Hi all,
Reaching out for some suggestions to clean my dirty USB port...
I'm on holiday and took the phone to the sea (I know, perhaps not the best idea...) but all is well with the phone other than a lot of dirt has accumulated in the USB port and despite the phone charging, my headphones and data cable aren't being recognised. I'm confident it's just a case of cleaning it, but any suggestions on how best to safely/effectively do so?
I don't have many tools to hand and have only really tried a tooth pick, which didn't help. Perhaps I could place the port in a glass in clean water momentarily to moisten/soften up the dirt and then try again with the tooth pick. Also when back home in a couple days I may wrap the tooth pick in a small wet microfiber cloth and try gently rub it that way too...
cd993 said:
Hi all,
Reaching out for some suggestions to clean my dirty USB port...
I'm on holiday and took the phone to the sea (I know, perhaps not the best idea...) but all is well with the phone other than a lot of dirt has accumulated in the USB port and despite the phone charging, my headphones and data cable aren't being recognised. I'm confident it's just a case of cleaning it, but any suggestions on how best to safely/effectively do so?
I don't have many tools to hand and have only really tried a tooth pick, which didn't help. Perhaps I could place the port in a glass in clean water momentarily to moisten/soften up the dirt and then try again with the tooth pick. Also when back home in a couple days I may wrap the tooth pick in a small wet microfiber cloth and try gently rub it that way too...
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My ol friend played in the sand with his phone!??
Bet you won't do that again. Hopefully the saltwater in the sand didn't corrode the contacts in the port too bad. Personally, I'd try some compressed air to blow the crud out. However, I don't know if you can find that readily available on holiday ?
Badger50 said:
My ol friend played in the sand with his phone!??
Bet you won't do that again. Hopefully the saltwater in the sand didn't corrode the contacts in the port too bad. Personally, I'd try some compressed air to blow the crud out. However, I don't know if you can find that readily available on holiday ?
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I know.... Slightly too ambitious and took the "water resistant" concept a bit too far and forgot it really only applies to fresh clean water.... No salt! Will perhaps try (though research thoroughly beforehand) an acetone free nail varnish remover or running alcohol, that may help remove stuff as I suspect the compressed air may not be enough...
cd993 said:
I know.... Slightly too ambitious and took the "water resistant" concept a bit too far and forgot it really only applies to fresh clean water.... No salt! Will perhaps try (though research thoroughly beforehand) an acetone free nail varnish remover or running alcohol, that may help remove stuff as I suspect the compressed air may not be enough...
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At least you've got some great pics though:good::good::laugh:
Yeah, might try some isopropyl alcohol on a Qtip to see if it helps. You might even need to use some very fine grit sandpaper to roughen up the contacts on the port :good:
Badger50 said:
At least you've got some great pics though:good::good::laugh:
Yeah, might try some isopropyl alcohol on a Qtip to see if it helps. You might even need to use some very fine grit sandpaper to roughen up the contacts on the port :good:
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Ahhhh I just fixed it!
I ran under fresh water for a few moments, used a tooth pick and a sensitive baby wipe wrapped around it, inserted carefully and rubbed side to side each of the port, dried with a hair dryer and my headphones work again.... Phew!
Poolside tunes here we come!!
cd993 said:
Ahhhh I just fixed it!
I ran under fresh water for a few moments, used a tooth pick and a sensitive baby wipe wrapped around it, inserted carefully and rubbed side to side each of the port, dried with a hair dryer and my headphones work again.... Phew!
Poolside tunes here we come!!
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Nice resourcefulness my friend! Now don't drop it in the pool! ????
Badger50 said:
Nice resourcefulness my friend! Now don't drop it in the pool! ????
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I'll try not too!
Badger50 said:
Nice resourcefulness my friend! Now don't drop it in the pool! ????
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Just wanted to add that the port was still playing funny with me a little and discovered that this little dental flossing tool worked an absolute treat in cleaning it! It's small enough to get right in there and the little brush is gentle and cleaned it up perfectly (under fresh clean water too). My headphones no longer cut out after small movements and so thoroughly removed the dirt/salt that accumulated there (a few weeks ago now!) after it went for a swim in the sea
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cd993 said:
Hi all,
Reaching out for some suggestions to clean my dirty USB port...
I'm on holiday and took the phone to the sea (I know, perhaps not the best idea...) but all is well with the phone other than a lot of dirt has accumulated in the USB port and despite the phone charging, my headphones and data cable aren't being recognised. I'm confident it's just a case of cleaning it, but any suggestions on how best to safely/effectively do so?
I don't have many tools to hand and have only really tried a tooth pick, which didn't help. Perhaps I could place the port in a glass in clean water momentarily to moisten/soften up the dirt and then try again with the tooth pick. Also when back home in a couple days I may wrap the tooth pick in a small wet microfiber cloth and try gently rub it that way too...
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I'm having the exact same problem for the last two months or so - the phone is charging, but the cable doesn't work for data transfer/debugging, and the headphones dongle doesn't work either (both cable and the dongle work fine with different devices, so it must be the phone's fault). I came across this thread where people are complaining about the headphones dongle not working and some are saying that data cable also doesn't work for them. A few people managed to get it working by cleaning the port just like you did.
So I bought WD-40 Electronic Contact Cleaner. Used about half of the can, and the port now seems to be as clean as new, but it still doesn't help. I also cleaned all the cables with the cleaner. I'll try out the dental flossing tool and report back, but I'm getting a bit pessimistic about it. I can't see any dirt or corrosion, I don't think there's something more to clean.
By the way, you wrote here you fixed it by cleaning the port at the end of June, and then two weeks later you came back saying that the issue returned (but you apparently fixed it again by cleaning it again). Is it alright now, a month after it? Do you now clean it on a regular basis? I'm honestly starting to regret buying a phone with USB-C. It seems like it's still very immature tech. Last time I had problems with connectors, it was with my old Sony Ericsson K750 that couldn't even charge (after a year of usage). With the micro USB port I've never had a single issue. I was being extremely careful with the 2 XL, considering the thing's price, so I don't understand why these problems occur.
