it'll bust the connector pretty easily.
This scares me, as I ordered an HDMI cable from Amazon months ago and immediately broke the connector on the cable upon insertion. I thought the cable was defective; hopefully I didn't break the tablet connector as well.
What is the difference?
I'm going to buy a mini-HDMI converter for my TF101, so what do you mean as a Rigid cable?
Can you post a photo of the connector you used?
Thanks for the warning.
yeah please do more explain about this cuz i got a mini hdmi while ago but haven't tried yet. i was thinking of using it near future....
Just to share my experience, I used this HDMI cable from Amazon. I just checked my mini-HDMI port, and aside from finding some peanut butter in it from my daughter (we have some talking to do!), I don't see any permanent damage due to the cable. I don't have another cable to check with though.
I have a mini-hdmi to full hdmi adapter that I use all the time - I'm gentle with it and have never had an issue. I wonder if there are different parts used across the production life of the transformer and some are, perhaps, more brittle? I hear quite a few people saying about quality issues and I can say that I am impresses with the TF101. Though it's a replacement for an Archos tablet it couldn't be worse than that. They have terrible build quality.
I have a similar looking cable but cant say it has ever caused any problems .......
Maybe be a little less aggressive with the tf lol
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I've been using this cable from monoprice and have had no issues at all.
Also when i'm using my cable, i'm usually not moving my tablet around. Just plug it in and set it down.
DRW315 said:
Just to share my experience, I used this HDMI cable from Amazon. I just checked my mini-HDMI port, and aside from finding some peanut butter in it from my daughter (we have some talking to do!), I don't see any permanent damage due to the cable. I don't have another cable to check with though.
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I have the same cable & have had no issues. I think he just received a defective cable.
jadesse said:
I have the same cable & have had no issues. I think he just received a defective cable.
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Or he applied some force on it that caused it to snap the port...
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Such a useless thread! You say something nonsensical and then you disappear. You probably tried to force the cable other way round into your slot, so it broke. Or you were simply too forceful as someone has already said.
Some HDMI cables are poorly made. The metal for the plug sits very shallow in the plastic and even a small amount of pressure will cause it to bend out of the plastic breaking the wiring inside.
I had to find an HDMI cable with a 90 degree bend in the end for a tight fit behind a TV. I had 2 previous cables pop apart simply due to the pressure of hanging out of the back of the TV and curling down towards the Blueray in the cabinet below.
While I do agree the OP should have posted some more information. HDMI cables are easy to break.
O.
I like Belkin's 5 star mini hdmi cable for $2.98 at Amazon
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Such a useless thread! You say something nonsensical and then you disappear. You probably tried to force the cable other way round into your slot, so it broke. Or you were simply too forceful as someone has already said.
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But wait, there's a micro hdmi version on the Prime! These connectors lack the depth to establish a good grip before making contact, very easy to screw up. If the barrel was deep enough, you can at least feel that the components are property mated.
I'm using the Mini HDMI connector that came with the Nokia e7 and this works perfectly. No movement or no signs of breaking my HDMI port.
tedr44 said:
I like Belkin's 5 star mini hdmi cable for $2.98 at Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-MINI-H...UTF8&coliid=IDHHQO8UWXSQC&colid=2YVEH7RQH5GJI
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But wait, there's a micro hdmi version on the Prime! These connectors lack the depth to establish a good grip before making contact, very easy to screw up. If the barrel was deep enough, you can at least feel that the components are property mated.
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Thanks for the info... i was looking to buy one cable for my TF101 and you just give me the info i need
Orillian said:
Some HDMI cables are poorly made. The metal for the plug sits very shallow in the plastic and even a small amount of pressure will cause it to bend out of the plastic breaking the wiring inside.
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That explains what happened to my cable. I noticed the cable connector was bent so I decided to fix it. I applied some force to make it straight. After that it didn't work. It was very costly bend.
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Hey all my android brethren! I am a modest if not intensive android tester/ researcher and this post is exclusively for the Samsung Vibrant. I have tested over 25 mainstream a/v out cables and have come up with one winner in stability, quality, and greatness haha! The winner is....GIGAWARE 3.5 A/V out cable for camcorders and other devices. The product number is...11A09 and the sku....040293024246. Radioshack has it...good hunti.g and watching your phone be more then what it is!
Update: The red input is actually the video i.e. yellow input, sorry everyone!!
Sounds more like a phone accessory more than phone development...but that might just be me...Thanks for your testing either way.
