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[Q] Magnetic X10

Hi All
I've been reading XDA for a while, but never posted before - today though, I noticed something really odd with my X10
...it seems part of the back panel is magnetic (it started picking up paper clips!) - i'm not sure if it's always done this or it's something new
It's a very specific spot though - if you pull the back panel off, it's the small rectangle just above the bit that says microSD (though it does it with the back panel on too)
I was wondering if anyone can help me with the following...
1) what's under the rectangle
2) is it supposed to be that magnetic
cheers

Internal compass

muddster said:
1) what's under the rectangle
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Speaker.
muddster said:
2) is it supposed to be that magnetic
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What do speakers need to work.

XperiaX10iUser said:
Speaker.
What do speakers need to work.
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Ummm lemme guess lemme guess lemme guess
ummmmmmm......MAGNETS
lol

Yeah my bberry and n97mini were too. Freaky innit
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Mmmmmmmmm . Guys why some people are rushing to post anything before they even think it for 2 seconds ?
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muddster said:
Hi All
I've been reading XDA for a while, but never posted before - today though, I noticed something really odd with my X10
...it seems part of the back panel is magnetic (it started picking up paper clips!) - i'm not sure if it's always done this or it's something new
It's a very specific spot though - if you pull the back panel off, it's the small rectangle just above the bit that says microSD (though it does it with the back panel on too)
I was wondering if anyone can help me with the following...
1) what's under the rectangle
2) is it supposed to be that magnetic
cheers
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Under the rectangle is the flux capacitor , and yes it is magnetic well no its actually the gravitational pull thats cause by it being able to stop time.
All quite normal just whatever you do do not place paper clips near it!

Relevent:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvmvxAcT_Yc

I downloaded the metal detector app months ago and it seemed to give the most accurate around the area mentioned above! So i would say it is the compass not the speaker!
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Mr Patchy Patch said:
Ummm lemme guess lemme guess lemme guess
ummmmmmm......MAGNETS
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a magnetic magnet?
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blad69 said:
I downloaded the metal detector app months ago and it seemed to give the most accurate around the area mentioned above! So i would say it is the compass not the speaker!
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No, it is most definitely the speaker.
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Magnets, how do they work?
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Cheers for all the replies - thought it was something like that, but wasn't certain
- figured someone on here would be able to put me right
thanks again

***having problems with tf not turning on or faulty charger? Read this

So im seen alot of q's asked about "epad wont turn on" or "charger broke"
Just to let people no 9 times out of ten when you tf wont turn on people tend to think its finished and say there good byes. But a member here has said that theres a problem with the cargers and that putting it in a zip tie bag and putting it into the freezer for 30mins will help.. supposedly the boxy part of the charger has heat sensers and there reading the wrong temperatures so thats the idea of the freezer..
Some user said this helped there heat issue too.
*make sure it a zip tie bag/air tight bag to keep moisture out..
If people whos pad still wont turn on plug it into a laptop/computer to allow a slow charge for approximately 3 hrs and see results
Last resort is to buy a new charger with specifications of output values of 15v/5v
Charging at 1.2A/2A
I write this because i was afraid it would happen me at some stage so i did the searching so you dont have too
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The answer is simple. You've paid good money for it.....RMA the charger for one that works.

Even people whogot replacement chargers were complaining
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As are those who havent even sent it off yet......

True. Hae any of you had this prob
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Yeah I had the problem once with the charger overheating itself while I was charging my phone off the USB in the keyboard. It hasn't done it since but it's nice to know that it's a "known issue"

Is it ok for you now
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The question should be.....
What is classed as overheating?