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I'm having the exact same problem for the last two months or so - the phone is charging, but the cable doesn't work for data transfer/debugging, and the headphones dongle doesn't work either (both cable and the dongle work fine with different devices, so it must be the phone's fault). I came across this thread where people are complaining about the headphones dongle not working and some are saying that data cable also doesn't work for them. A few people managed to get it working by cleaning the port just like you did.
So I bought WD-40 Electronic Contact Cleaner. Used about half of the can, and the port now seems to be as clean as new, but it still doesn't help. I also cleaned all the cables with the cleaner. I'll try out the dental flossing tool and report back, but I'm getting a bit pessimistic about it. I can't see any dirt or corrosion, I don't think there's something more to clean.
By the way, you wrote here you fixed it by cleaning the port at the end of June, and then two weeks later you came back saying that the issue returned (but you apparently fixed it again by cleaning it again). Is it alright now, a month after it? Do you now clean it on a regular basis? I'm honestly starting to regret buying a phone with USB-C. It seems like it's still very immature tech. Last time I had problems with connectors, it was with my old Sony Ericsson K750, that couldn't even charge (after a year of usage). With the micro USB port I've never had a single issue. I was being extremely careful with the 2 XL, considering the thing's price, so I don't understand why these problems occur.
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Hey. It was more that I kinda fixed it the first time and then thoroughly fixed it the second time, with the flossing tool. And indeed the issue was caused by the salt water and so once all that had been removed by my second clean, the problem went away and has not returned. No further cleaning and has been great since.
I guess for you it depends on what the issue is, has it been exposed to any dirt etc? I too had a (separate) issue with supplied headphone adapter not working but when Google sent replacements they worked fine.
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Hey. It was more that I kinda fixed it the first time and then thoroughly fixed it the second time, with the flossing tool. And indeed the issue was caused by the salt water and so once all that had been removed by my second clean, the problem went away and has not returned. No further cleaning and has been great since.
I guess for you it depends on what the issue is, has it been exposed to any dirt etc? I too had a (separate) issue with supplied headphone adapter not working but when Google sent replacements they worked fine.
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That's the thing, I'm not aware of the phone being exposed to dirt, salt water, sand, or anything else that could "contaminate" it. The headphone adapter wasn't working briefly (for like a week) cca 4 months ago, but then it started working again. But now, cca 2 months ago, both the adapter and the data cable stopped working. They're both fine, I checked them with a different phone.
Anyway, I did as you recommended and I just got the flossing tool. I used a little bit of the electric contact cleaner to make the port and the potential "dirt" wet, and thoroughly cleaned it with the flossing tool. And voila, it works! At least the headphone adapter. I'm still having troubles with the data cable, but it's better than it was before - now my PC can see the phone, but it disconnects randomly. Anyway, I'm certain that with a little bit more cleaning of both the phone and all the cables, I'll get it working.
So I just wanted to say - thank you, a million times! I would have never thought of using the flossing tool. It was a brilliant idea. Hopefully someone else with the same problems stumbles across this thread and it helps them as well. Have a wonderful day!
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That's the thing, I'm not aware of the phone being exposed to dirt, salt water, sand, or anything else that could "contaminate" it. The headphone adapter wasn't working briefly (for like a week) cca 4 months ago, but then it started working again. But now, cca 2 months ago, both the adapter and the data cable stopped working. They're both fine, I checked them with a different phone.
Anyway, I did as you recommended and I just got the flossing tool. I used a little bit of the electric contact cleaner to make the port and the potential "dirt" wet, and thoroughly cleaned it with the flossing tool. And voila, it works! At least the headphone adapter. I'm still having troubles with the data cable, but it's better than it was before - now my PC can see the phone, but it disconnects randomly. Anyway, I'm certain that with a little bit more cleaning of both the phone and all the cables, I'll get it working.
So I just wanted to say - thank you, a million times! I would have never thought of using the flossing tool. It was a brilliant idea. Hopefully someone else with the same problems stumbles across this thread and it helps them as well. Have a wonderful day!
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Ahh that's great news! The fact that it's working better than it was sounds like it was dirty in some way, so yeah give it a good clean some more and I hope it'll be 100% fixed!
I ran mine under the tap too with just warm water, phones switched off and then throughly dried it (gently with warm not hot hairdryer) before turning back on and before trying the adapter.
But yeah for me, all is well now and I'm happy my experience/solution has helped you out
Oh and just a thought, maybe clean you data charger cable if possible as maybe some dirt had transferred from the charging port to the inside plug of the cable.... Just maybe anyway!
cd993 said:
Oh and just a thought, maybe clean you data charger cable if possible as maybe some dirt had transferred from the charging port to the inside plug of the cable.... Just maybe anyway!
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Yep, today I cleaned the phone and all the cables again, and all is now working fine. Thanks once again!
felmaster said:
Yep, today I cleaned the phone and all the cables again, and all is now working fine. Thanks once again!
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Excellent, I love a happy ending!
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I have P3300 with meschle's 4.02 Vanilla ROM. One One, Quicken, TomTom and Stowaway drivers. 8GB Sandisk SDHC. Nothing else. I have A LOT of e-mails and contacts and music.
It has been working pretty good for me, but lately the Artemis hangs WAY too often. I tried to see any pattern, but it seams that it does it totally random. Sometimes it just hangs on the screen, sometimes the screen goes off. Sometimes the soft reset works, sometimes I have to remove the battery and restarts. I think that I have tried everything, but cannot find a problem. I made sure that the card, SIM and battery are all seated and cleaned contacts.
I used to use Battery Status 0.05 and ran at 247, but lately I removed it (and fresh installed ROM) and still hangs. It is my primary phone, so I need to fix it, because it hangs often on my belt and I have no idea that the phone is not working. Help!!!