How much is it?
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Good find. What were the issues with the other cables?
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Checked the SKU and model # on RadioShack and nothing. A Google search produces ONLY this post. Anyone have any luck with this as I would like to find a cable that works well?
What I wasn't to know is why you can't watch Avatar through the tv out cable. I can watch anything on my phone through the cable except the movie. Suck
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Issues with other cables include choppy video, freezing up on tv, and just plain not working at all.
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Just cut the headphone cable and attach RCA cables to it,
Headphone Wire Color codes
Red - Speaker +
Green - Speaker +
White - Video +
Gold - All Ground connects on same cable.
And your done.. takes all of 20 secs
Note: Make sure to burn off coating on headphone cables, just take a match to each seperate cable.
dnob said:
What I wasn't to know is why you can't watch Avatar through the tv out cable. I can watch anything on my phone through the cable except the movie. Suck
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DRM, and yes, it does suck. But you can work around it by encoding your own and deleting the one that came with the phone. There's even an app in the apps forum to provide the launcher.
I bought this cable about a month ago. it was 30 bucks from radio shack. albeit 10ft long. works good but picture quality is so so. I also bought the samsung hdmi cable but we all know how that went.
i tried the official apple av cable that came with my old ipod, and it worked perfect with my vibrant
geekus33 said:
Sounds more like a phone accessory more than phone development...but that might just be me...Thanks for your testing either way.
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qft...this belongs in accessory forum.
mother effing effer......i was about to buy the zune AV cables, and sure enough my brain clicked that i have an old box to my old camcorder that has AV cables for it that plugged into the headphone jack.......sure enough it only had YELLOW AND WHITE NOT RED! UGH!!! so all i get is audio....no video......man...this sucks.
darksandz93 said:
mother effing effer......i was about to buy the zune AV cables, and sure enough my brain clicked that i have an old box to my old camcorder that has AV cables for it that plugged into the headphone jack.......sure enough it only had YELLOW AND WHITE NOT RED! UGH!!! so all i get is audio....no video......man...this sucks.
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Yellow is video - red is right speaker, white is left speaker. What you don't get is stereo sound.
lol, "extensive" testing? Seriously? These cables are composite, the quality will NOT be any better from one to the other. If you have signal issues, then the cable may be defective.
BTW, the audio coming out of the phone is near useless with the 3.5 out. I have to increase my audio on the TV to near max in order to hear comfortably.
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Got mine from meritline.com works great and colors are correct cost 3 bucks lol its under ipod
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lol, "extensive" testing? Seriously? These cables are composite, the quality will NOT be any better from one to the other. If you have signal issues, then the cable may be defective.
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Sure it could differ cable to cable. This isn't a digital output.
corradoswapt said:
I bought this cable about a month ago. it was 30 bucks from radio shack. albeit 10ft long. works good but picture quality is so so. I also bought the samsung hdmi cable but we all know how that went.
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Actually, no, I personally don't know how that went but I'm interested in the cable. What went wrong?
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Actually, no, I personally don't know how that went but I'm interested in the cable. What went wrong?
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None of the micro-USB to HDMI cables seem to work.
Zune HD dock cables work
If your Zune HD owner with dock the Vibrant only needed 3 channel 3.5 mm. I found it out when I was watching some guy using the similar cable. Not HD though but it's a start.
It's been so annoying having the power cord to be so short. And I don't want to spend like 30 bucks for something longer. So, I just cut it up in half, insert in between 6 feet of cable, and voila! Testing it now. Just saw the power % go from 93 to 94. Woohoo, success!
nice! What cable did you use?
I just use a 6-foot one of these to plug the OEM charger into:
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Cost <$3 and no risk of messing up the OEM cable by splicing it.
smarta** lol jk. You have a good point but I think the object is to have something a little cleaner lol
I have a kazillion adaptors lying around. I just cut the cord from one of those and insert.
The Odom Project said:
smarta** lol jk. You have a good point but I think the object is to have something a little cleaner lol
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Haha. What's cleaner than an extension cord? Splicing together multiple cords and covering with electrical tape?
I did something similar. Took an old USB cable, nipped the connector and stripped the cables. Used the ground of the USB cable for the ground on the adapter. I ended up using 3 of the USB cables to get some better gauge on the wire to the + of the adapter. Works great! Put some heat shrink on and it looks awesome.