This has happened to me in the past, and its actually a really simple problem.
More often than not, melted charger connectors are a direct result from charging a device like this with the connector loose, crooked, or not fully inserted.
Our transformers require bit more power than a standard USB connector can provide. As such, the charger connector has a redundant pins for power, to spread the current flow over more than one contact point. This reduces the current flowing though each individual tiny contact point, which is supplied by a tiny wire, and thus keeps the temperature in check. If one contact isn't able to make connection due to a loose connector, crooked or incomplete insertion, more current has to flow through the other contact points which basically begins to overheat.
This problem isn't just related to chargers and things like that. Any devices which you contact points and flow a reasonable amount of current can do this. I've had it happen to a friend who didn't properly seat the DIMMs on his motherboard, and basically overheated some power leads on his DIMM sockets:
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nice! I had the same problem, my TF was not charging anymore. I took the charger out of the wall-outlet and let it lie on the ground for a whole day. The day after that one I tried the charger again and it worked again!
Thanks for this nice and helpful information!

This actually falls more under general and useful information than Q&A, so I am moving this to the correct area. Thanks OP for writing this.

Melted corner

Hi guys and girls.
I'm familiar with the crack with the sensor. I have it too...
But know I have something what I didn't hear or read before. My right down corner is melted. (I'm now on vacation in Berlin but when I'm home I'll will post some pics).
Does somebody else have that too? I HAD my phone in a case from noreva. But I truly can't believe that my phone can get that hot that its melting...
And who is to blame? Sony or noreva?

I'd say it was the case.
Have fun in Berlin and post some pics when you're back
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I have the same problem. Right corner is melted too.

Could you post a pic, please?
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Here it is
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/217/dsc02141x.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/515/dsc02144v.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/706/dsc02154rl.jpg/
not see verry good but is there..
I do not know how did apear.. The phone was not droped.

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Here it is
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not see verry good but is there..
I do not know how did apear.. The phone was not droped.
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The sharemobile datacenter apparentely burned...
The pics aren't available...

Where is the picture?

The chrome sides are peeling because of the heat and sweaty palms. Trust me, i enclosed my arc with a silicon instead of a hardcase because of this. The xperia arc isn't made out of *premium materials* after all

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I'd say the covers robs the chrome and paint off.
My Arc never got hot down there (using it naked) and the corner looks good
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My Arc S only gets hot on the upper part where the camera is, an that is also the case with Arc S that belongs to one of my friends...

Same here
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I have the same too. I noticed it a few weeks after I bought my phone but didn't bother much because I keep mine in a case
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after reviewing the pics, i say it's the case.
i only use the leather pouch since the i bought my arc last june, and so far i don't see any peeling on the chrome and paint.
all i see is the "famous" crack near the light sensor
ps. it never gets hot at the buttom area, only on upper area. i think thats where the processor, memory, vga, and other stuffs that gets hot when running heavy duty apps/games

Hi guys me again. I'm back from my quick vacation. I'm glad that i'm not the only person who had this. Its indeed strange because I can't remember when its getting hot in that place. WHEN my phone is getting hot, it is normally around the camera.
Here are some pics together. It wasn't easy to make a close up.
As you can see in the bottom right pic. My case is open in that corner even when the case is closed like on the picture.
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Damn, that looks ugly.
But I'd say the case is the reason
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Flo95 said:
Damn, that looks ugly.
But I'd say the case is the reason
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i don't think so, I have this melt but I haven't used any case before I noticed this melt, no drops also
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That's strange then.
My Arc is over 10 months old and the corner is fine
Also it got dropped a few times
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My Arc S fell only once but here's what happened

Remove the shatter proof thing and the screen will look brand new again
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What is this pattern on my screen? Is it burn in?

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I had to get the screen a little dirty to be able to get it to show in a pic, because it is only visible at certain angles. Even when the screen is perfectly clean it is visible. It's about a 2"x1" patch on the bottom right. I've owned my s4 for 6 months and it was purchased brand new. This has just appeared in the last month. Anyone seen this before and know what it is?
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Looks like a pattern from a case. Clean it with Windex
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That looks like the texture of the material of whatever pocket you're keeping it in. It should just clean off unless the material is abrasive enough to actually start damaging the glass or the screen protector if you're using one.