Even if you clean the battery contact & other visible contacts, there are some wires inside, which need to be cleaned. It may happen if the contacts inside the phone is not cleaned. You can give it to repair shop and clean all contacts inside the phone with electronic device cleaning solution. Internal battery contact, display to mainboard contact is most critical contacts need to be clean.
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abshie said:
Even if you clean the battery contact & other visible contacts, there are some wires inside, which need to be cleaned. It may happen if the contacts inside the phone is not cleaned. You can give it to repair shop and clean all contacts inside the phone with electronic device cleaning solution. Internal battery contact, display to mainboard contact is most critical contacts need to be clean.
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Hmmmm, I guess you are right. It is just the cost I am wondering. I am not even sure if there is a place who would take it apart. I am thinking maybe using air to blow it? I can take it apart and blow it with clean air. Gosh, scary idea if something flies away. ;-)
If it is a dirty or corroded contact problem you should be able to generate the fault at will by shaking tapping or rattling your phone. Has it been dropped or do you work in a dusty or corrosive environment?
uniqueboy said:
If it is a dirty or corroded contact problem you should be able to generate the fault at will by shaking tapping or rattling your phone. Has it been dropped or do you work in a dusty or corrosive environment?
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i never dropped it, but i work in construction, so i guess it is a little dusty. i tried to rattle it or shake it, but it seems solid. I just opened it, blew it with air and so far running without hitch. I will write the results.
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i never dropped it, but i work in construction, so i guess it is a little dusty. i tried to rattle it or shake it, but it seems solid. I just opened it, blew it with air and so far running without hitch. I will write the results.
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OK, after about a day, it only restarted once (before it used to ten times or so) so it helped. I bought a dust spray for electronics (just clean air) and I will try it maybe again. It seems so far that it is the case.
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OK, after about a day, it only restarted once (before it used to ten times or so) so it helped. I bought a dust spray for electronics (just clean air) and I will try it maybe again. It seems so far that it is the case.
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OK, I blew the air all over it and if there was something it has been gone. It still hangs sometimes. Now about 2-3 times a day. I since re-installed the 4.02 ROM but it still hangs once in a while. The bad thing is that it usually does that in the pocket, so I have no idea that the phone is not working. Any suggestions?
i had the very same problem.. hang on pocket, on the midlle of a call..all random.
tryed to update rom after rom and no go.
Sent it to HTC , they exchanged the board and now it runs fine for weeks.
My guess is that it started to fail after charging the battery with a motorola charger (mini usb 5v type)
but is just a guess
teknixpt said:
i had the very same problem.. hang on pocket, on the midlle of a call..all random.
tryed to update rom after rom and no go.
Sent it to HTC , they exchanged the board and now it runs fine for weeks.
My guess is that it started to fail after charging the battery with a motorola charger (mini usb 5v type)
but is just a guess
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How much did they charge for the motherboard replacement? Isn't it cheaper just to buy another one (since it is an older model I saw them around $300). I thought about getting Kaiser instead. Got one, but to my surprise, it is actually slower than the Artemis (even with HTC ROM or cooked ROMs). Plus it's camera really sucks.
Let me know how much you paid.
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How much did they charge for the motherboard replacement? Isn't it cheaper just to buy another one (since it is an older model I saw them around $300). I thought about getting Kaiser instead. Got one, but to my surprise, it is actually slower than the Artemis (even with HTC ROM or cooked ROMs). Plus it's camera really sucks.
Let me know how much you paid.
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charged me nothing.. is still on 2 year warranty.
So still running a froyo based Rom and whenever I make a phone call it always defaults with speaker phone on. Just started doing this a couple days ago. Tried rebooting, cleared cache and still the same. Any suggestions?
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If its caused by the car dock mode I think I found a fix.
I turned my phone off, cleaned out the USB port on my phone and bridged all the connections in the charging port with a piece of aluminum foil then removed the aluminum foil and rebooted it.
It happened after buying a charger from five and below. I'm thinking its caused by poor insulation allowing static charges on pins that aren't supposed to have a charge on them, however, I am not sure what causes it...
Either way, cleaning didn't work but the crumbled up piece of aluminum foil did the trick. Give it a try and let me know if it helps so I can chalk it up to actual fix or random chance.
Action B said:
If its caused by the car dock mode I think I found a fix.
I turned my phone off, cleaned out the USB port on my phone and bridged all the connections in the charging port with a piece of aluminum foil then removed the aluminum foil and rebooted it.
It happened after buying a charger from five and below. I'm thinking its caused by poor insulation allowing static charges on pins that aren't supposed to have a charge on them, however, I am not sure what causes it...
Either way, cleaning didn't work but the crumbled up piece of aluminum foil did the trick. Give it a try and let me know if it helps so I can chalk it up to actual fix or random chance.
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Well the car panel app starts up when I reboot the phone so I unchecked the automatic start and the app don't open anymore. So I basically just take the foil and shove up in the port then plug the charger in?
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I had the same problem just a few days ago. I took my phone in after having putting it back to stock (Stock Rom and S-ON). They ran the diagnostics and then replaced my phone for $35 under the 1yr warranty. Their first suspicion is water damage but if your water markers are in perfect condition and your phone looks like its in good shape then they might replace it. My 1yr launch day phone looked like the day i got it so they replaced it without any questions. Good Luck!
==My Original Thread about this same issue==
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14400365
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Well the car panel app starts up when I reboot the phone so I unchecked the automatic start and the app don't open anymore. So I basically just take the foil and shove up in the port then plug the charger in?
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Ok, let me post very clear instructions on what I did. If your car dock comes on when you turn the phone on , this is the exact same problem I had.
DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK, I DO NOT GUARANTEE THIS WILL WORK AND I AM NO RESPONSIBLE IF YOU DAMAGE YOUR PHONE. Below is exactly how my phone was fixed once and for all.
