the new board does not work. Attempted to make a phone call and they could not hear me. Used a voice recording app and got nothing. Looks like I'll be getting another replacement.
I've got to hand it to Wholesale Gadget Parts, Inc out of Oklahoma. That's saying a lot coming from a Texan, we usually aren't too fond of Oklahoma. As stated the other day, the replacement board I got had a faulty microphone. Called WGP, no questions asked shipped me a new one and got it within 48 hours. My GNex is now back to fully functioning order!
As you may have guessed after replacing the LCD, I have the dreaded back light issue.
My new lcd works, minus the backlight..though it flickers sometimes.
Found out it may be one of three the possible problems, popular being the 220 coil.
Now, I'm ok at basic soldering, but this is smd stuff, to delicate and small, plus I don't have that level of equipment.
I firstly need someone who has an abundance of mobile phone parts to hack a working 220 coil, eg. old iphone
secondly, I need someone in the west midlands, uk who can solder the coil for me. (prefebly the same guy with part)
There's a pint or 2 in it for ya
or somewhere I can go to get the repair done, reliable and cost effective.
Thanks
Harj
no one? lol
oh well, can't believe no one can help..lol