Since I don't have long nails, I couldn't really pry the dust cap off my Sony Smartwatch 3. I used pens, and small tools to get it off.. Unfortunately I have damaged it and now it is no longer water proof. Someone at college told me to carefully dip the cover In boiling hot water to mould it back to shape, will that work, also is there any more ideas? Does any shop in the UK, Manchester (preferably) that can fix it? Or does anyone have ideas? I have attached an image. Thank you.
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Hi,
I have an HTC Desire which is a little over a week old, though on Saturday I got my desire knocked out of my hand and took a fall onto gravel and the battery cover's camera lens cracked and now has a thick crack through the middle which is not much of a problem as it is easily replaceable, though the glass which covers the lens/sensor cracked into many pieces though I do not know if it is a filter of some sort or just some dust protector. (I can still use the camera without a problem).
Should I send it for repair to get the protector put in, or will I be ok just buying a new battery cover?
Thanks!
It's likely not just a filter of some sort, but an important part of the optical design. It could be replaceable, but normally replacing lens elements requires re-calibration of the entire lens itself. I doubt though, that they would replace just a part of the lens, they would likely swap the entire thing. I'm pretty sure HTC buy these lenses/modules already assembled and calibrated from someone who specializes in making such things.
Mac
Thanks a lot for the detailed reply! Will be sending to be repaired today. Thanks again
Hi All,
Just for everyone benefit i also cracked the back cover plastic screen and also the glass screen on the camera as well. The back cover is easily replaceable by a new back cover off eBay for £12.99 or the lens piece itself for about a £5 i think, which is easy to find but i decided to replace the internal glass myself. I found this on eBay for £7.49:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ORIGINAL-HTC-...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item230c703e97
Using an old sack pin i manage to remove the cracked glass, the trick is to prize up the black plastic the glass is stuck too, that way no shards fall off into the camera itself.
I thoroughly cleaned the camera and new glass with an anti-static wipe.
You have to push out gently the four plastic stripes round the camera that the glass fits into so the new glass fits it snuggly when you push it in.
I did make a hash of it to begin with and touched the back of the glass so it was smudged and got a bit of glue on it. I put an anti-static wipe on the needle end of the sack pin and cleaned it thoroughly and this did the trick. To test it though use barcode scanner as well as the camera app.
I haven't much patience and have large fingers, i guess you could take more time and use more precise tools to do a better job but as the camera isn't the most important function for me this was fine.
I did contact the HTC repair shop that was listed on XDA and this was there reply:
Hi,
You’re looking at between £39.95 and £64.95
Thanks in advance
Regards
MRC Team
www.mobilerepaircentre.com - (CLICK THIS LINK TO BOOK IN A REPAIR/REQUEST A QUOTE)
I guess if you have phone insurance that would be a better way to go but as i didn't i saved a few quid doing it myself, it only took 15 mins to do, not hard at all.
Good luck to anyone else who attempts this!
I had the same problem with my phone and I sent it away to redstafford.co.uk and I got it back in about 3 days, all new and shiny... highly recommend!
I went swimming with my HTC Desire (It didn't like it). I've left my phone in a bowl of rice, on top of my boiler for 24 hours, I believe most of the moisture has gone but between the screen protector and the AMOLED screen there is a large amount of visible water. I'm not very comfortable with removing the back cover and working my way to the front by disassembling the phone. So I was wondering, its a long shot, if I can just remove the front panel of the phone without going through the whole disassembling process. That way I can remove the water, and clean off the moisture marks.
If this is not possible, has anyone got any other ideas to how I could remove this water without disassembling my whole phone?
A week would be better! 24 hours is not long enough
Most phones are designed so there is only one way to get inside...through the void stickers at the back.
Get the right tools. Take your time. Be gentle. Be carefull. Remember where everything goes and do it the hard way.
If your lucky you'll only have one or two screws left when its all back together.
There is an excellent guide on this forum somewhere with lots of pictures that can help.
Disassembling and blowing the water out ASAP is the safest option dude.. do no delay.
i take it you have no insurance coverage?
Nope :/
Got a good guide for disassembling?
Disassembled. Water removed. Hair dryer from huge distance to remove any more. Put back together. Won't turn on.
Oh well, time to shell out
kushion said:
Disassembled. Water removed. Hair dryer from huge distance to remove any more. Put back together. Won't turn on.
Oh well, time to shell out
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swimming?
Ouch..Ouch..OUCH!!!!
What kind of water was it? If it was actually a swimming pool with chlorine etc then you should have rinsed it in deionized water then disassembled it and got the water out then left it in a bowl of rice for at least a week.
I think the damage will already have been done by trying to switch it on.
Phil
hi all..
basically i new to all this. i wanted to fix my defy digitizer myself instead of paying ridiculous money for some one else to do it.
i found this vid on you tube called (cant post links, new member) -
MB525 Motorola Defy Disassembly Part 1 + part 2
after watching was left wondering,
if could re use front casing?..
if i could remove digitizer from front casing without using heat gun?..
if i had to use any kind glue or sealant to attach digitizer to front casing?
any help or instruction would be great!!
thanks for your time!
