Side strip of usb was damaged inside... ( rubber part) it's not fixing ... can we get a new strip? can we replace it? I'm from India where there is no support for z3v
I found this for the Z3. I don't know if they will fit the Z3v, the Verizon phone is slightly bigger but the port covers may be the same size.
Parts:
etradesupply.com
witrigs.com
Repairs:
nitpickle.com
ifixit.com
The ifixit is for a complete teardown. You may need to do some googling to find exactly what you need. Most everything was for the Z3 not the Z3v.
Nice, Komet1.
My self and another individual did a discussion here about where to find the USB door, the guy found a cheap and supplied source, do a search for it within this forum.
Here you go --http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/xperia-z3v-general/replacement-battery-flap-t3234523
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HI,
It appears that the usb port on my t-mobile vario is loose and so it does not charge on the mains charger or via the usb cable on a pc.
So the question is:- How do you open it up to replace / repair the usb port?
I had a look through all the threads I could find dealing with usb port, but none dealt with this particular problem.
A "how to" with pictures would be great, but even a step by step would be useful.
many thanks to all who use and help on this site, without it we would all be worse off!!
Regards,
John
(UK)
Replace USB port
Ok, It appears that no one has had to do this yet, or the ones who have are not online at present.
I have managed to work it out.
There are four torx screws holding the back cover on.
Two are easy to get at, they are the ones near the usb port. The only problem is that they are smaller than a size 4 torx driver!! I managed to get them undone using an ordinary flat blade screwdriver of the right size from a kit of mini flat and cross blade screwdrivers.
When you undo one of them it also holds in place the little metal bit which you use to put a necklace strap thorough - don't lose any bits!!
The next bit was a bit tricky but only because I did not know how it came apart!
There is a cover which goes over the section which has the camera in it. This needs to be "uncliped", you need to start the unclipping from the open end section near the battery, as there are two "prongs" which go in under the end near the sd slot.
There are two more torx screws at this end that need undoing as well.
The next bit is not really difficult but it is if you don't want to mark your case!
You have to "unclip" the back from the middle bit of the phone, it is held in place by clips that go from the back section into the middle section. I started at the bottom end near the usb port and just used the small flat bladed screwdrivers I had to ease the two sections apart.
At this point you will probably find a couple of bit are now loose inside between the two sections. One is a long black piece of plastic which is held in place by the one of the torx screws you removed earlier. Try and remember where it came from as it is easier when you put the case back together to know where it goes, than to try and work it out.
The second bit floating around will be the USB port! (If it has totaly come off like mine had).
Now you will probably see that the soldered joints are white and furry, this is because they are what is called "dry joints".
Now if you have a reasonably steady hand, good eyesight (or a good pair of magnifying glasses or something similar), you can see that there are four "legs" made from the metal cover of the usb port which no doubt will have come loose. These will need to be soldered back on to the circuit board again along with the 5 "TINY" usb wire connections. I had to modify my soldering iron tip with a file to make it small enough not to solder them all together!! Once they are securley soldered back in place, you can put your phone back together again!
I was told by two mobile phone shops I went into here in the UK that the phone would have to be sent back to HTC to be fixed. I fixed mine in a couple of hours......
I also noticed that it is possible to buy a replacement USB port on E-Bay for this phone if yours is to badly damaged or you just want to use a new one.
Well, I hope this is of help to someone.
Regards,
John
Hi, is there any chance to get Topaz disassembly guide?
THX
Edit: Dont need it anymore, I have done it, not difficult at all (similar to Nokia phones). HTC made Topaz very easy to disassembly.
I was cleaning part between digitizer and LCD from dust with antistaic brush and compressed air.
There are just 3 connectors to disconnect mainboard (digitizer, phone receiver and LCD), to get to the LCD. No coaxial cables to connect GPS and bluetooth antenna (all just by touch connectors to the black plastic top back part), Chipset is covered by metal plate, cant see it.
LCD: S/N: 1EJV093Q000069
P/N: 60H00209-00M S508
Can I request you get some high res photos of the PCB/LCD and/or record the ic part numbers while you've got it apart? It would be really useful to know for Linux/Android development.
Can you post what kind of gps chipset is buildin ?
Thanks in advance
Daniel
Thanks for the photos! Would you be able to post a higher res version of the 3rd one or simply scribe what is written on the back of the LCD. I'm hoping the serial number might give an indication of the chipset used in the LCD.
cheers!tsy
So you can sure tell us if the front frame is really metal or plastic ?
Its metal body iside of plastic housing.
