Has anyone replaced the charging port on their rezound? Where did you get the part, and was it a simple takedown and disconnect or was there soldering involved?
TheAtheistReverend said:
Has anyone replaced the charging port on their rezound? Where did you get the part, and was it a simple takedown and disconnect or was there soldering involved?
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It is most likely soldered to the board, which is the easy part. The hard part will be finding the MHL connector to replace it with. A quick google search turns up adapters and etc which you don't need.
I would contact http://www.mhlconsortium.org and see what they say.
The connector is a smt (surface mount) part that will require desoldering of the old part and resoldering of the new part. You will also want to be very careful to not damage the pads on the circuit board when doing this type of rework. These pads can be easily damaged if you don't know what you are doing. Without knowing the exact part number, it is had to say where to buy this part but places like http://www.digikey.com/?curr=USD sell components like this.
Thanks for the replies, I was considering picking up a pair of rezounds one with a bad screen and one with a bad charging port for cheap. They're for sale together for just over 120 on craigslist. I was going to swap the charging port but I don't think I'm up for that challenge if it is soldered to the board. Screen swap doesn't sound like a good idea to me either. I've heard too many people screwing up screen replacements with new parts let alone something used.
Guess I won't be joining your community at least not yet...
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TheAtheistReverend said:
Thanks for the replies, I was considering picking up a pair of rezounds one with a bad screen and one with a bad charging port for cheap. They're for sale together for just over 120 on craigslist. I was going to swap the charging port but I don't think I'm up for that challenge if it is soldered to the board. Screen swap doesn't sound like a good idea to me either. I've heard too many people screwing up screen replacements with new parts let alone something used.
Guess I won't be joining your community at least not yet...
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The screen is easy to replace. Make sure you buy some double stick tape on amazon specially designed for this purpose. I think it is 2mm wide. It's like 5 bucks and will do maybe 10 or more phones.
johnwaynegacy said:
The screen is easy to replace. Make sure you buy some double stick tape on amazon specially designed for this purpose. I think it is 2mm wide. It's like 5 bucks and will do maybe 10 or more phones.
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I would be counting on using the screen from the other phone, and from what I have seen the removal of a good screen ends up ruining it.
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Buy them, buy a new screen, and sell me the one with the bad port.
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Buy them, buy a new screen, and sell me the one with the bad port.
-Jim
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Seriously, are you looking for a Rezound with a bad USB? Mine charges, but hasn't been able to connect to PC since about a week after I got S-OFF. I have been looking for clean used ones so I can recover mountability.
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I imagine that the USB port wouldn't be easy to replace, I remember trying to JTAG my Xbox360 where I had to solder 24 gauge wire to the board and it was a massive pain in the ass. The Rezound is way smaller do I'd imagine it'd be that much harder.
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brando56894 said:
I imagine that the USB port wouldn't be easy to replace, I remember trying to JTAG my Xbox360 where I had to solder 24 gauge wire to the board and it was a massive pain in the ass. The Rezound is way smaller do I'd imagine it'd be that much harder.
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They make solder in a paste form that melts with a heat gun. That is what you need for small amt stuff. It makes it easy.
Get a soldering iron with the smallest tip you can find. Make sure it goes past 600 degrees F or it will not melt with just the tip.
I replace charger ports on the Nintendo DSi all day and its fairly easy. But if you don't melt the solder, and you pull too much, you could rip the pads off the board. (Which I have done many times) If you have access to a heat gun, then that is better. Use the heat gun to remove the port, but use a soldering iron to put the new one on.
All these surface mount things are placed on the board by robots and then ride through an oven, never to be touched by human hands.
The pins are quite small (Holy thread revival!)
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Anyone knows where to get a replacement? I think it's what it's called. It's the small plastic cap on top of the phone over the cable socket. Lost mine at some point...
There is probably no replacement for this. Either live with it or replace the whole housing.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.37131
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stgeorge88 said:
Anyone knows where to get a replacement? I think it's what it's called. It's the small plastic cap on top of the phone over the cable socket. Lost mine at some point...