Here are very specific instructions on how I fixed mine:
1. Power off phone
2. Remove battery entirely
3. Get toothpick, CAREFULLY and GENTLY clean all debris in the port, I pulled out a ton of dust.
4. If you have compressed air, use it and clean it out with that as well
5. Take a piece of aluminum foil, crumple it up a bit and carefully stick it in your charging port and bridge all the tiny pins together, BE GENTLE but kinda move it around and make sure all the pins get touched by the aluminum foil at the same time.
6. Remove aluminum foil from charging port and discard.
7. Put battery back into phone
8. Power on and hope your phone doesn't have its speaker on next time you make a call.
Good luck.
Well apparently my phone must be f'd up. Tried the fix posted above a few times with no luck tried 3 different chargers with no luck. So I guess maybe I should unroot and maybe get the 3d. Thanks for the suggestions guys.
Thanks for this post, I was about to post the same thing. Ended up doing the tin foil trick (took some from the hat I wear on my head). No more answering on speaker phone
So the strangest thing happened. Made a call before lunch and phone went straight to speaker as usual..went to lunch and left phone in the car, car was hot when I came back went to make another call and no speaker lol. Plugged in headphones and was able to control volume. And so far made couple more calls and all is good. Seems it took a week for it to work itself out idk.
Its def the charging port causing the issue. Had the same thing happen to mine last week on my Launch Day evo (Hardware 0002).
The link to that thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14397719#post14397719
-If you dont feel like reading that thread then ill give the short version.
I tried cleaning it out with electronics cleaner and it didnt help. Heck, i used a bit to much on my last attempt (of 4) and it got under the screen. The phone still worked like a champ but i hated that water look. So i claimed Ins on it and paid the 100 on it.
I should have been smart and had unrooted and taken it to the sprint store and paid 35 for the warranty.
Live n learn.
Sonjiin said:
Its def the charging port causing the issue. Had the same thing happen to mine last week on my Launch Day evo (Hardware 0002).
The link to that thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14397719#post14397719
-If you dont feel like reading that thread then ill give the short version.
I tried cleaning it out with electronics cleaner and it didnt help. Heck, i used a bit to much on my last attempt (of 4) and it got under the screen. The phone still worked like a champ but i hated that water look. So i claimed Ins on it and paid the 100 on it.
I should have been smart and had unrooted and taken it to the sprint store and paid 35 for the warranty.
Live n learn.
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Thanks for the info..I spoke to soon yesterday as the problem returned. So I guess I unroot and get the EVO 3d on the 24th.
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Hard reset worked for me
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had same issue, will try tinfoil trick.
In the mean time i found the app NoDock, loads a kernel module to disable dock entirely--works to stop dock and speakerphone nonsense.
Read more here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15199350&postcount=18
slackard said:
had same issue, will try tinfoil trick.
In the mean time i found the app NoDock, loads a kernel module to disable dock entirely--works to stop dock and speakerphone nonsense.
Read more here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15199350&postcount=18
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I'll second the NoDock. I bought the paid app and it was the only one of a few I found that worked reliably. No issues for me anymore. I'm not bothering with replacing my phone at Sprint as I plan to leave them as soon as Galaxy S2 comes out anyway.
This was a bug caused apparently by Skype for me, in fact almost all the bugs on my EVO 3D are coming from Skype.
No Skype running or logged out, no problem.
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I'll second the NoDock. I bought the paid app and it was the only one of a few I found that worked reliably.
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ThanK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ThanK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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That app worked for me, But its caused by a broken charging port, I unrooted my phone and s-on took it sprint showed them the car dock problem and the speaker on straight into calls and they replaced my evo.
Hi
my sgs2 goes in car mode and starts vlingo "tap to speak" all the times.
Sometimes it thinks its on "charging"
Pls help.
I had this for 2 days. I unnistalled ADw launcher and no problem ever since. Are you on a rooted device?
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Im on a rooted device.
I have wiped my phone and tried different roms.
The problem aint going away.
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my sgs2 goes in car mode and starts vlingo "tap to speak" all the times.
Sometimes it thinks its on "charging"
Pls help.
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Option 1) Do you have a casing with a magnet in it, or any other magnets (wallet, bag, etcetera) (dunno for sure if the SGS2 has magnet-activated-carmode as well...?)
Option 2) Shortage in your usb connector? - does it charge correctly, does it connect well to your pc?
Thanks for the answer.
I have no magnet nearby. So that cant be the problem
it has happened a few times that it dont sync with the comp its just starts to charge the battery instead.
When i charge the phone. There is no problem.
first post, reading allot
i have this problem to, since a few days.
wiped al data. moved to stock firmware, but the problem is still there.
also causing extreme battery heat and drain from 60% to 0 in like 15 minutes
had adw launcer installed for a week or 2 but no problems.
it seems to me when you wipe all data this cant be a problem anymore.
will try diffrent firmware now.
if anyone has a solution for this problem please post
Anyone sorted this? Mine started doing the same a few days ago. Really annoying...?
I just noticed my SGS2 doing the exactly same thing today! I'm fairly sure it is related to dirt or dust in the microUSB port, since my friend dropped my phone at the beach (not gonna borrow it to him again!) and it got covered in sand. Few hours later, sporadic car and PC modes, sometimes the phone even thinks it's charging. I tried blowing into the USB jack but to no avail... I hope I won't have to return it!!
I think there might be bad microUSB port soldering. Try connecting your phone to pc and wave/move your phone, or tick the cable with your finger. Does it sometimes looses connection and reconnects right after (might not happen every time)?
Bad port soldering does happen for other phones too. But I'm not sure if this will be covered by the warranty. Service might say that you bend the cable/port too much when connected or something.
Anyone tried to bring the phone for the service because of this issue already? If this is the case service should be able to fix it easily.
Last night my phone wouldn't even start charging, so I decided to take matters into my own hands. With the smallest screwdriver I could find, I carefully 'lifted' the tiny PCB in the USB jack while blowing in at the same time. Sure enough, some sand particles fell out, and I haven't gotten carmode'd in nearly 13 hours now. Previously it would do it once every 15 minutes. So far so good, it seems.
