It seems that the port on the DHD no longer has that firm grip on the cable as it once had, as the cable falls out way too easily (at the slightest touch).
Any engineering ideas as to how to remedy this without hosing the connection?
Thanks...
Pocket Lint - magnifying glass and a very thin piece of wire or something that will reach up inside the socket and pick the lint out. Have had to do this several times
Yeah, after a year my cable became very loose, just buy a new cable from eBay... lol it costed me £0.99/ or $1.50 lol it grips fine now
BadLar said:
Pocket Lint - magnifying glass and a very thin piece of wire or something that will reach up inside the socket and pick the lint out. Have had to do this several times
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Thanks. That did the trick. It's not quite as grippy as I would have liked, but much better nonetheless.
I couldn't help but notice your join date in 2008 and that this is your one and only post about pocket lint. You were just chomping at the bit to answer this, weren't you.
what I did was use a thin needle and get all the stuff out on both sides of the thing inside the socket (toke a while) and it was good as new
I just ordered a new charger as mine was doing the same. Just cleaned it with a paper clip and my old one works fine now. Doh!
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My wife has this phone..(so do i) well anyway she found a way to do the impossible. she broke her headphone jack in the headphone hole. The tip broke and the bottom is logged in the hole. I tried to get some super glue to perhaps stick it together and pull it out..this did not work. I took the back cover off to get more access but still cant get it..any one have any suggestions...now i also have a lot of superglue residue in the hole. is there any way to open this thing and get the rest of the plug out? BTW it is not the N1 headphone but another brand. PLEASE HELP
Is the tip hollow? If so you could try taking a small screw into it in order to have something to pull it out with.
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how deep is the remaining part?
the tip is not hollow and the shaft part is broke off under the plastic part.
ok this is not a joke.....
BUT if you are feeling "ballsy"
take your average sewing needle and heat it up with a lighter stove w/e unitll it is red-hot. USE A PLIERS TO HOLD IT
then plunge it into the center of the remenants and let it cool
only try this if there is some plastic left in there.
lol...I will try that...hope it works, how will the needle grip the broken part of the headphone. would it just pull right out.. I need something to grab or grip the broken part....I dont want to break my phone.
Well the poster with the needle idea has the goal of having the hot needle cool with melted plastic from piece that is broke off. Once cool, the hope is that the plastic will adhere to the needle (now completely cool) and allow you to pull it free.
I have some reservations about this idea. How did she break the tip off. Was it a sideways motion? Or did you try to correctly remove the plug but for some reason it was stuck and the tip was left lodged in?
If it was the later of those, the needle idea will do nothing. It may work is it happened the first way I described.
An alternative to the needle idea and potentially more damaging is to take a paper clip, place a small bead of solder on the tip. Avoid touching any of the phones internals with the solder and press that paper clip up against the broken tip. It should not take long to cool. Once it does, it may give the the force you need to pull it free.
Please report back when you have sorted this out. We are all curious.
maybe a little dab of jbweld or gorilla glue, if worst comes to worse of course. It would be much easier if it were hollow.
What about a really strong magnet?
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What about a really strong magnet?
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You want to stick a high power magnet next to a 530 dollar phone? Are you nuts?!?
The way to take out a broken screw is to drill a small whole in the center and try to wedge the smallest Allen wrench into it.
Maybe that might give you some sort of idea on how to dislodge that earpiece. I know it's not the same thing...but its N idea.
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You want to stick a high power magnet next to a 530 dollar phone? Are you nuts?!?
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And what exactly do you think would happen?
I'm not talking SUPER magnet, but honestly, what component of the phone do you think is in anyway affected by a magnet?
There is a myth that magnets destroy electronics. Sure you can use a magnet to wipe a hard drive (not flash storage, talking magnetic disk) but it takes a SUPER strong magnet with a concentrated beam to do even that.
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And what exactly do you think would happen?
I'm not talking SUPER magnet, but honestly, what component of the phone do you think is in anyway affected by a magnet?
There is a myth that magnets destroy electronics. Sure you can use a magnet to wipe a hard drive (not flash storage, talking magnetic disk) but it takes a SUPER strong magnet with a concentrated beam to do even that.