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Same situation here.. your best bet is this....
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.37130
Pricy~
Thanks for you all. I'll keep looking and keep you guys posted
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Why would you replace an entire case for a lost dust cap?
I'd be very happy if that thing fell off. Makes it impossible to plug charger in in the dark or with one hand!
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Punnisher_42 said:
I'd be very happy if that thing fell off. Makes it impossible to plug charger in in the dark or with one hand!
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You mean they last more that two days then It is so much easier to connect the cable without it - shame there isn't a thing to fill the holes it leaves behind though (aside from the USB one that is).
Go to a site called "netimes.com" and type "micro usb" into there search box .I.ve ordered a pair already, will let you know what they're like when they arrive.
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The black casing does not show the dust cap, whereas the white casing does...
Yup, true genius engineering design went into that usb connector. (Same guy tested the in-call volume in a sound proof room).
What?!?! Put the connector at the bottom and be like everyone else?? No X10 owner would want to put the device into a docking stand. That would just be foolish.
My previous phone, an HTC Cruise, has the connection at the bottom with no cover. In more than a year of being in my shirt pocket on a daily basis the mini-usb never got any dust in it. At least not enough to ever prevent a good usb connection.
I've had my Rezound for just over two weeks and the MHL port housing is loose! I can literally flick the rectangle shaped black housing around with my finger
I purchased through Amazon as part of the Penny Pincher sale. Anyone else have this issue? I'm debating whether I should do a warranty exchange. When my phone vibrates it makes a loud noise due to this and I'm afraid it might get worse in the future.
Live with it or exchange?
gsiax100 said:
I've had my Rezound for just over two weeks and the MHL port housing is loose! I can literally flick the rectangle shaped black housing around with my finger
I purchased through Amazon as part of the Penny Pincher sale. Anyone else have this issue? I'm debating whether I should do a warranty exchange. When my phone vibrates it makes a loud noise due to this and I'm afraid it might get worse in the future.
Live with it or exchange?
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Exchange. Having a function like that broken sucks, and mhl has been kind of finnicky for me anyway.
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That is an important port used for everything. Charging, data hook up, output to TV etc...
My old phone's port got damaged and even though it wasn't a smart phone it sucked to not be able to hook it up as data and to have weak charging because of it. Had to buy an external battery charger for the last few months of owning it to keep it functional since it started having trouble charging at all. And then I had to copy each pic one at a time to the sd card so I could salvage them because I couldn't hook it up as data.
I also purchased mine for a penny from Amazon and mine has been trouble free.
My wife and I have had this problem on the 2 replacement phones we have each gotten from Amazon. The originals didn't exhibit this behavior. We are going to get two more replacements and hope that they don't show the same issue. It is the black plastic bezel around the port that is loose.
fyi, i don't think the plastic bezel is attached to the actual charging port... so if that's lose, it doesn't really matter as long as the port is soldered firmly to the board.
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jayochs said:
fyi, i don't think the plastic bezel is attached to the actual charging port... so if that's lose, it doesn't really matter as long as the port is soldered firmly to the board.
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Exactly. I've had 2 Rezounds, same on both, it's just the bezel, not the port. It is slightly annoying that it rattles when the phone vibrates though.
Hola,
My USB port is pooping out on one of my vibrants, and i ordered a new one, took the casing apart, and removed the motherboard, then realized that it is soldered on. SO, today i must pick up what i need, and get as much advice you people are willing to give, becayse i will be attempting this after work. Ive soldered very few things in the past, and they were much bigger than a phone. I have an iron, tho it is a fairly large one, and the guage wire i have is surley too big for this application.
My question is, on the usb port, there is 4 soldering points, and the pins at the bottom seem to just lay on their contact points, is this right?
Is there anything i need to beware of before proceeding?
I dont have anything to clean the existing solder up? Do i need one of those suction things?
What size guage wire and iron will i need?
Thanks for any help in advance!
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You're going to want to make sure the foils did not stay on the motherboard. If you see any residue on the board, the new port won't get a connection.