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Bad port soldering does happen for other phones too. But I'm not sure if this will be covered by the warranty. Service might say that you bend the cable/port too much when connected or something.
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I'm absolutely certain the warranty would cover this fault, if I pay $675 for a mobile phone I definitely don't expect it to stop working after I insert the USB cable the wrong way!
JaX3RiR said:
Last night my phone wouldn't even start charging, so I decided to take matters into my own hands. With the smallest screwdriver I could find, I carefully 'lifted' the tiny PCB in the USB jack while blowing in at the same time. Sure enough, some sand particles fell out, and I haven't gotten carmode'd in nearly 13 hours now. Previously it would do it once every 15 minutes. So far so good, it seems.
I'm absolutely certain the warranty would cover this fault, if I pay $675 for a mobile phone I definitely don't expect it to stop working after I insert the USB cable the wrong way!
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Thats why I think its soldiering problem. I did the same thing at it helped for some time, then it started vlingo again a few times, then again is ok for several days.
Does your phone do reconnects to PC when moved? It happens for me from time to time and it is scary that for example ROM flashing can get interrupted.
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Does your phone do reconnects to PC when moved? It happens for me from time to time and it is scary that for example ROM flashing can get interrupted.
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Yes, it did that once or twice, but I thought it was due to the fact that I was trying to remove other USB cables from my computer and accidentally hit the SGS2 cable. If it is actually a problem with the phone, it could actually be dangerous to flash a new ROM!
What we learned so far:
Problem:
1) Vlingo (car mode) starts sporadically (most often when connecting USB).
2) Phone shows "charging" or just "USB connected" even when it is not connected.
3) Sometimes starts "kies mode" without cable if "USB debug" is not enabled.
4) When connecting USB to PC, phone reconnects if moved.
5) Sometimes charging do not start when connecting USB.
6) Sometimes when trying to reboot, battery image with thermometer appears and phone do not start to boot when power button is pressed. It will boot into recovery (Vol Up + Home + Power). Go to the recovery and reboot from there. t
Reason:
USB got polluted or bended. It also happens if you forced to connect USB cable upside down. My guess is that soldiering of USB PCB gets damaged.
Solution (at least makes it happen less often):
Shutdown the phone, take the battery off. Clean the usb port. If it doesn't help then carefully bend the usb PCB a bit downwards.
If anyone brought his phone for service with this problem, please let us know the outcome.
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stevee1953 got his phone replaced because of similar issue: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15925236&postcount=7
Anyone fund a proper solution for above problem?
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I cleaned the USB port with a toothbrush, and the problem is gone.
After cleaning the the usb and bending back the usb problem never appeared again so far (almost a month).
Hi all,
had the same problem (starting Car mode). After reading that some of your guys think it has something to do with dust, smut, etc. I remember my jogging during heavy rain.
I`m absolutely sure, that was my reason for the behavior. The usb connector has been wet.
After some hours (it was dry), i never see the problem again.
So be careful with your usb connector.
Tregobad
I've cleaned out the USB port a bit, and the problem isn't as bad now.
Still happens a bit though.
Just to be sure, people say to bend the USB PCB down? To me, it seems like it's very close to making contact with the bottom of the port, so I lifted it up (by putting a thin flathead screwdriver between the PCB and the bottom of the port to lift it up).
Is this right? Or should I be pressing it down even closer to the bottom of the port?
(I'm saying up = towards the screen, just to make sure )
Got the same problem, I wrote it down here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16665786&postcount=26
(Not galvanized but oxidized thou.)
plazzTT said:
Just to be sure, people say to bend the USB PCB down? To me, it seems like it's very close to making contact with the bottom of the port, so I lifted it up (by putting a thin flathead screwdriver between the PCB and the bottom of the port to lift it up).
Is this right? Or should I be pressing it down even closer to the bottom of the port?
(I'm saying up = towards the screen, just to make sure )
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Sometimes bending is needed, because this problem will occur if you accidentally plug USB cable upside down or have bend it with cable. USB PCB has to be very near bottom of the socket.
In your case you probably just need to clean it. What I did, I took a matchstick, sharpened it with a knife, then crushed the end (I did with my teeth ), so you get like a small brush. Then I carefully cleared socked with it (might need to make a few, but matchsticks are cheap here )
Be sure to take of the battery before cleaning, because if you just turn off, cleaning USB with something wet will make your phone to boot.
I'm posting my solution in a couple of threads hoping to help somebody out. This problem was driving me crazy:
I fixed it on my phone:
Reading http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132588 gave me the idea of cleaning the microUSB port. Of course with the battery removed. I also saw someone having the same problem with a HTC-phone so i guessed it couldn't be a software issue.
I used a non-conducting spray for cleaning electrical wiring (ask for Contact Cleaner), that removes oxidation from electrical contacts and such. I guess one could use Isopropyl Alcohol (from a pharmacy) as well, but i think the contact cleaner is better at removing oxide (reminds me of a less oily wd40).
I used a sharpened toothpick (soaked in spray) to clean the microUSB port but i guess you could soak something like small brush as well (toothbrush?). Once cleaned i let a small droplet fall inside just for good measure.
After a couple of minutes letting the liquid evaporate, i booted my phone to see the bug completely GONE.
The phone has not been in direct contact with water, more than regular humidity, and once or twice in the bathroom while i took a shower. This proves to me that regular use could in fact produce this bug by messing up the microUSB port. And that Galaxy S had an excellent solution by providing a sliding cover.
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Since this morning my phone says it's charging when in fact it's unplugged. I tried cleaning the charging port, wiping cache, full wiping and reinstalling the rom, everything and don't understand why it'll never get off charging state.
I do check in settings while unplugged it says not charging and when plugged in says charging, but it's stuck saying "on battery for 23 min" and the icon never stops from charging....
