Hey all, the headphone jack on my Note has been getting progressively worse. Most times i can rotate the male side of the plug to get a stereo signal. Just yesterday, it broke so as to only play mono audio out of the left channel.
My question is, has anyone ever tried replacing the jack on the note motherboard? Does anyone know if it's a surface mount or through hole soldered? How about a place to source the part?
Please note, i am doing my due diligence and searching, but i also want to get the real-world opinions of anyone that's tried this level of repair. I'll still be looking for the answers to the above questions on my own, but any help you guys can render would be most appreciated.
I've had to replace mine twice, because Samsung considers it "physical damage" and won't cover it under the warranty. They are using a really low quality headphone jack. It's a small board the includes both the jack and the earpiece speaker. It's held on with a screw and adhesive. There's how-to videos on YouTube that will show you how to remove it. I got my replacement parts for about $20 from a cell phone repair store on eBay (sorry, I don't have a link). No soldering involved, it's only attached by a ribbon that's easily removed.
Not much traffic here OP because there was a lengthy thread last week about this.
Follow ^^^^'s advice and do it yourself -- its a twenty minute job.
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Hey all
Recently started having issues with my headphone jack and was looking to see if ppl had any suggestions. I tried cleaning it (lubricant from radioshack) and while it improved somewhat problem is still there. The issue I have is if I am using a pair of headphones without a mic channel it seems to be to loose and any tap I lose audio and it goes to speaker or the music pauses.
Auxillary cable in the car is extremely sensitive...
Trying to see if anybody has a suggestion before replacing device
oz1421 said:
Hey all
Recently started having issues with my headphone jack and was looking to see if ppl had any suggestions. I tried cleaning it (lubricant from radioshack) and while it improved somewhat problem is still there. The issue I have is if I am using a pair of headphones without a mic channel it seems to be to loose and any tap I lose audio and it goes to speaker or the music pauses.
Auxillary cable in the car is extremely sensitive...
Trying to see if anybody has a suggestion before replacing device
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OK first off, from having first hand experience with sensitive electronics, never use lubricant to clean anything. Use isopropyl alcohol. I do also believe that you should think about purchasing a cable with a mic channel, or try wrapping a small piece of aluminum foil around the plug, should be a quick fix. But it does sound like you have a loose solder connection in the headphone jack. Might be something I would look into getting warranty replaced if the isopropyl doesnt work. You can put it on a q-tip and clean it like that. Isopropyl will evaporate and leave absolutley no residue. and its what the military uses to clean electronics.
Do you have a case on? Because one case I have makes mine finiky in my truck but just because the case kind of makes the cable not go allll the way in...without a case mine is fine though
@ cornettbr
should have clarified i didn't spray it directly into the jack - u spray it on the headphone plug part and wipe it down - it basically cleans this and helps clean the contacts - saw it on a youtube video - no actual liquid touches the contacts but in anycase it didn't work
- i tried alcohol also a failure...
@ s10sdeville
yeah regardless of having the case on or off it still does it... really sucks
i know i might sound crazy but i ended up getting a replacement piece for the headphone jack on ebay
took the phone apart yesterday and it is pretty easy (no warranty stickers either - surprised me) - i rather do this than dealing with a refurb have had some personal bad experiences.
Did that work for you?
Sent from a really big phone.
cornettbr said:
Did that work for you?
Sent from a really big phone.
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the part isn't going to be in for a couple of days
got the part in today
swapped it and it is good as new - took maybe 20 minutes to do the whole thing
for anyone that is willing to try this in the future remember patience - the most pita part is putting the main board back in without catching ribbon cables on the bottom of it.
oz1421 said:
got the part in today
swapped it and it is good as new - took maybe 20 minutes to do the whole thing
for anyone that is willing to try this in the future remember patience - the most pita part is putting the main board back in without catching ribbon cables on the bottom of it.
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Nice. Should have taken some pics and threw up a guide incase someone need it in the future.
Sent from the dark on a Note 2
kintwofan said:
Nice. Should have taken some pics and threw up a guide incase someone need it in the future.
Sent from the dark on a Note 2
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i used a video on youtube from LE55ONS - he had one of the better quality videos on what needed to be done.
oz1421 said:
i used a video on youtube from LE55ONS - he had one of the better quality videos on what needed to be done.
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Even better
Sent from the dark on a Note 2
I recently started to hear rattle from my top speaker on the m7, so i ordered a replacment online, but it too sounded blown and rattled when i put it in to the phone. i thought just bad luck and ordered 3 more from another seller on ebay, all those speakers sound bad as well. i am in the process of having replacements being shipped over from both sellers, but i dont understand why all four speakers would have the same issue. Has anyone had similar problems with their replacement speakers?
I tested first by inserting the speakers in the phone but it was getting tiring replacing speakers and it also started to damage my phone the repeated pulling of the boards and pushing them, so i found an audio amp that could play the speakers at usual levels, all of them rattle when not in the phone, next i had a htc frame laying around that i inserted them in after cleaning them with duct tape, they still rattle.
I cant seem to fix this issue. I am thinking of using a bottom speaker as a replacment for the top after possibly modifying it, it seems to be more powerful and resistant to wear, but has anyone tried this before, if so please tell me what modifications were made.
Check the headphone output for distorted sound. If so, the internal audio amplifier might be blown, and replacing the speakers will make no difference.
Hello,
I'm experiencing sound issues on an I9300, which I bought used. The phone indicates that there are headphones inserted, which leads to no sound from the loud speaker or the earpiece. Using Soundabout I can get them both back, which leads to hardware problem and means I cannot use any headphones.