Great job !
Thanx
some instructions or tips of how you disassembled it would be nice
i unscrewed my diamond2, and i cannot find a way to disassemble it..
help!
Hi
Nice work and photos.
One problem that has been reported, and I assume it was something you suffered from, is dust entering through the volume rocker and finding it's way onto the LCD display.
This seems rather an oversight by HTC as usually the LCD panel would have some form of seal or bezel (sticky or foam) to stop dust. Does the LCD panel have anything like this at all?
Regards
Phil
i found a htc service manual for diamond 2 that was leaked
not sure if i can post it here..
it explains how to disassemble the device
EDIT: I am so sorry, the leaked document is the user manual, it is incorrectly posted as the service manual in many sites. sorry
post it! what's the worst they can do... tell you to remove it?
PhilipL said:
Hi
Nice work and photos.
One problem that has been reported, and I assume it was something you suffered from, is dust entering through the volume rocker and finding it's way onto the LCD display.
This seems rather an oversight by HTC as usually the LCD panel would have some form of seal or bezel (sticky or foam) to stop dust. Does the LCD panel have anything like this at all?
Regards
Phil
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Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520795&highlight=solution%21%21%21
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I think we either need to sticky this, or make a new thread that encompasses all disassembly / dust leak information about the topaz.
I still cannot disassemble my device, i wish someone could help :/
Disassembling the Diamond 2 is really simple.
Remove the 4 T5 screws at the four corner
Remove the small plastic cover below the battery (might be optional)
Pop the main plastic body off the face piece (I use a really small flat screw driver) Starting from the top of the device
Remove the 3 connection then pop the main board
Remove the 4 hardware buttons then remove the LCD screen
I'll try to take some pictures when the new LCD screen arrives...
Guinea.Pig said:
Disassembling the Diamond 2 is really simple.
Remove the 4 T5 screws at the four corner
Remove the small plastic cover below the battery (might be optional)
Pop the main plastic body off the face piece (I use a really small flat screw driver) Starting from the top of the device
Remove the 3 connection then pop the main board
Remove the 4 hardware buttons then remove the LCD screen
I'll try to take some pictures when the new LCD screen arrives...
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Thanks for the steps. I just yesterday disassembled my TD2, but didn't dare remove the connections on the mainboard. The one on top left (see your pic mainboard.jpg) is no issue, but the other ones are tricky...or at least I thought they are. I couldn't figure out how to exactly remove those connectors. Could you maybe give some steps or info on how to remove those connectors? Thanks again for your help.
disassembly
thanks for the update . ill try and post pictures up when possible.
I am interested in this too, I have dropped mine a couple of times and am looking to replace the housing (although I have already been ripped off once by buying a repaired one on ebay).
So any idea where I can get a legitimate full housing and a guide to moving the guts from one to another?
Cheers,
Found this:
http://www.pdacenter.ru/razborka/htc-touch-diamond2/
Now I just need to find a genuine and complete housing.
Awesome
stormyuk said:
Found this:
http://www.pdacenter.ru/razborka/htc-touch-diamond2/
Now I just need to find a genuine and complete housing.
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Thanks for your contribution stormyuk !
You can find housings on ebay, though most don't come with the buttons.
I bought one and its practically impossible to distinguish any differences,
Buy from kr-net on ebay its the seller that sold me my housing
There are a lot of messages on this subject and the cause is dirt and damp /humidity causing the tiny pcb tracks in the charging / usb port to corrode and short out. Some people manage to salvage the port by carefully cleaning the port with a toothbrush.
HOWEVER many ports will never work again even when cleaned. I suspect the short often kills a chip in the charging port circuit so even when clean it won't work again and the phone will give spurious error messages.
THE REASON I AM POSTING IS THAT JUST BUYING ANY OLD REPLACEMENT PORT ON EBAY WILL EXPOSE YOU TO THE RISK OF COUNTERFEIT PARTS.
I and a lot of other UK users have bought fake ports on ebay. Look for an assurance that it is a REAL SAMSUNG part.
The usual problem with the fake part is that you get hardly any 3g signal. The main phone antenna is on this USB board and although the fake part will cure the error message, you won't get coverage and certainly not as good as you used to get with the original part. My fake board was 25db down no bars instead of five.
I bought a better quality board for £8 from a UK ebayer called can888. It worked great and was marked REV2.3.