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I would maybe watch some YouTube vids and see what they do. Mobiletechvideos has one I believe. I am probably going to have to do the same thing on one of my Vibes so, I'll be following this.
I would think that you need a smaller iron with a sharper point, some flux, some patience and calm hands. Maybe some alcohol to calm you down and also to make sure the MB is cleaned completely before putting the new one on.
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Maybe some alcohol to calm you down
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I will take your advice lol.
I will also report back with my results.
Thanks
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The power button that sticks to the side plastice piece on the motherboard was only "glued" on, do i need to buy some sort of glue to put it back in place, or does that sticky stuff never dry up?
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kimbo1986 said:
The power button that sticks to the side plastice piece on the motherboard was only "glued" on, do i need to buy some sort of glue to put it back in place, or does that sticky stuff never dry up?
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You should be OK without any new goo. Just don't leave it laying around for two weeks before putting it back on. I swapped motherboards on my phone (ironically because of a bad USB port on my original phone), and didn't have any problems with the power button not sticking back on.
Also, from what you said in your original post, it seems you think that the port's pins just lay on the board. That is not correct, they actually need to be soldered on which is no small feat (no pun intended) due to how small and delicate they are. If you do not have a lot of experience soldering you will likely damage the port and possibly the board. I'm not trying to dissuade you from doing this if you think you're up for it, but it does take some skill. As a side note the guys at mobiltechvideos offer a repair service for $35 which seems reasonable to me.
By the way, where did you guys get the replacement port?
So i ordered a new usb connector, and i opened everything up and i have the motherboard separate. only thing is, i cant get the usb port out. can someone help?
anyone????????????
do you not have warranty? why would you do such a silly thing?
This phones over 2 years old lol. My warranty is long gone. Plus I've been successful at desoldering the metal joints and then soldering the replacement part.
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jcjackjay said:
This phones over 2 years old lol. My warranty is long gone. Plus I've been successful at desoldering the metal joints and then soldering the replacement part.
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How is your phone over 2 yrs old? The Amaze was only released in 2011.
Also, just a heads up, you shouldn't "bump" your thread within an hr of posting if you don't want to get flamed. Our forum seems to have gotten better about flaming, but there are still some hot tempered people here.
Hey my friend, im afraid you don't have any soldering skills. If so, it will be a very hard task for someone whos not used to do that since the soldering points for those phones are very fragile. I suggest you to go to a shop near you and find someone who has the skills to do such a task. Trust me its not for non experience technicians. Any way if you still want to try that at least make sure you have a very thin solder, i recommend flux also(makes your life easier) and a good desoldering braid. And the most important thing, a lot of patience... Good luck on that, but like i said, its not an easy task so you better think about taking it to a shop.
Has anyone had to replace the charging port on the Rezound? My wife's phone somehow was bent on the inside and now needs to fixed.
I would suggest buying a broken rezound off of ebay or Craigslist. And just using that one. The part is 100 bucks on ebay, but you can buy a broken phone cheaper than that. The port is on the main board though. So it will require soldering. Hope this helps.
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I replaced the charging port on a GS3. Regular Micro USB so it only had 5 pins. That was hard, and required an extremely fine pointed soldering iron. And I also have over 7 years of soldering experience. I barely got it working.
The Rezound has an Ext-Micro USB connector, and 12 pins. I do not recommend anyone attempt that. Remember that these parts are laid by laser guided robots, and then sent through an oven to be soldered. These are not meant for human hands.
Just buy a new phone or motherboard.
^^^^ that. What I said. If you don't have good soldering exp. Buy a cheap broken phone with a good esn and switch.
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howellcp said:
Has anyone had to replace the charging port on the Rezound? My wife's phone somehow was bent on the inside and now needs to fixed.
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I have done this and you def need fine soldering skills. I had my dad solder it for me who has over 40 years of experience and has the tools for soldering stuff like that considering he works on small stuff like that all day , it works great but you need to be able to fine solder. If not, but either a working one online and use that or buy a broken on and do some swapping..its not really worth the hassle if you ask me