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Get snipped! Dock charging

I've got a dock for my Fassy in each car, and docking it flips it to landscape mode, and since I've got mine running at 800mhz, its not the fastest to do all the operations when undocking. When someone calls me, I've got no chance at answering.
The solution? Snip your cables! Just drill a hole in the back so you can use a screw driver to pry off the back plate. Then snip all the cables except the black and red ones. Now you'll have a charge only dock, no resistors to tell the phone its in a dock. I couldn't find a software solution or a kernel hack.
While I was in there, I installed a bolt so I could bolt it to my dashboard.
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Mechanical faults on my Vivo Tab

My TF810c was send for repair yesterday, but I was already told in the shop that one issue is my fault and it will not be fixed.
Considering how much TF810 cots in Poland I will not let go (especially that I know it is devices fault not my inattention.
So...
1. Seal on the hinge (the one between hinge and docking station is all ripped and pushed down by edge of docking station. Not nice as there is glue left inside and on the edge of keyboard.
More and more dirt get in.
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/1jyv0ga8ok6dpsk/DSC_9109.JPG
2. Frame of the screen just broke (above place where all materials plastic and aluminium meet). It is not chipped (as after hitting something), just split.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8lf88iv5z0096m0/DSC_9120.JPG
Any one with similar issues?

iFixit tears the new Nexus 7 down - and repairability score is...

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The rear case is very easy to open, and requires minimal prying effort with a plastic opening tool to remove... But we cracked it, even though we were quite careful during the opening procedure.
All fasteners inside are Phillips screws—no security or proprietary screws here.
While the battery enclosure is easy to remove, some patient spudgering will be necessary to peel the battery off the tray.
The front glass is adhered to the display frame, meaning you'll need a heat gun to get the LCD out—or replace the whole front panel.
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+7+2nd+Generation+Teardown/16072/1

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Cheap hotplate for broken screen repair

Haven't seen it used anywhere before so thought I would post it up. Couldn't justify buying a hot plate for one screen repair, and heat guns just seem a bit temperamental.
...How can I heat my screen evenly to 100DegC and melt the LOCA???
Lightbulb moment - A double boiler!!
Big pot full of water with another empty pot sitting on top. Water can only boil at or around 100degC (depending on how far above sea level you are).
Worked great, nice and cheap and no chance of burning the LCD. Used a playing card to separate the glass from the LCD.
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Missing part on motherboard - what is it?

I recently took my phone apart to replace the sim card module and the SD card reader (which is not working even after being replaced). I noticed there's a silver rectangular piece (an oscillator maybe?) that's missing from my mother board (see first image). In the second image from an ifixit video you can see the piece there.
Any idea what that piece is and where can I find a replacement for it???
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The metal part is just shielding for the components below it. Since none of the spots underneath are populated on your board, that means your MB doesn't even have whatever feature it's for (radio maybe?) and so the shielding is not needed in the first place.