Any suggestions? It's really annoying... Never had a single problem with my One S...
SOLUTION: Clean the charger port with a hard pointed object (that's what she said), make sure you clean and dirt or particles from underneath the middle piece in the charger port.
Also, if you notice the middle piece is too close or making contact with the bottom, use the pointed object to CAREFULLY bend it up a little.
Do all this while the phone is off and battery out. Use compressed air if available. if you wet it then completely dry it before putting the battery back in.
did you try wiping the Dalvik cache when you did the regular cache?
masterkamon842 said:
Any suggestions? It's really annoying... Never had a single problem with my One S...
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Soo... do you have a One S with this problem, or a Galaxy Nexus?
zuberio said:
did you try wiping the Dalvik cache when you did the regular cache?
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Yes I did.
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Soo... do you have a One S with this problem, or a Galaxy Nexus?
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A nexus.
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Have you tested what happens when you install a different ROM?
something like this happened to me about 2weeks ago.
It would say saying/ disconnected none stop.. if i didnt notice it would of burned my screen.
I just turned the phone off and removed the battery
Read an weep: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23789
A LOT of users have reported this problem, yet Samsung claims it is water damage and won't do a warranty repair: http://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyNexus/comments/tqlii/samsung_refusing_to_honor_warranty_for_infamous/
There is already a thread on this which has some useful info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427539It ranges from yep your charging port is f*cked or it just needs a clean and little tweak.
To get mine fixed I gave it blast with compressed air and a little needle to make sure all the lint/gunk was out of the port. I made sure the port was straight (if it looks like it is bent downwards slightly, try and pop it back up softly). Then what fixed it for me is to hit it with a little electrical contact cleaner.
I have a feeling the port was getting shorted by something as each of the pins on the microusb port are very close.
Hope that helps
Interesting - I'll have to keep an eye out for something like this on my phone.
I guess first step is the compressed air blast with a needle cleaning of the port. If that doesn't work then on to Samsung to see if they'll honor a warranty repair (outlook not good on this - apparently they claim water damage). Worst case you can get a replacement OEM charging cable off ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Charge-...440?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33746d1eb8
And fix the faulty part yourself or have someone you trust do it.
[EDIT] here's a link to ifixit for step by step instructions on how to take your phone apart http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Teardown/7182/1#.T7pzI8XdOII
Thanks to all the suggestions, it does the same thing even after wiping, installing other roms or going back to stock. I tried cleaning it with a toothbrush but will try with a toothpick or something stronger. Will give updates once I do.
I would suggest the electrical contact cleaner is going to be a good bet too. If it is water damage, it could just be a bit of water has gotten in there (from a table, rain etc) and then when its dried impurities could be shorting the plug.
I am not sure what stores in the states have it (maybe bestbuy?), but we have an electronic store here called Jaycar which sells it. You could even just slip in and give it a quick spray in the isle.
Turn the phone off before doing it, and make sure it is ECC!
Fixed! It was the charger port. All i did was clean it out with a metal pointed object. I also noticed the middle piece was touching the bottom edge. It could've been making false contact. So i bent it up just a little and voila problem solved.
Hopefully this thread may further serve as future reference. Thanks everyone for your help!
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I know I don't have a Galaxy Nexus, but the Nexus S can also suffer from the same problem. I believe it's because of the USB ports that are the same.
Inside the USB port of the phone there is a flat plate which slides into the wall charger/USB cable, I've noticed that when this is "bent" down it will show that it's charging when it isn't, so all you need to do is to find something (I used the tip of the missus'one plastic nail file) to "bend" it up about a millimetre or two and all should be fine.
Worked for me, so I thought I would try to help out here because I know how infuriating it can be.
I had this problem a couple of weeks ago. I also had issues with being unable to connect my phone to a computer. I contacted Samsung, explained my issue and they sent me packaging to send it away. It took me 45 mins to get the computer to recognise my phone to return it to stock, but i managed it. I then wrote a nice little letter explaining the issue, that others also had the issue and that I recommended changing the whole charging board.
I got it back a week later and lo and behold, they'd taken my advice and fitted a new charging board. Now it might just be me, but the inside of the micro USB port looks slightly different. I just can't put my finger on why.
Hi, I had this problem but i sprayed "metal cleaner" on a toothbrush and wiped the contact and now it works fine again :3
This happened to me yesterday. First the phone doesnt charge, it was at 25%, After that i charged it with phone turned off, then turned on and battery whas 50% but still not charging. Turned off again, plugged the charger and it looks like was chargin, when i turned on again it was at 12%, like the charger just discharge it xD. After that the problem began, the battery icon shows like charging when unplugged....
Looks like i managed to clean it with a needle, now the chargin notification is gone, and i can transfer files via USB to my laptop, but still i cant charge with AC :-/
And when i plug the usb cable, the notification icon comes again :-/
OMG Thanks it's alive it's alive
After some time my charge port started giving me issues again. I tried messing around with it but all I did was break it. Eventually I bought a replacement flex cable and ended up installing it myself. Very easy to do. Looked up a video on YouTube and in 10 minutes my phone was charging again.
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I had to replace my micro usb charging port
When my phone wouldnt stop charging after being disconnected i ended up solving the issue by going here for the part and tools which is $5 posted.
ebay(dot)com.au/itm/Replacement-Charger-Port-Flex-Cable-Tools-Samsung-i9250-Galaxy-Nexus-GQFC441-/180922260932?pt=AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item2a1fce9dc4#ht_1368wt_1014[/url]
And i used this guide to pull my nexus apart.
ifixit(dot)com/Guide/Repairing-Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Micro-USB-Charge-Port/9641/1[/url]
Just be very careful on step 6 "Some have reported the cable is soldered to the mainboard. This was not the case on this CDMA version. It may be soldered in newer revisions or the GSM model."
I broke my volume down because the guide didnt have a warning !