jd1639 said:
Looks like a pattern from a case. Clean it with Windex
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Already have. Many times. Pattern is there to stay permanently.
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Wittyusernametaken said:
Already have. Many times. Pattern is there to stay permanently.
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The oleophobic coating may have got messed up. Definitely not burn in
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jd1639 said:
The oleophobic coating may have got messed up. Definitely not burn in
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+1 looks like whatever you had against it melted a pattern Into the phone screen
.. (maybe you left it out in the sun or near a hot object)
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greekunit690 said:
+1 looks like whatever you had against it melted a pattern Into the phone screen
.. (maybe you left it out in the sun or near a hot object)
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The only thing that matches up to the pattern is the net lining in the pocket of my north face jacket. How does the lining of a coat melt the coating of a phone screen? Is this something that happens frequently? should I get an otterbox or something to prevent more of the screen from getting melted by the lining? this seems so bizarre. never had anything like this happen with my iphone pre-android.

Wittyusernametaken said:
The only thing that matches up to the pattern is the net lining in the pocket of my north face jacket. How does the lining of a coat melt the coating of a phone screen? Is this something that happens frequently? should I get an otterbox or something to prevent more of the screen from getting melted by the lining? this seems so bizarre. never had anything like this happen with my iphone pre-android.
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Maybe the phone got so hot it softened up the screen film. Idk man its never happened to me and my phone has gotten crazy hot before
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+1 looks like whatever you had against it melted a pattern Into the phone screen
.. (maybe you left it out in the sun or near a hot object)
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Maybe the phone got so hot it softened up the screen film. Idk man its never happened to me and my phone has gotten crazy hot before
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I've noticed it's been getting warmer. That sounds plausible... I just dunno how to get it cooler (or if that's even a possiblity). It's like my little mini computer, I'm never on the desktop anymore. Figure I just smoke the poor thing.

Happy chap, new Z1 turned up

I had to send my Z1 off for repair after my girlfriend bricked it, she plugged the magnetic charger the wrong way round and somehow managed to make the contacts meet. Needless to say, one fried handset.
Sent it off about a week ago and have already received a new handset from Sony under warranty with them citing that the design shouldn't allow the contacts to mate in the reverse polarity under any circumstances and that it was a concern that it managed to happen.
Less than a week from sending my handset away to getting a new one, no questions asked and no money paid. Although they forgot to send my charger back with the replacement handset so are sending one that will arrive this week sometime.
Happy chappy here! Been using a Droid Razr and boy it is crap!

Good to know about your replacement, but when I make the magnetic charger fix the phone in the opposite way, the phone switches off and reboots and doesn't get bricked.
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Ashray_Vk said:
Good to know about your replacement, but when I make the magnetic charger fix the phone in the opposite way, the phone switches off and reboots and doesn't get bricked.
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Cheers I don't know why it did so much damage to mine but Sony confirmed it was the charger plug being reversed that was the source. So it's now official, it CAN brick the phone if you connect it the wrong way round.
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Kirkymole said:
Been using a Droid Razr and boy it is crap!
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Droid Razr Maxx was my previous phone. It's not that bad. But there is no way to return to old phone for me

Kirkymole said:
I had to send my Z1 off for repair after my girlfriend bricked it, she plugged the magnetic charger the wrong way round and somehow managed to make the contacts meet. Needless to say, one fried handset.
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okay noted, was once plugged it the wrong way, but nothing happened nor it's rebooted,

Wonder what would hapen if you plug in the magnetic charger and the micro USB charger at the same time.

How can you even connect it in reverse polarity? And diagram to explain it?
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How can you even connect it in reverse polarity? And diagram to explain it?
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Well the pins aren't actually identical either side of the magnet. The lower of the two pins if offset in its little plastic circle. That should stop the pins touching the wrong way round. One pin is positive, one pin is negative. It's not rocket science. She just pushed it hard enough it made a contact somehow.
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Well the pins aren't actually identical either side of the magnet. The lower of the two pins if offset in its little plastic circle. That should stop the pins touching the wrong way round. One pin is positive, one pin is negative. It's not rocket science. She just pushed it hard enough it made a contact somehow.
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Connector is like this
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and Port on Device is like this
HOW :curious:

where did you get this adapter, I need 1 am.from India

Good for you
Sony Hong Kong will definitely claim that it's your fault and your problem
That's why i bought parallel version (cheaper )