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Magnets will not do anything, Blackberry uses one to turn the screen on/off
did you get it out????
Not yet still trying. .already voided the warrenty
This post was inspired by thematrixkid17 from this post.
You are going to need the following items to complete this mount.
Drill
small flathead screwdriver
1/4" drill bit
dremel with sanding disc
1 1/4" hole saw
plastic epoxy
I started with a belt holster like this from ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400110870258
It has a cutout for the headphone jack, usb and camera.
The holster itself.
The first thing you want to do is pry out the pin holding the clip
itself. Use a small flat head screwdriver. The pin is only press fit
in so it will come out easily.
The pin
You will be left with these parts.
You can then use a 1/4" drill bit to slowly remove the plastic rivet
holding the rest of the clip.
As seen here.
Once the rivet is removed you can remove the rest of the belt clip.
You will be left with a belt holster that looks like this.
Then take out your trusty dremel and grind down the extrusions on the
back of the holster.
You will be left with a piece that looks like this.
Next you will need to move on to the windshield holder or some other
holder that you wish to use. I chose to use the garmin nuvi series.
It uses a plastic ball and socket type mount that allows you to swivel
to any angle. They make windshield, bicycle, vent, and friction
mounts. You can find them all over ebay. The seller I bought from
appears to be gone now.
The most important piece you will need first is the actual bracket
mount itself which will be permanently mounted to the belt holster you
have prepared.
The piece looks like this on the front and this on the back.
Then using that 1 1/4" hole saw without the centering drill bit you
can mount the bracket in a vice and remove the excess off of the
bracket as it won't be needed.
You will be left with two pieces that look like this.
The most important piece is going to be the socket.
Now with some plastic epoxy you will mount the socket piece to the
back of the holster.
It will come out looking like this.
Once it dries you can use whatever ball mount you have chosen.
Example with the windshield suction cup.
With the phone mounted from the front and back
As you can see, you can still use the camera for layer or any other
augmented reality.
The rest of the pictures can be seen in this album.
Nice work.
thats the best ive seen
I would gladly pay for one of those, im not a great DIY person =\
I definitely must get around to doing this! where the best place to buy plastic epoxy by the way?
Nice work, I've been looking all over for something like this and don't know why sprint or HTC haven't made one yet.
I have just ordered something similar to this But I don't like how bulky it is. I had ordered one that was a bike mount but the little foam thingy and one of the arms that holds the phone came off and I can't find it. So I just ordered me another one. I think however that the mounting type on the one I ordered would probably be a little better since the mounting piece if flat. All you would need to do is dremel the little 4 pegs from the mounting plate off and glue that to the back of the phone belt clip piece. I think you'd get a better job since the glue would have more of a contact patch to glue onto then with the OP's "ball joint" method.
I'll probably order me one of those belt clips and try it myself. I like the form fitting outcome of this mod as opposed to the big bulky universal phone holder that I got.
Great work.
I was inspired to find something nice and compact like this DYI mount. For those that do not have time or skills to do this, I just ordered the following for $9.99, $14.99 shipped.
http://shop.vendio.com/cellularqueen/item/2042534021/?s=1270540562
Ceger
Nice work. The only reason I didn't grind more stuff is that I wanted to be sure the epoxy was going to hold. But after some use, I think that the plastic would break before the epoxy comes loose
Looks great. More than augmented reality, I think this would be cool for doing a ustream of a trip or something. I may drill out a hole in my mount to do this.
I'll link this thread in my post too
Damn, I had all those parts from my old GPS unit that quit working, but threw them out a couple weeks ago. I had one with an extended arm, but the arm broke. Damn Wal Mart brand.
ro_bro said:
I definitely must get around to doing this! where the best place to buy plastic epoxy by the way?
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Any hardware store will do. I got mine at Ace. I'm sure you can find it it at Walmart/Lowes/Home Depot though.
I used the mount today, the phone isn't going to go anywhere. The bigger problem is the anti-glare for the phone.
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Any hardware store will do. I got mine at Ace. I'm sure you can find it it at Walmart/Lowes/Home Depot though.
I used the mount today, the phone isn't going to go anywhere. The bigger problem is the anti-glare for the phone.
