Hi there,
Managed to destroy one of the keys on my C302CA (took keys out and put them back to convert it to a different layout)
Was wondering if anyone knew of a good source for a replacement hinge for the key (the retainer, which is what I broke)? And are these generally interchangeable between laptops, i.e could I harvest it off some junk laptop?
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Anyone have any experience with this? I was thinking about trying it because the replacement housings for the HTC Wizard are crazy pricey IMO. heres a link
http://www.dummyphones.com/product_p/mda-tmobile.htm
I mainly need a new volume spring thing and the outer housing. Will this work? The site says no but i have a feeling they're dirty lairs.
Waiting for your impute peoplez!
capn out!
I recently bought a dummy 8125 with hopes of using its case as a replacement for mine. When I take the dummy phone apart, I will let you know if the volume key is a real functional key. My belief is it must be, but who knows. I only paid $6.00 US dollars so not big loss if I am wrong.
Jeff
awsome to hear that Jeff, ill be watchin this thread. Let me know if the case works too please.
Well I have good news and bad news. Here is what I did. I took my recently acquired HTC P4300 dummy phone (identical layout in every way to a 8125) and completely dismantled it. Of course there was no screen, motherboard, or working keyboard. What there was:
Complete outer housing
Complete inner housing & keyboard assembly
Buttons: Power, voice record, camera, all front keys (ie/inbox, talk/end, navigation, two softkeys)
The com manager/volume slider buttons are attached to the keyboard, they are functional keys. But you can not use the keyboard assembly as the keyboard is fake. You could pry them out and put them in your old keyboard assembly.
I disassembled both the dummy phone and my 8125. Swapped everything except the keyboard. The dummy phone camera cover does not have an antenna. So you carefully peel up the antenna and glue it down to the new dummy camera cover. The other modification is you peel up the keyboard keys and put them on the 8125 keyboard. (hard to explain) They keys are one big skin glued down.
Here are some pictures. ( I apparently can't hold the camera still)
http://tonyandjeff.spaces.live.com/...ntExpand=0&addCommentFocus=0&pauseSlideshow=0
The phone I bought:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=330195843696&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=014
help!!!
jeffla said:
Well I have good news and bad news. Here is what I did. I took my recently acquired HTC P4300 dummy phone (identical layout in every way to a 8125) and completely dismantled it. Of course there was no screen, motherboard, or working keyboard. What there was:
Complete outer housing
Complete inner housing & keyboard assembly
Buttons: Power, voice record, camera, all front keys (ie/inbox, talk/end, navigation, two softkeys)
The com manager/volume slider buttons are attached to the keyboard, they are functional keys. But you can not use the keyboard assembly as the keyboard is fake. You could pry them out and put them in your old keyboard assembly.
I disassembled both the dummy phone and my 8125. Swapped everything except the keyboard. The dummy phone camera cover does not have an antenna. So you carefully peel up the antenna and glue it down to the new dummy camera cover. The other modification is you peel up the keyboard keys and put them on the 8125 keyboard. (hard to explain) They keys are one big skin glued down.
Here are some pictures. ( I apparently can't hold the camera still)
http://tonyandjeff.spaces.live.com/...ntExpand=0&addCommentFocus=0&pauseSlideshow=0
The phone I bought:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=330195843696&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=014
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Hey Jeffla!!! i noticed you changed your HTC p4300/wizard casing for a another one, and i was hoping if you could tell me where i can buy a new/use full body housing for my wizard!!!!!!! i"ve been looking for an original all black housing but all i can come across is the silver housing and i don't want that!!!!! if you could help me out i would be in great debt to you!!!!!! THNX in advance!!!!!!
Heys guys, i was recently asking myself the same question. I posted it on Xperia subroum, but really no good answer came up. So i'm gonna ask here.
Would be possible to disassemble this dummy phone: http://cnn.cn/shop/sonyericsson-xperia-dummy-phone-p-6107.html
I would like the use the battery cover, front buttons and "maybe" faceplate.
Thanks in advance.
Nah, I have dismantled some of the dummies in order to obtain parts.
They really are different, almost nothing can be reused
EqX
Hi Guys,
For those of you needing to replace the back battery cover, you might want to know that they are quite cheap from ebay.
http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_nkwZtouchQ20hdQ20batteryQ20coverQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZR40QQ_mdoZ
Has this to be ironicly? I don't think that $25 for a litte piece of plastic is cheap at all!
I suppose at the back of my mind I was thinking of the three digit cost of replacing an Athena case so this (I see one selling at 19.99 with free shipping) is hilriously cheap to me.
Why not make a custom back cover with built-in flash?
Since som of these covers are aleready OEM's, why dont they make a cover with some built in "flash" leds?
This would grately increase the value of the soggy camera in HD.
Conr8
this is easy to be done . the dificult part is how to power that led. with manual switch?
i have some very small sized leds (blue) and very briht but again how we will power those?
these leds that i have are 3V
Before we were so rudely interrupted in the original thread, we were discussing the G1 hardware keyboard replacements. Please folks, if you must flame each other do it via PMs to avoid locking legitimate threads.
I've been able to find some inexpensive after market replacements on eBay, but still am not sure how difficult it is to actually do that. All the sites I've been able to find on the subject only provide time-lapse dis-assembly instructions of the entire phone. If anyone has done the replacement themselves, I'd greatly appreciate pointers on how to keep my phone operational after I put it back together.
I replaced the white keyboard in my Dream with a black one. It was a scary operation as it takes a bit of force to dismantle. I accidently pulled my antenna off and disconnected a flylead. ment my phone had no signal at all. later when i got home (did it in work ) i took it apart again and fixed it.
