Hi,
I have started to face an issue recently with my Dell Streak 5 when I accidentally bent some pins while I was trying to receive a call and the phone was charging. Although, I can still charge the phone, I need to know whether I can get a replacement for the 30 pin connector for my device. I got it through ebay from one of the seller in US. What can/should I do ? I don't think the connector is user replaceable and if it is how difficult it will be for me ? Will it require soldering ?
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Hello all. My S100 have the usb connector that don't run very well: it is unfixed at the phone structure and it is not able to guarantee correct alimentation for recharging the battery.
It is matter for assistance center, indeed, but i have a very bad experience with Qtek Assistance in Italy, with 4 months of waiting and 100€ for a "in guarantee period" damage... Now that the 1-year is passed, i fear that the cost of reparation will be a bit expensive..
So, in your experience, what are the possibility for a not-so-skilled electronic engineer (me) to repair the phone myself?
Thanks for the insigh
Idum
Having the same problem. The usb connector is lose and not fastened to the mainboard. Probably to keep it from breaking when wiggeling the usb port when remowing and connecting tha usb cable. Instead there's some legs on the port pressing towards the mainboard. On mine these legs lost their strength and didn't spring against the connectors any more. I just bent them abit which helped for a month but now they are soft again and I'm going to have to do it again.
Anyone having a more permanent solution that's not soldering?
Maybe I just should bend them further and they might hold longer.
Having i similar problem with the backup battery and had to tape in place but it still loses connection sometimes.
My phone accidentally fell on the carpet from my desk while it was charging and the charging socket broke and now is loosely stuck inside the charging hole. USB as well as charging aren't functioning. I was about to open it up with the help of the wizard disassembling manual but I don't know what I need to do afterwards. I know I will be sautering but will it be just that simple or will I have to be careful how and what I sauter? Any help on this matter is greatly appreciated! I would contact T-Mobile but my warranty has already expired.
Well, the USB port falling out/in is pretty common problem that is covered under warranty (as long as you haven't "dropped" the device).
Post warranty replacement is $100, still a pretty good deal. If you clobber the device when you take it apart, I suspect you may be out of luck on the $100 out of warranty replacement.
I suggest Pocketpc Techs..costs 60 dollars to fix it. If not then just get a seperate battery charger and bluetooth usb to sync. Goodluck!
Thanks
Thanks everyone for getting back to me. Ever since the MDA broke, life has been a mess. Schedules are all messed up and I forget my appointments, hence the late reply to your comments. Clems, you said there is an external battery charger that can be purchased? Where can I find this charger? I will look up the procedures for sync the MDA with bluetooth.
Even if you decide to just use an external charger and bluetooth sync, you should try to remove that loose usb plug. If its rattling around in there loose, who knows what components or solder pads it might touch and short out. You might endup totally killing your phone
Hey guys.
Just looking for a damaged jasjam.
Needing a main board. Seem to have blown the charging circuit and sync circuit in the phone. Have tried new battery, charger, usb doesnt work etc.
So if anyone has a mainboard or complete phone i could buy please let me know. Dont mind if the screen is smashed or anything. Just need the mainboard to work.
Cheers
Matt
i have a spare phone. but its in perfect working order.
that said, make me a sensible offer...
hey all these days my wizard would sync perfectly but today it jsut charges and doesn't sync i did a hard reset but still don't work .. i tried in a different computer and it doesn't even identify it
anyone have this problem???
had the same problem. all days it worked and then suddenly just charging (no sync, no identification). I also did a hard reset but this changed nothing. then I did not use my wizard quite a while (about 3 months)...tried it again and it worked perfectly fine. i have no idea where the problem was...so mate I have no idea how to solve it but you see...there was a happy end
I just got given a Wizard and it's got this problem too, charging but no sync. Problem with mine looks like a damaged mini USB connector. I can see that the plastic in front of one of the pins on the bottom of the phone is broken.
This thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=300240 has some suggestions on where to get replacement connectors.
biofidius said:
I just got given a Wizard and it's got this problem too, charging but no sync. Problem with mine looks like a damaged mini USB connector. I can see that the plastic in front of one of the pins on the bottom of the phone is broken.
This thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=300240 has some suggestions on where to get replacement connectors.
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how easy is to replace this connector.
i have replaced the screen and got all the way down to the MOBO but i didnt see that mini connector.
edit: i meant i did see the connector but its soldered to the MOBO so i was wondering if this can be replaced.
im having the same problem
In the forum link I posted above people have said that you can damage your MOBO easily if the PCB gets too hot when soldering.
I have access to a hot air tool used for SMD components, which lets me heat all the pins on the mini USB connector evenly. Using a soldering iron would be more difficult and increase the chances of damaging the MOBO.
Hi guys i have TL W-9208
a guy gave me because its battery connector pins are broken and the phone wasnt opening..i tryed to fix it with kalai(in greek) its soldering iron i think(this is: http://cdn.instructables.com/F8Q/NF5Q/0DIEWP8729Q/F8QNF5Q0DIEWP8729Q.MEDIUM.jpg), also i putted some in battery to make better connection
and the result is:
http://i.imgur.com/vbs74JV.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/v54FPIy.jpg
the phone works but sometimes after moves it shutdown..how can i fix this? its because it has bad connection or what?
Does anyone know where to find this battery to buy new?
also can i replace the battery connector with battery connector from another phone with 3 pins?
Thanks in advance
Well find alternatives on ebay or use that battery. Use hot glue to secure battery temporarily if loose connection occur. Remove useless app and less frequent charging will prolong its life or contact any eletronic/mobile shop. Hope this helps.
Dude it happened to me. I got a symbian phone whose battery was 7 yrs old but still it worked briliantly. Although i find a battery but its size was small and i used hot glue to firmly held it. It worked well. But last year it got stolen. I miss that unique phone. It was preloaded with band &oulsfeng amplifier. Checkout samsung SGH-i450 on internet.