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Disassembled the Hero..

So I just got bored tonight and decided to see what the internals of the hero were like. idk if you have ever seen an iphone inside or an ipod touch but they have everything super compact in there... well the hero (htc) really failed at that. there is about 1/5th of an inch of empty space only filled by the battery and camera. as well as a couple antenna's. I'm a little bummed that they didn't use the space that well, seems half-assed.

Did you notice how the power and talk keys are secured in? There is a little plastic rod that was melted down which goes through a loop molded as a part of those buttons, making it almost impossible to remove them. Completely insane. The rest of the phone is surprisingly simple to disassemble.

yeah it took about 5 minutes to get every part separated.. I also cleaned my trackball (took it out) and that required some crafty fingers. and yes I did see that, im kinda glad it was that simple

gmelchert said:
So I just got bored tonight and decided to see what the internals of the hero were like. idk if you have ever seen an iphone inside or an ipod touch but they have everything super compact in there... well the hero (htc) really failed at that. there is about 1/5th of an inch of empty space only filled by the battery and camera. as well as a couple antenna's. I'm a little bummed that they didn't use the space that well, seems half-assed.
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As a repair tech, I just wanted to let you know, you really haven't seen half assed yet.. lol..

azyouthinkeyeiz said:
As a repair tech, I just wanted to let you know, you really haven't seen half assed yet.. lol..
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Very much agreed

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If you have to remove the digitizer for any reason be VERY careful. The ribbon cable is easy to crack and the digitizer itself is very fragile. It takes about 10 minutes of careful prying at the edges to loosen the glue enough that you can pull it out.
Personally, I'm very happy with the simplicity of this phone's design. It makes repairs much easier! I agree that HTC could have used the space a bit more efficiently and slimmed the phone down a little though.

Any chance you can post some pictures..
I am not brave enough to open mine. But always interested to see the insides if somebody would be willing to post.
seen a few iphone tear-downs

I usually take pics w/ the phone... but I'll see what I can do.
when i said half assed, I just meant their space management thats all

Perhaps that space could be used to house a full size SD card and give our phones 32GB at a reasonable price.

dailypush said:
Any chance you can post some pictures..
I am not brave enough to open mine. But always interested to see the insides if somebody would be willing to post.
seen a few iphone tear-downs
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Full detailed pics of the Hero being disassembled here and how to do it: http://androidforums.com/sprint-htc-hero/22036-sprint-htc-hero-disassembly-diy.html

Hallucination or ..?

Please tell me if I'm hallucinating and need to see a doctor or if it's real
I rest my phone on my pinky, and my pinky finger has contact with the torx screws at the bottom. Not once, but twice, I have felt a voltage/current running through my pinky, coming from the Torx screws. It's very very mild, almost as if there's water running down your hands. I have very sweaty palms, is this what causes the (possible) current/voltage to run on my pinky?
I think it's just blood flow though, lol. But I'm a student and in school we had a physics practical on electricity, I accidentally touched one of the circuits and it feels exactly like when I touched the circuit.
If I'm hallucinating, just tell me I am. Otherwise I'm gonna believe that there's a problem with the phone.

Touch the screws again and see if it's systematic.
If it is drop in some super glue or get a case to avoid shorting out your phone.

ismethajametovic said:
Touch the screws again and see if it's systematic.
If it is drop in some super glue or get a case to avoid shorting out your phone.
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It comes and goes randomly, I think I'm just gonna do that, wouldn't want anything to happen to my phone lol.. Thanks
/still waiting for someone to tell me I'm hallucinating

jiayit said:
It comes and goes randomly, I think I'm just gonna do that, wouldn't want anything to happen to my phone lol.. Thanks
/still waiting for someone to tell me I'm hallucinating
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I think you're hallucinating. The screws don't come anywhere near in contact with the battery/electrical component of the phone. Or it could be static you're feeling?
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Sir, have you been drinking this evening?

AshtonTS said:
Sir, have you been drinking this evening?
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I'm underage
And it's a no.

klvnhng said:
I think you're hallucinating. The screws don't come anywhere near in contact with the battery/electrical component of the phone. Or it could be static you're feeling?
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How does static build up? Considering that I use my phone for hours at a go, and I barely move my fingers (except for my thumb, duh!)

jiayit said:
How does static build up? Considering that I use my phone for hours at a go, and I barely move my fingers (except for my thumb, duh!)
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No idea XD
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klvnhng said:
No idea XD
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So.. Hallucination?
I'm just gonna play safe and maybe stick a paper into there lol.

LSD

Could be the same issue I have with cases like the Ringke slim. My pinky rubs on the bottom edges and starts to have a numbing/tingling feel, eventually I start to feel it in my palm and wrist.
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LSD
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OT - My gnex used to zap me through the pogo pins whenever it was plugged into a mains charger. Thank god the n4 has no pogo pins!
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Would glass work for someone with one eye?

Sorry if this seems a stupid question, but as the title says, I'm curious as to whether I could use Google glass as I only have sight in one of my eyes (my right eye)
Thanks in advanced to anyone replying, and I hope you're all enjoying your glass
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Yes. It's not stereo; the little prism display is only over the right eye.

danguyf said:
Yes. It's not stereo; the little prism display is only over the right eye.
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Thanks very much! I wasn't sure on how much of the lens it took up, so I was wondering about whether I'd be able to see anything other than the display.
Thanks again!
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of course ,only right side has a very little display now.