ProperCharlie
I was wondering the same thing. I accidentally dropped my defy face down on the cement and need to replace the digitizer. Anybody have any experience with this????
thanks,
I've had the same problem.
My so-called life-proof Defy fell from about 3 feet and the screen cracked. So much for a shock proof phone. I've already had to replace the earpiece after only four months.
I've found plenty of sellers for screens on Ebay but I would like a Gorilla Glass screen and I have no way of knowing if what they sell is the real thing or a cheap plastic imitation that will scratch easily.
Does anyone know who I can turn to in order to find an original screen/digitizer?
As far as changing the screen, apparently you need to unglue it completely from the front casing and glue the new one back on.
Hope this helps,
cheers,
Arnaud.
ZookNC said:
I've had the same problem.
My so-called life-proof Defy fell from about 3 feet and the screen cracked. So much for a shock proof phone...
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Defy is water resistant, scratch resistant, and dust proof. It's not shock proof, not even shock resistant.
Sometimes it based on luck. I drop my defy 4 feet onto a shiny polished cement floor and it bounched a few times. Pick it up and inspect throughoutly. Well, not a scratch on it, everything work except for my heart-bit nearly stop...!
Seems all I can find is how to replace rear glass and lose the factory water seal.
Is there some place to purchase the back glass with the tape that goes properly around the camera and led lens?
How do you guys fix it properly?
I'm thinking silicone glue might work, but it would be very difficult to apply a thin line and hope it doesn't get on to something that will cause problem.
First... If you put silicone glue , you wont be able to take it out if you need to replace it again , or it will be very dificult.... And probably you will apply it badly and it will expand to other parts of the phone and break them ...
Second , there is a thin tape from 3M that might work but is really dificult to apply and i dont know if it protects against water
The best thing to donis replace it with normal "screen" glue and be carefull
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In amazon you can find that tape from 3M double face with just 1mm from 7€
Thank you for the comment. I was thinking the same but the thing is when you put the tape around the camera and LED lens, there is going to be a seam which could let water through. But I guess I could just drop a tiny drop of glue on to the seam.? I need to search for "screen glue" now. Any suggestions?
The reason I'm doing the repair is not because of looks, but because I want the phone to be water resistant again like factory.
(I just bought the phone and ordered the case to arrive the next day. As I'm waiting the next day, it falls out of my pocket while trying to get inside a car. Being about 2 feet off the ground. I'm very surprised how weak the glass is because it hit the frame first and cracked the corner.)
I spent a total of 3 hours. Not only searching for Pixel but also Samsung Galaxy and everybody that does the repair ends up doing it by destroying the phones water resistant feature. I have not found one tutorial or video on YouTube that somebody fixes the phone the factory way so it retains the water resistance or waterproof, whatever you want to call it.
turbogodzilla said:
Thank you for the comment. I was thinking the same but the thing is when you put the tape around the camera and LED lens, there is going to be a seam which could let water through. But I guess I could just drop a tiny drop of glue on to the seam.? I need to search for "screen glue" now. Any suggestions?
The reason I'm doing the repair is not because of looks, but because I want the phone to be water resistant again like factory.
(I just bought the phone and ordered the case to arrive the next day. As I'm waiting the next day, it falls out of my pocket while trying to get inside a car. Being about 2 feet off the ground. I'm very surprised how weak the glass is because it hit the frame first and cracked the corner.)
I spent a total of 3 hours. Not only searching for Pixel but also Samsung Galaxy and everybody that does the repair ends up doing it by destroying the phones water resistant feature. I have not found one tutorial or video on YouTube that somebody fixes the phone the factory way so it retains the water resistance or waterproof, whatever you want to call it.
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You can also search for a screen that comes with the original sticker (tape) ... That might work
The problem with the rear replacement glass is that the only adhesive is around the glass and nothing around the camera and LED lens.
Hi,
without any reason the back glass of my Pixel Watch detached. On IFIXIT (https://www.ifixit.com/News/67379/o...favorite-pixel-watch-feature-mystery-adhesive) I read that it's fixed to the watch by a special adhesive and it can be detached with heat.
Sadly I am not in my home country currently and cannot send it to Google for a repair/replacement.
Did anyone of you experienced the same? Do you have an idea how to reattach it so that it won't fall off again? I don't have much hope but maybe someone got an idea!
Would heating it up, perhaps, soften the adhesive and allow it to stick again? Otherwise some kind of "superglue" type of adhesive although that may be too permanent. Good luck
I've used this stuff in the past. It's what watchmakers use for fixing glasses and crowns back into place, it's both a glue and a sealant and has a needle sized spout/feed
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I would go with some superglue adhesive and yeah this hasn't happened to me but please tell me how this happened because now im scared.