As you might have noticed in my previous thread, my Wizard took a splash.
Now, after ordering a new LCD screen, my keyboard seems to have stopped working on certain keys, and the LEDS won't go on anymore.
I think the flat cable between the board and the keyboard unit has gotten a breach in it.
Now, does anybody know where I can get a replacement keyboard, the electronics that is?
Or does anybody have a broken wizard I can buy cheap to canabalise to repair my own?
I can't seem to find anything on the internet, and I am really fond of my little Wizard.
Please, can someone help me ,before I go broke trying to buy myself a new one?
Hello i have a Cingular 8125, the problem is that the Q key doesnt work anymore, i had recieved it like that when i bought it a week ago off of ebay, i was wondering if there was a way to fix this? i was reading the service manuals, i was wondering are all the HTC wizzards the same on the inside because maybe i could get a replacement keyboard and put it in myself?
8125 Keyboard Repair
MimoG3 said:
Hello i have a Cingular 8125, the problem is that the Q key doesnt work anymore, i had recieved it like that when i bought it a week ago off of ebay, i was wondering if there was a way to fix this? i was reading the service manuals, i was wondering are all the HTC wizzards the same on the inside because maybe i could get a replacement keyboard and put it in myself?
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I think DIY is a daunting project.
I do remember that when 8125's first came out there were a lot of reports of faulty keyboards. I would certainly go back to your eBay seller if I could.
There is a parts and repair company that can probably fix this but it's not cheap: http://www.pocketpctechs.com/main~u...rs-full+service+repairs~action~updateunit.htm
I currently have 2 vario 2 handsets. one of them (4 weeks old) have a "lazy" letter M on the keyboard. It clicks, but does not always register the letter. Can you buy a spare keyboard? I would like to sell this one on, but not sure if it would be worth repairing. 200 pounds on ebay would go nicely towards a sky HD box! Am I allowed to offer it on here? if somebody has bricked their phone it would be a nice little job to swap the keyboard. or has anyone got an old keyboard? any ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated.
I too could use a keyboard, I can't read my "I" key at all from my thumbnails scratching off the paint, and a lot of other keys are messed up also, when first I got the device I thought it was the top slide untill I realized it was me causin it.
I've seen posts asking for keyboards, and long ago someone posted a service to swap out the keyboard for the qwerty fix, it was asked if the keyboard could be purchased alone, but if I remember right they never replied back.
I could sure use one and maybe a few extras.
Hey all, this is my first post...be nice...
I recently bought a replacement housing off of cnn.cn for my 8525, and did the replacement myself. After putting everything back together (and not finding any extra parts), I found out my screen does not rotate when I pull the keyboard out. I've already eliminated it being a software problem.
Does anyone here know how the OS detects that the keyboard is out? I tried looking for some type of hardware switch inside the device, but couldn't find anything.
Am I missing something obvious here?
Don't know if this has been mentioned before but you need not disassemble *anything* on the Kaiser (8925 / AT&T Tilt) to replace the keyboard. The keyboard has an adhesive backing. Open the slideout, then gently pry up the keypad. Don't worry if you destroy the old one. There are several layers - the key pads themselves, the rubber spongy part, the actual sensor (white layer) part, and the bottom which is a black layer with the adhesive.
I bring this up because I carefully disassembled the entire phone only to figure out that the keypad is inserted from the top (keypad) side, not attached in any way from the under side of that part of the housing.
I hope this helps somebody
I'm glad to know this! I've got a TyTN II with the standard black keyboard. I love it. So, I bought a phone on eBay that was supposed to be a real HTC TyTN II... but it is the TILT. I HATE the silver keys. I have found several sources on eBay for new keyboards, but am having trouble finding a black TyTN II board. I can find pretty easy, however, the WING keyboard. LOOKS identical...
Anyone know if it is a direct replacement?
cdmccul said:
I'm glad to know this! I've got a TyTN II with the standard black keyboard. I love it. So, I bought a phone on eBay that was supposed to be a real HTC TyTN II... but it is the TILT. I HATE the silver keys. I have found several sources on eBay for new keyboards, but am having trouble finding a black TyTN II board. I can find pretty easy, however, the WING keyboard. LOOKS identical...
Anyone know if it is a direct replacement?
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Its not! :-( I have a wing and a tilt and I wanted to put the wing keyboard on my tilt but they are different shapes! The tilt keyboard is more rounded! I feel your pain!
Edit: Check it out found this!
http://www.ppctechs.com/HTC-Kaiser_971/repairs/inner-keyboard_1090-372.htm
thanks! i have another issue: some keys are harder to activate, mainly "g" and "y". could it be possible to clean it only and replace it? and is there a step by step manual for how to disassemble the keyboard?
thanks
knuppelhout said:
thanks! i have another issue: some keys are harder to activate, mainly "g" and "y". could it be possible to clean it only and replace it? and is there a step by step manual for how to disassemble the keyboard?
thanks
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Yes i had the same problem, also want to know whether it's true we can clean keypad contact without have to disassemble all case, pictures will be better
erwinpiero said:
Yes i had the same problem, also want to know whether it's true we can clean keypad contact without have to disassemble all case, pictures will be better
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yep same here. r, s, and spacebar give me the most trouble ( probably because they are so common. word recognition is my only workaround to this point but it is very frustrating. I guess the keyboards for the tilt dont hold up so well. I did remove and clean my t-mob dash keyboard with tuner cleaner from radioshack and it worked a treat. wish i could get a working keyboard out of my kaiser.
I was having the same problem with the w, v, and s keys and found this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2719032&postcount=1
I was planning on buying a new keyboard off ebay, but this worked like a charm.
Where can I buy a tilt replacement keyboard assembly other than Ebay, but at a similar price so I can receive it faster than if it came from China?
knuppelhout said:
thanks! i have another issue: some keys are harder to activate, mainly "g" and "y". could it be possible to clean it only and replace it? and is there a step by step manual for how to disassemble the keyboard?
thanks
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It's a rubber dome capacitance keyboard - there isn't much to clean. I ripped mine out and replaced it with one from eBay - no more pounding on the "T" key.
Problem is - my replacement keyboard is peeling up from the corners (adhesive isn't holding), so I'm going to throw another $5.00 into it and see if I can come up with a way to make the next one REALLY stay down in all 4 corners.
There are videos and manuals showing how to disassemble entire phone. Here's a link to the videos:
http://www.fonlogix.us/ATampT-Tilt-Complete-Housing-_p_548.html#
Once you watch that, I'm not sure you'll want the manual. But the 8925 service manuals are fairly easy to find in PDF format. I'll make you do the Google typing for that one.
hi, some of my keys on my tilt i have press'em harder in order for the key to work, would a keyboard replacement fix the issue?
blautens said:
It's a rubber dome capacitance keyboard - there isn't much to clean. I ripped mine out and replaced it with one from eBay - no more pounding on the "T" key.
Problem is - my replacement keyboard is peeling up from the corners (adhesive isn't holding), so I'm going to throw another $5.00 into it and see if I can come up with a way to make the next one REALLY stay down in all 4 corners.
There are videos and manuals showing how to disassemble entire phone. Here's a link to the videos:
http://www.fonlogix.us/ATampT-Tilt-Complete-Housing-_p_548.html#
Once you watch that, I'm not sure you'll want the manual. But the 8925 service manuals are fairly easy to find in PDF format. I'll make you do the Google typing for that one.
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Videos dont work