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Haha. What's cleaner than an extension cord? Splicing together multiple cords and covering with electrical tape?
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But the big black box will be pulled along if you wanna use your iconia while plugged in.
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But the big black box will be pulled along if you wanna use your iconia while plugged in.
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Pulled along? Are you dancing with A500 while it's plugged in or...? Haha.
Just kidding -- I know what you're saying. And to be honest, Acer has got to be the cheapest bastards in the entire tablet industry for not adding US$0.20 worth of wire to make the the charger an industry standard length. I mean, c'mon...is two feet of wire really that much of a production deal-breaker for them?
But back on your project, personally, I would only do what you did with an extra or maybe 3rd-party charger -- not the OEM one. But that's just me. I'd rather just use the extension cord until a longer, cheap alternative charger is found.
You still get a "Thanks" from me (if for no other reason than tolerating my smart-a$$ remarks)!
Car Charger Cord Extender Combo
I just found this car charger on ebay which contains a very magical 6 foot extension power cable for the iconia
http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Adapter-Charger-4-Acer-Iconia-Tablet-A500-Android-3-/120755579233?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1d97e961#ht_2744wt_1344
nctrnl said:
I just found this car charger on ebay which contains a very magical 6 foot extension power cable for the iconia
http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Adapter-Charger-4-Acer-Iconia-Tablet-A500-Android-3-/120755579233?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1d97e961#ht_2744wt_1344
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Way ahead of you. Mine arrived few days ago.
I'm lengthening my power cord right now... okay, hold on... wait...
...
... gimme a sec, I'm a little nervous...
gammaRascal said:
I'm lengthening my power cord right now... okay, hold on... wait...
...
... gimme a sec, I'm a little nervous...
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Don't do it unless you know what you're doing. Can you at least reassure me by telling me how you're connecting the cords?
After market 6' charger
ElectronicCrap.com has a 6' aftermarket charger for$15. This was posted in another thread.
Yoda31 said:
ElectronicCrap.com has a 6' aftermarket charger for$15. This was posted in another thread.
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here you go
http://electroniccrap.com/store/ind..._id=49&zenid=4ddfd1c939de32e1d19ecde70dbeb634
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Amusing and informative thread!
I've been a hardware hacker for decades now, and I see the value in any successful lengthening of this ridiculously short cord!
internetpilot said:
I just use a 6-foot one of these to plug the OEM charger into:
Cost <$3 and no risk of messing up the OEM cable by splicing it.
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I use this since day 1 just my cost $1 lol.
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nctrnl said:
I just found this car charger on ebay which contains a very magical 6 foot extension power cable for the iconia
http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Adapter-Charger-4-Acer-Iconia-Tablet-A500-Android-3-/120755579233?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1d97e961#ht_2744wt_1344
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Great find! The original charger bought seperately is $14.95 at Walmart, and still only 2 ft. long!
BTW does anyone know if Xoom's charger would work with A500, the plug seems as big as the Acer's?
Does anyone has the exact dimension of the connector ? int/ext diameter ?
Standard one seems to be 0.7mm int and 2.5mm ext, but I have nothing precise enough to confirm
Edit:
as stated by FloatingFatMan, it's 3*1mm connector:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15102344&postcount=24
Hey Guys,
I'm kinda afraid that I might break my Webtop's dock or my Atrix while docking/undocking it, plus I would like to keep my phone on the table & not on the dock... So I was wondering if there were Micro-HDMI extension cables, like a:
Micro-HDMI Female to Micro-HDMI Male Cable
&
Micro-USB Female to Micro-USB Male Cable
Thanks...
I also, I need these cables
somebody know where I can buy or make these cables ,,please
dealextreme
your best bet will be deal extreme. I got a micro hdmi female to hdmi female coupler from there. Couldn't find it anywhere else actually.
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dealextreme.com/p/hdmi-male-to-hdmi-mini-female-adapter-black-41323[/url]
plus
dealextreme.com/p/gold-plated-hdmi-female-to-female-adapter-converter-29363[/url]
plus
dealextreme.com/p/hdmi-male-to-micro-hdmi-male-cable-145cm-length-66080[/url]
will get you the HDMI conversion
I cannot find a combo for the usb
I find it really funny that a thread opened up the same day I had this idea, though there haven't been any new posts since I last checked. I would really like to see something like this, it would be much easier than taking out my atrix out of my otterbox case each time I want to use the webtop.