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thx, just picked up one from home depot. but now i gotta go back for the round hole saw bit - shoulda did this in one shot!
davide169 said:
You are going to need the following items to complete this mount.
Drill
small flathead screwdriver
1/4" drill bit
dremel with sanding disc
1 1/4" hole saw
plastic epoxy
I started with a belt holster like this from ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400110870258
It has a cutout for the headphone jack, usb and camera.
The rest of the pictures can be seen in this album.
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Very nice work. Cost wise ($$ and time) what are we talking? I'm guessing about 20 minutes worth of time, with a little extra for the epoxy to set, even if it is instant, I don't trust that.
I'm looking to unload my GPS now that I'm on the everything data and have it with my cell. Obviously I know I'm coming out ahead doing that, but just for reference when I try to justify it to the wife. LOL.
We'll see about that.
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Very nice work. Cost wise ($$ and time) what are we talking? I'm guessing about 20 minutes worth of time, with a little extra for the epoxy to set, even if it is instant, I don't trust that.
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The belt holster and garmin windshield mount cost under $10 shipped off of ebay. The epoxy was about $3.50 which will go a long way if I need to use it in the future for anything else.
The tools I already had so no expense there. If you have a dremel with a cut off wheel you could get away without using a hole saw. The hole saw just makes things cleaner and faster.
I'd say it took me a total of 10 mins to do everything. Most of the time just for grinding the holster flat which really didn't take all that much time.
The epoxy takes 5 mins to set and 24 hours to be fully cure.
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The belt holster and garmin windshield mount cost under $10 shipped off of ebay. The epoxy was about $3.50 which will go a long way if I need to use it in the future for anything else.
The tools I already had so no expense there. If you have a dremel with a cut off wheel you could get away without using a hole saw. The hole saw just makes things cleaner and faster.
I'd say it took me a total of 10 mins to do everything. Most of the time just for grinding the holster flat which really didn't take all that much time.
The epoxy takes 5 mins to set and 24 hours to be fully cure.
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I would definitely pay for one of these. If you wanna sell one let me know. I'd be glad to pay thru paypal.
Ok I'm sure you all like to keep your HD2's looking as clean and shiny as i do, however I've noticed a bit of fluff and dust collecting in the earpiece speaker grill. I was just womdering if anyone had found a quick and simple way of cleaning it? I've tried cotton buds, sellotape and air dusters but it wont shift!
Before you suggest it I've already considered shrinking myself down to microscopic size (like that 80's movie with Dennis Quaid) and removing it by hand but thats not very practical.
Cheers.
150 psi out of my air compressor works well
Il remember that next time Im putting some air in my tyres. Cheers.
I use one of the girlfriends unused blusher brushes, and I keep it in the case all the time. A thick brush works best, you can grip the tip and give the grill a brisk brush.
Try one of those little usb vaccum cleaners. They're only a few bucks on ebay and should do the trick.
Yes, very annoying with all the crap that collects in the ear piece speaker grill...
Thanks guys...... gonna go and raid the missus' make up bag for a little brush.....
USB vacuum cleaners......lol thats a new one....
usb vacuum cleaners are just a geek collectable (I would know, I have one sitting on my desk anc passively collecting dust since at least 3 years ago as it is useless for any other use )... anyway, @you who suggested pressurized airflow... don't you worry that it will somehow damage the speaker membrane?
I'd rather go for a very delicate brush
ephestione said:
you who suggested pressurized airflow... don't you worry that it will somehow damage the speaker membrane?
I'd rather go for a very delicate brush
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I EXACTLY thought the same thing...
Paintbrush! Little one.
A quick blow job works for me
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A quick blow job works for me
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A 'blowjob' will work for me as well
Im using small paiting brush
Also while I think of it, I use one of those super-duper 'Xlerator' hand dryers at work on occasion to blow some of the dirt out of it.
Dont use a Dyson vaccum cleaner tho I sucked 4 keys off my laptop and what a pain replacing those
Thanks again folks, some strange and ingenious solutions indeed. The small brush is doing the trick but theres still some crap actually lodged in the grill I can't shift. Oh well..... at least I haven't smashed the screen or anything serious ....
This cyber clean gel works well for picking dust out of the ear slot and the USB socket.
