Anyone ever open one of these up? Non-destructively, of course. With summer coming up I'd like to try to 3d print a new enclosure for it to improve heat dissipation and possibly pop some heatsinks on important bits. I'm assuming there are screws under the rubber pads on the bottom, but I don't have access to it right now and thought I'd see if anyone has opened one up before... Thanks!
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As a follow up, small screw under each of the 4 pads on the bottom. Antennas are connected to top part of case via pogo pins.
delroady said:
Anyone ever open one of these up? Non-destructively, of course. With summer coming up I'd like to try to 3d print a new enclosure for it to improve heat dissipation and possibly pop some heatsinks on important bits. I'm assuming there are screws under the rubber pads on the bottom, but I don't have access to it right now and thought I'd see if anyone has opened one up before... Thanks!
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Did you manage to creat 3d print to improve the cooling system? I have the same model EAU and i have big issue with overheating (91.8 °C was maximum) i have a lot of reboots... As someone answered above, the antennas are connected to the top cover using spring pins, so the back holds the front end in place to connect to the antennas. I was thinking that we could mount a 40mm fan on the back of the equipment, having a 3d printed case
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Lately, i've not been getting any GPS fix. I've tried the conventional way, putting pressure on the antenna cap, and using several apps. nothing worked.
On youtube i saw a way to pop off the cap of the GPS antenna and flashlight.
When i opened it, it looked like this:
2 black spots on the contact!
What's that? fried? so that's the reason for no connection at all?
so what next?
1: a blob of solder on it?
2: connect it with a wire between the 2 springs?
3: buy a new cap?
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Where do you see black spots on the contacts?
And if you had black spots on the contacts, the electronics would probably be fried too.
well, its not visable on the photo but in the circles is definitly a black spot!
here it show's up as grayish :S
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dont worry, its not fried.
the black spots are the normal signs of wear.
i (and many others) have/had the same problems.
some soldered wires between the 2 golden springs.
another thing you can do is lift the golden springs just a bit, so that they make better contact with the antenna cover. but thats not permanent and in a few weeks, you will have to do it again.
i just put a (little) blob of solder on each contact of the cover.
be careful if you do this. the golden traces of the antenna are just painted on and you burn them really quickly, so best just put a bit of solder on the tip of your iron and briefly touch the contacts, because they are so thin and warm up really fast, the solder should flow over quickly.
Ok, I'll try that, if not, i just order a new antenna cap
I'll keep you posted if it works or not!
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Here it is:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/bicycl...for-samsung-galaxy-note-i9220-gt-n7000-113981
Thanks for the heads-up.
That's a low cost option but like many of the other cycle mounts...
It provides no external environmental protection. I wouldn't want to expose the Note to rain.
It provides no shock protection.
Has the Note been shock tested?
I don't think the Note would survive for many kilometres on the streets around here. You'd probably get away with it on a MTB with good forks but my hybrid has carbon race forks and skinny tyres at 8.5 bar.
Combine these with cobbled streets and tram lines.....
I've used the same type of mount with the original SGS and it works great. My bike has no suspension and I ride 24km round trip on pavement, gravel, and dirt. It doesn't need shock protection because there is no moving parts in the phone. It would not work well for rain though.
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I've used the same type of mount with the original SGS and it works great. My bike has no suspension and I ride 24km round trip on pavement, gravel, and dirt.
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Interesting, thanks for the info.
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It doesn't need shock protection because there is no moving parts in the phone. It would not work well for rain though.
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No moving parts - the vibration module, the speaker cone, the microphone diaphragm, home button, power button, volume rocker....
Besides, vibration and shock impact on none moving parts as well especially components mounted on PCBs.
after dropping incredible 1, loose piece, help me find where it belongs!
you see the two pieces that were loose after my Incredible took a hard drop. It has taken many. I want to figure out where these pieces go, and if maybe something else is missing.
My upgrade date is soon, so please, no recommendations for getting a new whatever. I love my Incredible, its amazing it has survived so much wear and tear!
Whatever these are, they may be antenna related, as that is the function that doesnt...function. WiFi works, GPS, etc. just no cellular data connection. Any help is greatly appreciated. I've found a good youtube vid - Droid Incredible Disassembly by TechRestore and paused frames of it and looked back and forth, and just cant catch where these parts came from!
Many thanks in advance!
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That looks like part of the USB jack. Don't know if you need it or not, but the USB plug may not fit tightly if it is not there.
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Where did it drop? The guy above might be right, your metal is showing on the USB port. As for signal.. I haven't a clue, I suppose it could have been a hard enough knock to disconnect the signal?
Is the yellow plastic a scrap paper that came off the wires shown in the video, which by the way the video was actually pretty awesome.
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Ok I found out a very nice way to hold my One in my car,though I dunno if someone tried it with the One which is the first Android phone to be in aluminum,and I wonder if we can use it horizontally
http://www.mobilefun.fr/38308-support-antiderapant-pour-tableau-de-bord-tree-frog-Avis.htm
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I have something like that in my car, however I always have a plastic case on and it sticks on there no problem, issues with this pad is that over time dust will gather and you will have to wash it, but when you do it becomes sticky again.
I don't know if I can trust this pad to hold my phone well. What if I suddenly hit the brakes hard and the device falls on its face and breaks or like right out of the window? Maybe I am just too paranoid. Ha ha!
i found mine lost stick way too quick, too much hassle to repeatedly wash. I turfed it.
I think this pads have magnetic + rubber coating so that it catch phones,I have read in the comments that phones are like glued to the pad!
I hope so because our Lebanese roads are very bumpy
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I think this pads have magnetic + rubber coating so that it catch phones,I have read in the comments that phones are like glued to the pad!
I hope so because our Lebanese roads are very bumpy
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If you can snag some, look into Pugoo. Fully washable, quite strong, and easy to remove.
I something similar to this for my S3 and it worked very well in keeping it in place; however, when I switched to my HTC One it no longer sticks well at all, probably because of the aluminum casing. I always use my phone without a case and was never worried about my S3 unsticking, but I wouldn't use it with my HTC One unless it was in a plastic case.
Sunvell T95P 2/8GB 2.4ghz wifi 1 x usb port 1 x HDMI port and a TF card Slot all built in to one small package
This will be no Power House, but I feel it will do the job on most thing it is asked.
Temps are a little warm to be expected such a small all in one Package.
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Not a lot of room in this little unit
There is a Thermal Pad and it sits a top a piece of Metal above Power Supply Unit so there is some thermal dissipation happening.
Underside Side PCB closest to Power Pack of Plug
Topside PCB, IR pick up no obstruction point to top of box easy.
Its has power Indication Blue On Red Off
WiFi Chip
eMMC
Look at O/S and UI standard Sunvell.
CPU: http://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/1216946
Compute: http://browser.geekbench.com/v4/compute/275628
Performance ok for this type of unit
Found WiFi good at this location, streamed Netflix easy,
Easy Setup up Google Play store and accounts etc, updated apps pretty easy.
Kodi 16.1 with Tv Addons so bloated a little., FTMC will go on soon, Unit running ok for a 2/8
Remote works rather well I was about 3 mrts away pointing in all directions and it seems to the job well.
Small and Simple, going away on holidays, or caravan would have its uses for sure.
You could also remanufacture the complete unit in any form you wish really due to its compact size easily could fit into some really tight places.
Mount in a small TV of Projector LCD Panel feed it with volts, great little project.
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