The prism is small and positioned to be on the periphery of your vision, so it doesn't block much at all.

If you're right-eyed, you seem to be in luck, because all the pictures of Glass I've seen are positioned on the right.
See this picture, only that small square is actual 'display', everything else is more or less a frame.
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Maybe they're going to make left ones too, who knows.

Google has said that it is designed to display right at the edge of your vision so as to not block normal sight, but they are assuming stereoscopic vision. Looking at the pictures again, like the one above, I am a little concerned that Glass might block, or at least obscure, a good chunk of vital vision.

danguyf said:
Google has said that it is designed to display right at the edge of your vision so as to not block normal sight, but they are assuming stereoscopic vision. Looking at the pictures again, like the one above, I am a little concerned that Glass might block, or at least obscure, a good chunk of vital vision.
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That's what I was worried about, I don't wanna splash out and get glass and then walk into the path of a bus or something lol.
I may message Google and see what they say!
Will post a reply here should I get one
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There doesn't appear to be a way to message Google with my question as I don't have glass.
I'll just have to wait and see
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I'm in the same boat except I'm the unlucky one to only have sight in my left eye...
I'm really interested in Google glass but I'm guessing I'm probably going to be SOL... Hopefully they bring out a version for the left side...

Same here... I'm going to have to wait for the left eye version to come out the unit is designed asymmetrically, so it can't just be flipped over to the other side.
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Controller, sharp edge cutting into joystick

All, just FYI.. I was talking with datagutt and he mentioned that he needed to send back his controller due to a sharp edge on the metal face plate cutting into the left joystick. I took a look at mine and its doing the same thing his was and I hardly use the controller (i'm in adb most of the time!). I would advise to sand down or otherwise blunt the sharp edge before the cut gets too deep if this is happening to you.
This is mine after hardly any use.
http://imgur.com/aw1GAlz
edit: thank datagutt I would never had looked at mine until he said something...

Thanks for the heads up!!

I will report back once i get my new controller.

I took a look at my joysticks and the same exact thing is happening! It's on both joysticks but much more pronounced on the left which makes sense because it gets used more. What would be the ideal way to smoothen the joysticks cradle?
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I've taken a look at both of my controllers as well and exactly the same only 1 day usage... I've actually taken the magnetic covers off and used them to cut down on wear and tear however.... After about 30 minutes playing Shadow gun, its starts wearing down the underside of the stick :S either way its going to destroy them. But you can order new ones which at least is a work around as they can be replaced. Saw a video on YouTube about a controller stick mod.
Ideally what they would have been better with was a small aluminium ring just under the rim so its metal on metal and not so much wear and tear.
Not a big deal, but the quality is an issue for sure. Take note Ouya for controller MkII
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Hopefully this isn't the case with all controllers. Would suck. Although I doubt it would get too deep.
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I don't see this as a big deal its not like you can saw the stick in two.
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I've checked mine and also is visible the mark. I hope that the movement stick is limited before by the own mechanmism than the metallic ring, and do not saw the stick...

It is the same on My Controller and it seems to be a production failure that occurs on every controller.
It's just sloppy crafted.
I took some 400K Sandpaper and deburred it myself. I also took the pad apart and applied some Grease on the triggers. So that they feel a lot smoother and the "grinding-noise" stopped.
At first touch the gamepad feels realy good, but if you take a closer look it's just poor craftsmanship.

Is the plastic part massive or hollow where this happens?

How does your leather cover looks like?

I really like the leather. But every sign of wear or damage..., those things happen... . I don't like.
Especially after dropping on the floor three times.
How does your cover looks like?
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Had mine since launch in the UK, my black leather back is still in good shape. Some *very* small signs of wear on the corners, but nothing you'd notice unless you were looking really closely.
I haven't dropped mine (yet) though!

*justintime* said:
I really like the leather. But every sign of wear. I don't like.
Especially after dropping on the floor three times.
How does your cover looks like?
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Dropping the phone isn't a "sign of wear"...you can't blame it for getting dinged up on your own account. Same thing would happen to plastic backs.

Dennisg34 said:
Dropping the phone isn't a "sign of wear"...you can't blame it for getting dinged up on your own account. Same thing would happen to plastic backs.
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Yes that is.... It's also wear... Daily use. And dropping on the floor is a part of it.
I don't blame anybody or the quality.
Guess you miss the purpose of the post.
Just curious how other people's covers look like...

*justintime* said:
Yes that is.... It's also wear... Daily use. And dropping on the floor is a part of it.
I don't blame anybody or the quality.
Guess you miss the purpose of the post.
Just curious how other people's covers look like...
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I understand the post completely, I'm just saying dropping your phone isn't a sign of wear. Taking it in/out of your pocket and handling it constantly would be a sign of wear.

Mine actually looks pretty good, minus small discoloration on the corners. I'm actually pretty surprised by how well its held up. I suspect it depends on the leather used and how well it was constructed.

Mine is showing a decent amount of wear along the border/on the edges. I actually like it. I have the brown leather and the brown had too much of an orange-ish tint for my taste. I like that with the wear it's darkened up a bit.
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I clean it with leather conditioner, so it's softened up a bit. Looks slightly darker than when I bought it, and the corners are darkening/peeling but I didn't get a clear picture, I like the wear though so it doesn't bother me much.

Before I took my black leather off and replaced it with the plastic and slapped a case on.
The leather was holding up perfectly fine. The corners seemed fine as well. The black is a bit different from the rest of them it seems though.