A while ago I read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1376679
and the part mentioned:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/hdmi-male-to-micro-hdmi-female-adapter-66079
if coupled with a hdmi female to female piece and the hdmi cable that came with the phone would cover the hdmi part of the proposed extender cable.
I'm having some trouble with finding a good cable with a micro usb female end though
I was thinking... If we took this, ripped it appart and soldered the micro female part to the micro male part on this. Wouldn't it work? Same concept for the micro usb. Plus I looked up mods for the Webdock, and the dock on the back can be taken apart to reveal two separate connectors without ruining anything important...
This guy modded his Webdock to work with the Photon. So I was thinking of just taking it apart like he did in the pictures, and using it like that. Or kinda mod the dock to make it wider so I can use my Atrix with my tpu case...
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I actually followed that and started to take apart my webtop. It's really easy to do so, but the cables are pretty well stuck in their slot, even after taking off the metal bracket thing. Besides, I'm to afraid to heavily modify the device, it's a little too fragile for my tastes. I was thinking of extending the cables out to allow me to attach the atrix in the otterbox, but it would be too risky for me, and it would probably be very flimsy. I'm going to continue to look for cables/adapters to suit my need
micro hdmi male to micro hdmi female
hey guys this is my first post but i found this item and it works on the atrix lapdock pretty cool piece i would include a link bbut i am new but i found this on all4cellulars website
That's what I've been looking for but I wish it was longer. I would use this so I can use my phone as a webcam on my lapdock. Now for a usb version and this would be complete.
http://www.all4cellular.com/micro-hdmi-male-to-female-adapter-type-d.html
Ok, just ordered these from ebay. Hopefully the HDMI is long enough so I can use my phone as a webcam on my Lapdock. If not, will buy another one.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/29059482363...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_3046wt_1508
http://www.ebay.com/itm/36042990934...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_2333wt_1010
I have experienced that this works on dock very well .
Extension cables for motorola found
Just found these extension cables for atrix2 sure they will work for other motorola phones containing a micro hdmi and micro usb. Someone got smart and paired they items on amazon, I sure for a good markup but after all the hassle of trying to find them I'm good with it.
on amazon search B007RFRHIY
Good luck.
Hi guys,
Yesterday bought a USB-OTG adapter cable for my P3100 and it has been working flawlessly.
I tried these
4, 8, 16GB Pendrives
Mouse
Keyboard
Mouse+Keyboard together through splitter
I am quite happy with all the setup right now but has a little worry. The adapter is slightly tight when plugging(pushing) it in then Samsung cable(although I could not find any difference at all between both 30-pin connectors. They are absolutely alike.) Should I worry ? Plz advise !
Thanks
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Can you charge using that cable?
I bought an OTG cable myself today but i'm about to split it apart to see if there is anything(one way) inside which prevent me from charging with this.
Charging is blocked by kernel/framework and not by cable. My tab charges fine on CM10 via my laptop
silentvisitor said:
Charging is blocked by kernel/framework and not by cable. My tab charges fine on CM10 via my laptop
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Using that OTC cable? I'm using CM10 my self, but no usb charging with the OTG cable. I looked a bit on the kernel source and otg does prevent incoming power the the vbus, but not sure if that happens as soon as the otg cable in connected or when a device requiring host is connected.
silentvisitor said:
Hi guys,
Yesterday bought a USB-OTG adapter cable for my P3100 and it has been working flawlessly.
I tried these
4, 8, 16GB Pendrives
Mouse
Keyboard
Mouse+Keyboard together through splitter
I am quite happy with all the setup right now but has a little worry. The adapter is slightly tight when plugging(pushing) it in then Samsung cable(although I could not find any difference at all between both 30-pin connectors. They are absolutely alike.) Should I worry ? Plz advise !
Thanks
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I got a similar OTG cable from ebay (shipped from Hong Kong) for my P3100. It is also slightly tight compared to the original data /charging cable came along with the device. I think it should not be a problem, unless you need to push it with lot of force. I need to push it little harder than the original cable.
I would say tighter better. I have mine quite loose. And always disconnected
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silentvisitor said:
Hi guys,
Yesterday bought a USB-OTG adapter cable for my P3100 and it has been working flawlessly.
I tried these
4, 8, 16GB Pendrives
Mouse
Keyboard
Mouse+Keyboard together through splitter
I am quite happy with all the setup right now but has a little worry. The adapter is slightly tight when plugging(pushing) it in then Samsung cable(although I could not find any difference at all between both 30-pin connectors. They are absolutely alike.) Should I worry ? Plz advise !