Here is a link to his part:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150912000314?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
One problem I had was that when you fit the part, be sure to remove the microphone grey rubber boot from the phone chassis and fit it to the tiny microphone part which dangles on about 5mm of ribbon cable. Post this little microphone into the slot on the boot and when snug, fit the board under the plastic lug at the left side (the side where the L shaped ribbon cable goes.
This youtube video shows how to completely strip and re-assemble the phone. The part concerning fitting this USB board is at 20 minutes into the video. Watch it and see what to do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=65pvAINg2ME
Obviously, you don't need to remove the mainboard as he has done. His video is a complete strip and reassembly. You will need to remove the small black screw about two inches up the leg of the main board that comes down the side of the battery compartment. The video is worth a watch anyway - the whole lot. Unlike a lot of vids on this,it is extremely clear, well filmed and well described.
Good luck
Tony
Great thread Wish we saw more of this stuff. Rated 5 stars/thanked.
1.looks like hes not uk based at all.
2.the pic and description says 2.2; not 2.3.
3.theres a thread in the general section with "reviews" of where and which one to get.
4.in that thread, theres even advice about only using half of a new board.
5.i would not use the seller in your link!.
HIi,
It would be great if someone could guide me as to how I can replace the USB flap and battery cover on my Xperia GO , I took it the service center and was told I would have to pick up a new phone with a 20% discount on the new one.. its just the USB cover that got cut.. feel totally ripped off with this purchase ... is it possible for me to do some kind of DYI stuff and replace these parts?
Would also appreciate references to aftermarket service centers to get this fixed in Bangalore,India
Although I don't own a Xperia Go, but I found a few sites that sell replacement parts for the covers.
http://stellatech.com/sony-st27i-xperia-go-usb-cover-(black),a,en,812866.html
http://www.parts4repair.com/usb-cover-for-sony-xperia-go-st27i-white/
You can try to order from them and assemble them yourself. Based on the design, it should be a simple push in. If you can't do it, bringing it down to a simple handphone repair shop with the parts and they should be able to do it for you (maybe with a bit of money). Should be too expensive.
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HIi,
It would be great if someone could guide me as to how I can replace the USB flap and battery cover on my Xperia GO , I took it the service center and was told I would have to pick up a new phone with a 20% discount on the new one.. its just the USB cover that got cut.. feel totally ripped off with this purchase ... is it possible for me to do some kind of DYI stuff and replace these parts?
Would also appreciate references to aftermarket service centers to get this fixed in Bangalore,India
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i got head phone jack cover replaced of my XGO for Rs.-400/- from official sony care center.
AdityaJayaram said:
HIi,
It would be great if someone could guide me as to how I can replace the USB flap and battery cover on my Xperia GO , I took it the service center and was told I would have to pick up a new phone with a 20% discount on the new one.. its just the USB cover that got cut.. feel totally ripped off with this purchase ... is it possible for me to do some kind of DYI stuff and replace these parts?
Would also appreciate references to aftermarket service centers to get this fixed in Bangalore,India
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I have this exact same issue. The flap has been pulled off the tether, leaving a small part hanging out the phone. I posted on another andriod forum about this and a Sony Tech member made a point that part is easily fixable but if the back cover of the phone is removed there may be issues with water? There's also a special tool to replace the back panel. I'm guessing equal light pressure and even tightening of the screws is all that's required, as well as taking care not to damage the O ring seal. Search for 'Sony Xperia go ST27 Service Manuals.zip' and you should find a link to download the service manuals for the phone if you like. It has PDF videos for a full teardown of the device.
I'm confident that the part can be replaced without taking the rear cover off. I pulled out the broken part of the tether with some needle nose pliers. I made sure the pliers were gripping the plastic and then gave a quick sharp pull and the tether came out. I had initially tried just pulling the broken tether slowly but the plastic stretched, and in hindsight it could have snapped and made things more difficult to remove/maybe? The new cover should be a matter of pushing the tether back into the small hole with some good tweezers/pliers.
Thanks for all your inputs.. Would be great if you could link to the service manual..
Sent from my ST27i using xda app-developers app
Maybe on some phone repair centers they can do this?
I'd like to replace the chassis for a new one.
Hey !
You mean the plastic part, right? I think it might be possible, but I think it's pretty hard to do that. Maybe you can find how to do that in iFixit.
Yeah, I mean the whole plastic body (even the screen it's necessary to replace the whole plastic body for a new one).
The edges of my phone look terrible and I'd like to replace the whole outside plastic body for a new one. That way my SGS3 would look like new.
I asked a shop and it is possible, but very expensive: 130€ for the front panel + display and another 40€ for the back.
Guess I'll look for a new phone better.