Hi,
My boss has an i-mate PPC (Himalaya), but in putting it back in it's cradle he's managed to somehow bend some of the pins on the bottom connector.
I've managed to gently bend them back to the best I can see, but the PC can't see it any more; I think something in either the cradle or the connector has been broken.
Is there any way to pull it apart enough to get a good look at the connector? Is this something myself - as a reasonably technically-minded person with a decent set of tools - can do, or should I consider getting it repaired professionally?
Anyone got any idea what the warranty will cover?
-m
Good morning,does anyone have any ideas on the following problem,on the bottom of my xda2 where the power plug goes into/docking station,it seems to sort of disapeared? just a big hole,and now i cannot charge it whilst driving or whilst docked unless i take battery out and charge in the aux slot.
Not sure what to do,is my xda2 now useless,any idea where i can get it repaired and the cost
thanks for any help offered
Nige
I sell the connectors on ebay - unless you are fairly confident with a soldering iron I'd get a mobile phone repair shop to do it for you. You may also have damaged other componants on the board when the socket was pushed up.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5869809646
Richard
the connector is no longer available on ebay, any chance of updating link if is still available please
Can u sell me this connector?
Can u sell me this connector? I have Himalaya and I have broken synchro connector and I can't charge my MDA.And I have just one question, do someone have some manual, how I fixed this connector tu my MDA?Thank's a lot
nigelfish said:
Good morning,does anyone have any ideas on the following problem,on the bottom of my xda2 where the power plug goes into/docking station,it seems to sort of disapeared? just a big hole,and now i cannot charge it whilst driving or whilst docked unless i take battery out and charge in the aux slot.
Not sure what to do,is my xda2 now useless,any idea where i can get it repaired and the cost
thanks for any help offered
Nige
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in ali mall upper ground floor cubao philippines, it cost me php780 for the fix. It was soldered back. The shop's name is brightpoint.
i have a similar problem, the bottom connector dropped out the other day a i need a new connector because all the pins are bent, does anyone know were i can get a connector from, i glued it back in place as a temporary solution, it worked fine until this morning and now it won't charge , so any help would be greatly appreciated
scotty
XDA II Damaged connection slot
Hi all,
I had the same problem with my XDA II, sent it for repair and it did exactly the same shortly afterwards, i bought a new battery and charged each one alternatively, but found problems syncronising and eventually gave up.
I have recently bought (my little gem) Xda Orbit, after many months examining what was on offer, I love it its is everything i expected and just a little more. Purchased a 2 Gig memory card and installed copilot on so i have sat nav and all my tunes. needless to say i have a spare Xda II up for offer for spares and such should anyone want to get in touch with me.
there is the Cradle and power charger, 2 batteries and it works well just as long as you dont want to connect it to your pc, anyway im new to this site, would be pleased if someone could point me in the right direction for Orbits here and please feel free to contact me, even if just for a chat and introduction. need to get established here.
cheers all, have fun and hopefully speak soon
Hi guys , i am PDA Technician , and i can sell and solder the connector to the XDA board perfectly , I am in Egypt Cairo
Tel : +20123382923
E-mail: [email protected]
Jimmy
you can find the connector here (it is the same type of IPAQ38xx)
http://www.ipaqrepair.co.uk/ipaqpart204.html
not very cheap, however.
thanks, recently aquired another xdaII, broken screen, sd card slot not functioning and a few other problems so i have taken it apart and i am using it as spares for my other,almost perfect, xdaII. so i now have the connector the connector, but thanks for the help and advice.
scotty
Scotty2690 said:
thanks, recently aquired another xdaII, broken screen, sd card slot not functioning and a few other problems so i have taken it apart and i am using it as spares for my other,almost perfect, xdaII. so i now have the connector the connector, but thanks for the help and advice.
scotty
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these people sell the connector at a reasonable price
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-O2-XDA-II...ryZ41343QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
So I bought a new housing for my O2 XDA II Mini, during the removal of the display ribbon I broke the little black part on the display connector which holds the ribbon down, and after hours of trying to get the ribbon back in and secured I have bent the pins in the connector to buggery.