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/pc-accessories/cyber-clean/1348285/
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150 psi out of my air compressor works well
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I wouldn't use that!
I did this once at work on an old phone, and as you know, water likes to form in the pipes when it's not been used in a while in compressors, also you get tiny bits of dirt in the pipes which you're blasting out and through the grill like a soft sand blaster!
Anyway, didn't even notice the small amount of water blasting out until the phone stopped working and i took it apart again to see the whole board was rusty.
Wondering if it was the air line that did it I fired it at a wall for about 30 seconds and saw it forming on the wall and running down.
A quick empty of the compressors drain valve did the trick to stop the water, but I still wouldn't trust it now.
I use a sort bristled (unused) tooth brush on my HD2 now.
Try good old blu-tack.
That or use something like a pin to dislodge the bits then the brush to clear them.
A soft tooth brush may work.
Half the of the metal tip on my charger broke off inside my tablets charge port is there any way to pry it open and push it out
You might try a rare-earth magnet, or similar. Or a pair of fine needle-nose pliers. That failing, is it still under warranty or did you buy it with a CC that has an extended-warranty service?
That's rough! :-(
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Half the of the metal tip on my charger broke off inside my tablets charge port is there any way to pry it open and push it out
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The same thing happened to me, the charger is a cruel joke. Flimsy tip and the cable is way too short. I was able to fish it out with a needle or screwdriver or something, I can't remember what. I then glued it back on with super glue and it's been perfect ever since
Not sure what this has to do with Android development by the way.
jm77 said:
You might try a rare-earth magnet, or similar. Or a pair of fine needle-nose pliers. That failing, is it still under warranty or did you buy it with a CC that has an extended-warranty service?
That's rough! :-(
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I bought it at staples like 3 weeks ago I asked Acer they said I was still under a warranty
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The same thing happened to me, the charger is a cruel joke. Flimsy tip and the cable is way too short. I was able to fish it out with a needle or screwdriver or something, I can't remember what. I then glued it back on with super glue and it's been perfect ever since
Not sure what this has to do with Android development by the way.
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I just pulled the half a charger out of the port and the other piece came out with it
Typically the issue on our phones is that the magnetic port pulls out after a lot of use. I had this and I superglued that sucker back in. Now, I have a whole new issue. One of the little nubs with the metal contact completely came off! I seriously have no idea how they could have happened. It's hard to describe but I'll take a picture when I can to show this. The annoying thing is that I superglued this one in very well. I would have to seriously risk breaking more things to pry this one off to replace it! Despite no update to marshmallow (D6616) and these crazy build issues I still don't see a compelling new phone to replace this one -_-.
Pics. Initially, the little metal circle was gone. I scraped away the rest of the little black circle to expose the little bit of metal that is still sticking out. I can still use the magnetic charging port as long as I carefully attach it in a way that the little metal piece makes contact with the charger.
Please make a photo of your magnetic cable connector too
When the microphone of my z3 broke, the service changed all the frame of my mobile.
i was so happy, my old magnetic charging port was very worn out (almost like your picture)
I blame users using cheap magnetic cables bought from ebay and amazon because of this. Magnets can be super strong, strong, medium, and weak. Mine has been fine since owning the phone Dec 2014. I use the Sony magnetic dock and always charge on it. The only problem I have is that it needs a backbone to charge because DUE TO MY FAULT, when the phone dropped, it bent the trim area of the magnetic port.
People always need to point fingers at everyone besides themselves.
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Pics. Initially, the little metal circle was gone. I scraped away the rest of the little black circle to expose the little bit of metal that is still sticking out. I can still use the magnetic charging port as long as I carefully attach it in a way that the little metal piece makes contact with the charger.
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By the condition of your phone from the pics you posted I'm not surprised. I have 2 magnetic chargers and non have this issue. The magnets are relatively weak - just strong enough to hold the cable to th phone while moving it around - and I've not experienced any issues although my charging port doesn't look near as haggard as the ops.
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I use the magnector connector which is what initially caused my magnetic port to pull out. My magnetic port looks all jacked up because I superglued the port back in but got messy with the glue and had to scrape some off. Anyways despite how messed up my magnetic port looks, the rest of my phone is actually pretty much in new condition. I have had it in a case all its life and a glass screen protector.