I have cleaned the 3.5mm jack using a match and duct tape, also with a cotton swab, moistened with alcohol. Didn't help me with the issue so I've decided to buy a whole new loud speaker module. After testing it I found out that the problem isn't actually caused by the jack. When I disassembled the phone I have found some spots. The phone has likely been moistened. The spots looked caused by muddy water or probably cola, because some parts were stuck. Then I got pretty convinced that the issue is with the motherboard.
On the Internet I have found a motherboard treatment with isopropyl alcohol. I've bathed the MB for 10 minutes in that liquid, then let it dry but didn't work either.
Buying another MB would probably solve the problem, but I'm looking for alternative options. I gave $80 for the phone and a new MB costs $30. I'd just get rid of the phone instead, but I just don't feel like buying a low-end phone, either spending all my savings on a high-end one because the Archidroid experience, thanks to JustArchi, is pretty much all what I'm looking for.
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The small top hole is one of the microphones. There's an identical one on the bottom of the phone. So, you can make stereo recordings.
https://goo.gl/images/VqxsYw
The earpiece actually turns into a 3rd microphone for high decibel environments, like live concerts.
But that top one is one of the two "regular" microphones.
Thanks, I thought so. Is it only for recording, or for noise reduction too? Recording I don't care about. Also, should I plug it with glue?
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On autopilot I was going to put in a SIM card in my brand new phone and pressed where the hole was on my previous phone. Bad mistake, I guess... I probably put it right through something vital. Because I used the small hole at the top of the phone. Not the side. The light wasn't all that good, so I didn't notice that there was no SIM holder there. My guess is that it is a mike of some sorts, but I tried to record sound and had no problems with that. And it seems like there's a mike at the bottom of the thing too. So what did I mess up this time?
Edit: And does this mean that the phone isn't water resistant anymore? Can I stuff a bit of black silicone glue (the type used in bathroooms) in there with the pointy tool to make it water resistant again?
Edit 2: Oh, please drop the idiot jokes. I know it! Googling I have seen that I am far from the only one that has done that, I just would like to know exactly what it is on this phone, and if I should plug the hole to keep i waterproof. That's rather important for me, because I am an avid hobby crawfish and crab fisher and will probably get water splashing over this.
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Aren't there barometer measuring apps for that ?
I read that by checking on pressure you can find out if your phone is still water resistant
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Thanks, I thought so. Is it only for recording, or for noise reduction too? Recording I don't care about. Also, should I plug it with glue?
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How about fixing it?
LG V30 Microphone Replacement
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/LG+V30+Microphone+Replacement/104093
If you don't want to tackle it, cell phone repair shop can.
That top mic is probably used for noise reduction during phone calls (since it's the top mic and you would speak into the bottom one), but used for recording stereo when actually recording? I'm sort of guessing on this.
If someone who is audio has better answer, jump in.
zacharias.maladroit, I have also read that. But I have read that it doesn't work as well, since the holes "breathe", they are mes of goretex or similar material. But I'll try anyway, thanks.
ChazzMatt, Interesting, thanks! Looking at that video at around 4:55 it may seem like the pin must have penetrated to the side of the microphone! I think I see the pinhole to the right of where the actual microphone is. As for fixing it, I am far to clumsy. But using a shop is of course an option, the only thing is that the phone is brand new and I'm guessing I'll loose the warranty for that. But I think I will first of all find out if the microphone isn't damaged, and then I will see what happens when I cover the hole. If it doesn't change the call qualty I will probably choose (at least for now) to glue shut that pinhole. If it is a problem for call quality I can maybe live with that using a silicone case and a piece of electrical tape over the pinhole when I go out to fish.
ChazzMatt said:
How about fixing it?
LG V30 Microphone Replacement
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/LG+V30+Microphone+Replacement/104093
If you don't want to tackle it, cell phone repair shop can.
That top mic is probably used for noise reduction during phone calls (since it's the top mic and you would speak into the bottom one), but used for recording stereo when actually recording? I'm sort of guessing on this.
If someone who is audio has better answer, jump in.
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ChazzMatt, Interesting, thanks! Looking at that video at around 4:55 it may seem like the pin must have penetrated to the side of the microphone!
think I see the pinhole to the right of where the actual microphone is. As for fixing it, I am far to clumsy. But using a shop is of course an option, the only thing is that the phone is brand new and I'm guessing I'll loose the warranty for that. But I think I will first of all find out if the microphone isn't damaged, and then I will see what happens when I cover the hole. If it doesn't change the call qualty I will probably choose (at least for now) to glue shut that pinhole. If it is a problem for call quality I can maybe live with that using a silicone case and a piece of electrical tape over the pinhole when I go out to fish.
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Yeah, 4:55 - 5:30 on that video shows taking out the old mic and putting in the new, for anyone else who needs to do it.
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Hello if there is anyone out there who can help I recently switched out my screen on my lgv30+ ls998 and for some reason my loud speaker doesn't work. I've ordered another one off ebay and that one didn't work either. Not sure what's going on. The pins look like they are touching the correct places.
I'm not sure how relevant it is, but when putting the ZTE Axon 7 back together I put in the speaker backwards (really hard to tell) and it (obviously) didn't work. Screw around with the orientation and see if things change?
The LG v30 has a contact pin situation with almost all of the hardware components including the speakers which makes it easy to put in and out. I just can't understand y the speaker isn't working out of all things. I tried to finesse the placement of the pins a little but still nothing. I just keep getting an extremely faint crackling noise from it
Mikalhicks7 said:
The LG v30 has a contact pin situation with almost all of the hardware components including the speakers which makes it easy to put in and out. I just can't understand y the speaker isn't working out of all things. I tried to finesse the placement of the pins a little but still nothing. I just keep getting an extremely faint crackling noise from it
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Did you ever find a solution to this issue?
I replaced the screen and frame on my LG V30 a couple of days ago and I am having the exact same problem.