Thanks
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I have the same cable. My dock connector got stuck in the tablet. Had to use tweezers to pull it out. Afterwards I super glued it back together and it holds. Still a tight fit though.
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Tight connector
silentvisitor said:
Hi guys,
Yesterday bought a USB-OTG adapter cable for my P3100 and it has been working flawlessly.
I tried these
4, 8, 16GB Pendrives
Mouse
Keyboard
Mouse+Keyboard together through splitter
I am quite happy with all the setup right now but has a little worry. The adapter is slightly tight when plugging(pushing) it in then Samsung cable(although I could not find any difference at all between both 30-pin connectors. They are absolutely alike.) Should I worry ? Plz advise !
Thanks
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I've had some experiences with Samsung connectors, and -in my opinion- they all fit very tightly when new. They tend to get looser over the time. Just try not to force it in the soket; at the beginning a little care is needed, you will see that by getting used to plug and unplug it when tight and by the natural wear that occurs in the components, the odd sensation of tightness will go away.
Hi guys, is there anywhere I can get a fpc battery terminal for the logic board as per image attached? one of the brass prongs got caught in the battery and pinged off to my horror!
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Gutted is an understatement!
@turbotux If it's *just* the connector you want, and you're happy/able to solder it to the board, you can get it here.....
http://www.fonejoy.com/genuine-sams...edge-j1-j5-battery-connector-3711-008737.html
I personally wouldn't touch a hand soldering job like that, and I have been regularly using a soldering iron on all sorts of kit for over 20 years. The connectors are invariably microscopic and the potential to cause other, accidental damage is too high.
But if you want to try it....fair play and good luck (I think you'll need it).
Having actually had a 'close up' look at the connector, the solder points are bigger than I thought they would be (I've hand soldered smaller contacts). It would be possible to hand solder, but you'd need a *very* fine tipped soldering iron. And preferably one that produced a lower level of heat than a 'regular' soldering iron.
keithross39 said:
Having actually had a 'close up' look at the connector, the solder points are bigger than I thought they would be (I've hand soldered smaller contacts). It would be possible to hand solder, but you'd need a *very* fine tipped soldering iron. And preferably one that produced a lower level of heat than a 'regular' soldering iron.
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Thank you so much for the response, it appears the solder points are big enough, look it's broken each way so it's worth a try I guess.
turbotux said:
Thank you so much for the response, it appears the solder points are big enough, look it's broken each way so it's worth a try I guess.
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Yeah....you have a broken phone right now so why not try it? Just be *REAL* careful....There are a number of surface mounted components in close proximity to your work area....
Damaging them through accidental contact with the soldering iron (or even simple heat transfer along the board) is a BIG possibility....
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One final bit of advice (though you probably already know this) 'tin' or coat the solder points on the new part before going near the board. It'll help minimise the length of time the iron is in contact with the board.
I have a soldering iron with a 'home modified' reversable tip. You can see in the picture, at one end is the standard 4mm tip while at the other is a 1mm tip that tapers down to practically a needle point. This is the end that sees the most use, and it is that size of tip that you're going to need.
Just to update, I managed to solder it and it still did not work unfortunely so I've bought another n910f handset, these things happen. However the cause of this I think is down to the extended battery I had pulling on the whole module, I'm going to be running the stock batteries I have from now on.
A worthy purchase however is the extended battery I've picked up for those long cycle rides which should easily see me through, for interest its a 14000mAh Logic3 which I picked up from Maplin for around £40 and compared to its 30000mAh Chinese predecessor it totally kicks ass.
A expensive lesson learned here....
I've gone a slightly different route with my S5 and wife's N4. I have 3 batteries for each and an external charger for both types.
The spare batteries are standard capacity, but they're made by Anker.
Batteries get rotated so there's always a good battery in the phone, one that's charging and a fully charged one waiting for use.
keithross39 said:
I've gone a slightly different route with my S5 and wife's N4. I have 3 batteries for each and an external charger for both types.
The spare batteries are standard capacity, but they're made by Anker.
Batteries get rotated so there's always a good battery in the phone, one that's charging and a fully charged one waiting for use.
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Yeah the safe approach, I'm going down this route also, thanks for all your help
Yeah....It also minimises wear on the micro usb socket built into the phone...which is one big weak point on these devices.