The ribbon appears to be untouched, however the connector which the display ribbon goes into is broken.
Is there anywhere I can get hold of one of these little connectors to replace my broken one, obviously very sensitive soldering will be needed to remove the old one and solder the new one in place.
Alternatively, does anyone know any mobile phone repair shops in Auckland, New Zealand who would be able to help out with my situation?
I fear all i'm going to hear back is "the motherboard needs to be replaced", however I am determined not to go through this route, as I am a poor student and the phone sounds as if it functions fine, makes the beepy noise when first starting up on the setup screen.
I was very careful with the actual screen unit while removing it, and I have had signs of life earlier on in the broken connector episode, however I can no longer get anything showing as I can't fit the cable in.
Cheers for any help.
Anything would be appreciated.
"obviously very sensitive soldering will be needed"
And that only can be done by machines/robots. I don't think humans are even able to sloder those kind of connections...
But, could you post a picture? cause I might have suggestions on how to fix it. One would be to bend back the pins on the tiny slot with a toothpick and when done to tape the flatcable, so it stays there.
I've maybe got a spare creen for you.
g0atNZ said:
So I bought a new housing for my O2 XDA II Mini, during the removal of the display ribbon I broke the little black part on the display connector which holds the ribbon down, and after hours of trying to get the ribbon back in and secured I have bent the pins in the connector to buggery.
The ribbon appears to be untouched, however the connector which the display ribbon goes into is broken.
Is there anywhere I can get hold of one of these little connectors to replace my broken one, obviously very sensitive soldering will be needed to remove the old one and solder the new one in place.
Alternatively, does anyone know any mobile phone repair shops in Auckland, New Zealand who would be able to help out with my situation?
I fear all i'm going to hear back is "the motherboard needs to be replaced", however I am determined not to go through this route, as I am a poor student and the phone sounds as if it functions fine, makes the beepy noise when first starting up on the setup screen.
I was very careful with the actual screen unit while removing it, and I have had signs of life earlier on in the broken connector episode, however I can no longer get anything showing as I can't fit the cable in.
Cheers for any help.
Anything would be appreciated.
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Hi, I've still got a SPV 500 and a MDA Compact, need to find it if you want you can have my MDA Compact screen.
Just PM if you are interested.
I broke the mini usb connector on my MDA (the center plastic piece fell out, and I broke a metal pin trying to glue it back in). Is there a place I can get a new USB connector so I can take the phone somewhere for someone to solder it on for me? Or anyone on here willing to do the job relatively cheaply?
http://www.rs-components.com/index.html
they have tons of components
How do I know which one is the one in the MDA though?
anyone ???
This was the state of my Universal's USB socket. Note the four holding shoulders have come away from the board.
The middle three tracks off the board have come away from the board with the socket too - worse case scenario I'd have guessed.
Here you can see the repaired unit with the four shoulders relocated and all 5 pins reconnected.
As you can see, the 'tiniest' of wires have been placed there to make the contacts as I'd ripped the tracks off as mentioned.
I'd have put this down as a non-repairable. To be fair, I couldn't even see the connections without taking a photo and zooming in on the PC.
My friend did this for me today - he's a PCB specialist by trade.
Anyone needing a repair in the UK, feel free to drop me a PM and I'll see if he can do the same for you.
Cost would be around £20-£25 returned.
I thought mine was a goner - so relieved to get the unit back working!
Very good work.
I had the same problem with my universal after an accident with my car loarder cable.
But I had luck and got a replacement universal from t-mobile.
I have the same problem with my Polaris and I thought about repairing it and refurbish it to give it to someone to use it. The battery still holds. What I want to ask... where did you get the socket from? How much did it cost? You got only the socket... right?