I hope this might help anyone else who is having problems
n-0-s
masterkamon842 said:
After some time my charge port started giving me issues again. I tried messing around with it but all I did was break it. Eventually I bought a replacement flex cable and ended up installing it myself. Very easy to do. Looked up a video on YouTube and in 10 minutes my phone was charging again.
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Could you link the video you used to help replace the flex cable. I can't seem to find one. Thanks!
Hi everyone,
I am new (noob) user of XDA Deceloppers. If this thread is posted in the wrong category, I'm sorry but I did not know which one to chose D:.
To start, I have a Galaxy Nexus GSM. It is rooted. Stock ROM and stock Kernel.
It is running an OTA 4.1.1 Jelly Bean.
I recently installed a Skinomi wet applicated screen protector on my Gnex. I watched a lot of videos on how to apply wet applicated screen protectors. I am very prudent with applying those stuff. I followed all Skinomi's instructions. I know I did everything right. After applying it, I waited two full days (48 hours) before booting my Gnex back up.
Now, the problem. My volume button is getting weird. Pressing down is flawless, but when I press up, it works only 1/2. The rest works fine. I dont know why it gets like that.
The second problem. I have all the accessories that came with the phone, but not the receipt. I bought it used...
I emailed Skinomi and the seller for help, but no reply up to date.
I love this phone but... this problem is pretty annoying.
Please help me!
Water and phones are not good together.
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Winesnob said:
Water and phones are not good together.
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Yeah, I knew that, but after reading a lot of success from others, I wanted to try. This would be my lastvl time with wet screen protectors. Too much to worry for it, and its expensive. Any solution guys?
tonytober said:
Yeah, I knew that, but after reading a lot of success from others, I wanted to try. This would be my lastvl time with wet screen protectors. Too much to worry for it, and its expensive. Any solution guys?
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See if you can take the battery out and leave the phone in a ziplock bag packed with rice for a few days.
Or you can try taking the battery out and using a hair dryer to blow hot air into the volume rocker.
Was this a full body protection kit or just the screen? A ton of people have had issues with the power button and volume rocker after applying a wet screen protector, and I have no idea why these companies don't tell you to cover both with a piece of tape or something before hand, as water getting into the crevices of the device is never a good thing.
MMcCraryNJ said:
See if you can take the battery out and leave the phone in a ziplock bag packed with rice for a few days.
Or you can try taking the battery out and using a hair dryer to blow hot air into the volume rocker.
Was this a full body protection kit or just the screen? A ton of people have had issues with the power button and volume rocker after applying a wet screen protector, and I have no idea why these companies don't tell you to cover both with a piece of tape or something before hand, as water getting into the crevices of the device is never a good thing.
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Thanks for a fast response
I will try to put my phone in rice, because hairdryer might be too strong.
Its a screen only protector.
They never told me to tape the buttons! What a good idea.
What would be the worst solution if everything fails?
Is replacing the volume flex hard?
Im so scared!!! I love my phone so much. :'( please help me!!!!
Same thing has been happening with my phone for 6 or so months now. Spilled a small amount of water on my phone. Wiped it off and everything works fine but the volume up button is very finicky, not a huge problem just have to tap up 2 or 3 times sometimes to get the volume on.
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Still using your phone like that?
I really respect you as you can use your phone like that. I just can't stand it. Help!
My recent move
I just bought a new flex volume cable off ebay (cannot link yet, don't have the permission). The seller is 123phone.
I am pretty sure that the cable is damaged, and 5$ is worth a try. Does anyone here tried to solder it? It will be my first time soldering a flex cable, but I have already dont some soldering before. Any tips for the replacement of the flex cable?
Thanks for helping guys. I'm really stressed :S
tonytober, I have the exact same issue, only the volume up rocker and it intermittently works.
Did you try to install the flex volume cable, did it work?
tonytober said:
I just bought a new flex volume cable off ebay (cannot link yet, don't have the permission). The seller is 123phone.
I am pretty sure that the cable is damaged, and 5$ is worth a try. Does anyone here tried to solder it? It will be my first time soldering a flex cable, but I have already dont some soldering before. Any tips for the replacement of the flex cable?
Thanks for helping guys. I'm really stressed :S
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Winesnob said:
Water and phones are not good together.
Sent from my Xoom using xda premium
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Well my phone got wet and was laying in water for a day or so ( Just a little pool) And i just waited for a week or something and then it started and everything worked so water + gnex = Nothing bad, but nothing good
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tonytober, I have the exact same issue, only the volume up rocker and it intermittently works.
Did you try to install the flex volume cable, did it work?
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Sorry for a late reply. Yes I replaced the flex cable and now it works fine.
I will never buy a wet screen protector anymore. Worriness for nothing!
Replacing the flex is not that hard and can be found on eBay for under 8$ so it was pretty fine for me.
tonytober said:
Sorry for a late reply. Yes I replaced the flex cable and now it works fine.
I will never buy a wet screen protector anymore. Worriness for nothing!
Replacing the flex is not that hard and can be found on eBay for under 8$ so it was pretty fine for me.
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Hi Tonytober,
I also need to replace mine but have never soldered before. Can you advise how you did it and what tools i would need? is it just the 3 soldering points? i saw the volume flex cable is cheap enough on ebay, its the soldering im worried about!
Thanks
DC
dcsworld said:
Hi Tonytober,
I also need to replace mine but have never soldered before. Can you advise how you did it and what tools i would need? is it just the 3 soldering points? i saw the volume flex cable is cheap enough on ebay, its the soldering im worried about!
Thanks
DC
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Soldering is not hard unless you shake a lot. Lol!
For soldering, you need a soldering iron, some lead and your brain (actually, just be careful not to burn yourself).
Sold soldering promoter could help (it's a paste that you could put on the phone to help the lead stick on the phone)
Watch out to not let the iron on the phone too long (stop soldering every 10 seconds lets suppose, rest 10 sec, solder 10 sec) as you don't want to damage your logic board to repair an 8$ ribbon! :laugh:
So yeah.
Open the soldering iron, let it heat up (2 minutes to be safe and chill)
-Heat up the spots where you have to solder on the Gnex's board (3-5 seconds)
-Apply some paste with a Q-tip or a toothpick on the heated spot on the Gnex's board
-Here's a tricky part: use BOTH hands for this (only "hard" part which is not hard, just be careful to not use too much lead):
One hand holds the soldering iron and apply heat on Gnex's board, while the soldering iron's tip is STILL on the Gnex's board, with the OTHER hand, apply lead DIRECTLY on the spot where you need to bond the ribbon-board with the lead. Just put enough that it sticks.
**Tip: When the liquid lead between the ribbon+board (where you soldered) hides the space between them (like glueing paper), blow on the liquid lead. It will make it bond one shot and Voila, it is done.
Just do it nice and slow if it is your first time. The only dangers:
-Don't burn yourself, don't kill yourself. I'm not responsible for any injuries, or Death. ...
-Don't burn the Logic Board (like I told you, 10 seconds solder, 10 seconds cooldown...)
-Don't oversolder (If you boot up with oversolder you might bond two connections and short your phone's Logic board and... your phone will RIP.
In case if you oversolder, don't panic, lead is like a magnet to the iron. Just take your soldering iron and heat up the lead. The iron will suck it up.
After that, take a damp cloth and wipe the soldering iron's tip. Don't burn yourself!!!
When everything's done, before you mount your phone, test it. Don't waste your time screwing and unscrewing the phone
If the phone works, clean the soldering iron's tip with a damp cloth when it is still warm-hot.
If the phone works, ENJOY!!!!!!!!
Hope it helps. Keep me updated with your phone.
Nexus lover, Tony
tonytober said:
Soldering is not hard unless you shake a lot. Lol!
For soldering, you need a soldering iron, some lead and your brain (actually, just be careful not to burn yourself).
Sold soldering promoter could help (it's a paste that you could put on the phone to help the lead stick on the phone)
Watch out to not let the iron on the phone too long (stop soldering every 10 seconds lets suppose, rest 10 sec, solder 10 sec) as you don't want to damage your logic board to repair an 8$ ribbon! :laugh:
So yeah.
Open the soldering iron, let it heat up (2 minutes to be safe and chill)
-Heat up the spots where you have to solder on the Gnex's board (3-5 seconds)
-Apply some paste with a Q-tip or a toothpick on the heated spot on the Gnex's board
-Here's a tricky part: use BOTH hands for this (only "hard" part which is not hard, just be careful to not use too much lead):
One hand holds the soldering iron and apply heat on Gnex's board, while the soldering iron's tip is STILL on the Gnex's board, with the OTHER hand, apply lead DIRECTLY on the spot where you need to bond the ribbon-board with the lead. Just put enough that it sticks.
**Tip: When the liquid lead between the ribbon+board (where you soldered) hides the space between them (like glueing paper), blow on the liquid lead. It will make it bond one shot and Voila, it is done.
Just do it nice and slow if it is your first time. The only dangers:
-Don't burn yourself, don't kill yourself. I'm not responsible for any injuries, or Death. ...
-Don't burn the Logic Board (like I told you, 10 seconds solder, 10 seconds cooldown...)
-Don't oversolder (If you boot up with oversolder you might bond two connections and short your phone's Logic board and... your phone will RIP.
In case if you oversolder, don't panic, lead is like a magnet to the iron. Just take your soldering iron and heat up the lead. The iron will suck it up.
After that, take a damp cloth and wipe the soldering iron's tip. Don't burn yourself!!!
When everything's done, before you mount your phone, test it. Don't waste your time screwing and unscrewing the phone
If the phone works, clean the soldering iron's tip with a damp cloth when it is still warm-hot.
If the phone works, ENJOY!!!!!!!!
Hope it helps. Keep me updated with your phone.
Nexus lover, Tony
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Thanks a lot for the advice. It gives me more confidence to try it. Really annoyed that i didnt notice the volume cable was soldered onto the main board, i was following the wrong youtube video which was disassembling a different nexus variation
I'm glad you mentioned that the lead is applied to the soldering point, i always thought the a bit of lead was first melted onto the iron and then transferred onto the soldering point.
I'll give it a shot once i have all the parts and update the thread on the results
Thanks
DC
dcsworld said:
Thanks a lot for the advice. It gives me more confidence to try it. Really annoyed that i didnt notice the volume cable was soldered onto the main board, i was following the wrong youtube video which was disassembling a different nexus variation
I'm glad you mentioned that the lead is applied to the soldering point, i always thought the a bit of lead was first melted onto the iron and then transferred onto the soldering point.
I'll give it a shot once i have all the parts and update the thread on the results
Thanks
DC
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No problem at all. The Gnex should rather be fixed than be thrown away, auch a good phone
Tell me when you did it! Hope you get it fixed soon. If something goes wrong or you have any questions, ask!!! Xda'a here for that.
Tony
I finally got round to attempting this and it ended up a failure
First of all i noticed i only had 2 soldering points (metal bits) on the main pcb board (the middle one was missing) and the new volume cable had 3, so the middle one must have been pulled off with the old volume cable, Anyway, i decided to go ahead and try soldering the 2 outer connections.
1st attempt, i managed to make the 2 connections, although it looked very messy. Tested them and the volume down button was working! unfortunately the volume up button was not. So i heated the iron up again and attempted to apply more solder to the connections hoping this would improve the connection. Result: both buttons not working! the whole area is black now on both the main board and the volume cable, so i must have damaged all the soldering points and broken the working connection in the process. i found the solder was sticking to the iron forming blobs of hot solder rather than where i wanted the connection to be made. i must have been doing something wrong
Hmm i think im just going to live without the buttons now and rely on the volume controls within the rom until the next nexus is out. Might even volume cable and attempt this again at that point.
Thanks a lot for your help anyway, it was useful experience!