Take your time and have patience, alot of it is plastic and clipped together so requires a bit of force.
May I ask what is wrong with the keys on the bronze one? I did a quick skim of the old post and gather that you can't see the keys in daylight but I don't get why?
I'm just genuinely interested, I have a black G1 so never had such a problem.
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May I ask what is wrong with the keys on the bronze one? I did a quick skim of the old post and gather that you can't see the keys in daylight but I don't get why?
I'm just genuinely interested, I have a black G1 so never had such a problem.
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It's the combination of silver keys with light-silver backlight that make the lettering almost impossible to see in day light conditions. I'd take a picture if I had a camera with me today. Whoever came up with that color combination should be fired. Or at least made to stare at it every day for the next year. I have to tilt the keyboard at a weird angle just to distinguish the letters. From what I understand the white G1s suffer from the same problem.
The "Backlight Off" app definitely helps as it lets you toggle the backlight with a keyboard shortcut. I'm looking for a more hardware solution though.
I've been thinking about changing keyboards and housings too. But from what ppl are saying it seems to be pretty exhaustive. Do any of you guys have the service manual? I DL'ed it from somewhere and it goes through each step of disassembly and also shows assembly. I'm sure it would help out to give an idea of what you need. But like I said, even having read the service manual, it's still quite scary.
A full housing from my understanding is a bitc(....doing the KB I can see why. The LCD portions look ridiculously complex in comparison to other phones.
That said if you have the proper tools , good organization or memory , steady hands and patience really shouldnt be "that" tough to do the keyboard.
Heres the thing. Its really not that hard to unscrew things etc...but the piece you need to move in order to get proper access to the KB has 2 ribbons that are a PAIN IN THE ASS to take off and put back properly. Theres so little room for error.If youve never worked with ribbons before BE CAREFUL.
I will say G1 is pretty unique in how its put together , I swear they were determined to make it as complicated as possible
The really pain in the ass part is that the online manual/guide will merely tell you something like "remove part A" but no explanation how. Theres also 2 screws I swear it glossed over leading to frustration when I did the trackball/front keys.
Torx 5 and really good mini screw driver are mandatory.
Nice lil workstation is really helpful..(masking tape ,towel , table lamp or LED headlamp , vitamin/pill cases etc)
Im no mechanical engineer but Ive opened up damn near everything Ive ever owned at some point. Took me a solid 3 hours from start to finish. With major time spent on organizing the screws pieces and those damn ribbons.
I will say the black KB makes a HUGE difference. Black key on the front arent necessary but do look better and add much needed contrast.
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I will say the black KB makes a HUGE difference. Black key on the front arent necessary but do look better and add much needed contrast.
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Pics, or it didn't happen
Thanks for the tips!
Chahk said:
Pics, or it didn't happen
Thanks for the tips!
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As you can see I also replaced the trackball with a glowing white one.
lol at the trackball
doing a case swap is only bad the first time LMAO. I learned a lot, like for example the brass inserts that the screws go into...are not pre-installed. You must CUT Them out of the old housing and HAMMER them into the new oneBut in the end, it turned out very nice.
As far as just replacing the keyboard, it isnt too bad actually once you know what screws hold what down!
-Remove the 6 torx screws for the back housing
-GENTLY pry open the TOP of the casing with a plastic case tool, work your way down to the bottom of the housing. The bottom is a PITA to remove. I usually get it by rocking it gently back and forth
-remove the long and short coax leads from the motherboard side. swing them out of the way
-peel back the tape and GENTLY pull the bottom connector (mouthpiece module) from the motherboard.
-peel back more tape and lift the latch for the keyboard connector (the one on the side)
-Peel the camera module up SLOWLY (it is double side taped down) as well as the imei card. The cam cable is routed under it, lift it all as a unit. When you get to the motherboard, STOP
-Now, gently twist the whole camera and motherboard unit as a whole until it is free of the latch on the side. Gently lift the camera end exposing the 2 small ribbon connectors on the bottom.
-Peel back the tape and GENTLY lift the ribbon connectors out of the board. Place the motherboard/camera unit to the side for now.
-Remove all the black and silver screws for the metal piece. The lcd should stay in place as the mouthpiece plastics kinda hold it for you, but you should still support it to keep from hurting the connections.
-Viola, keyboard access. Remember when you put it back together be sure to re-tape all the connections, else when you drop your phone one of them may pop loose.
Keeping the motherboard and camera/imea plate all as one module saves you from a very difficult connection and will help you keep everything aligned when reassembling it.
I guess the spacebar has 2 functioning buttons, (left and right) ... well my right side just konked on me, and i was wondering if a replacement keyboard off ebay will fix this, or are they just the button "covers"?
the "buttons" are just plastic nubs that make contact on a board behind it. That board would be what you need. I dont know if there are any on eBay, but I have a spare one if you want to PM me for details.
I dropped my G1 about 6 months ago and was devastated. After entirely too much research I finally got the guts to purchase a replacement digitizer and managed to install it successfully. However, in the process I managed to rip the LCD ribbon cable. I then had to order a replacement LCD screen. I've also damaged one of the black ribbon cables pretty severely causing the touchscreen to become unresponsive sporadically. I've just placed an order for one of those ribbon cables and will hopefully have that up and running soon. I've also purchased an entire new housing unit to rebuild the phone to make it look as new.
Now when I first took this thing apart I was by NO MEANS an expert or have ever done something like this before. I'm just an avid enthusiast who wanted to save a little money, feel a sense of accomplishment and to learn a few things along the way. I technically paid nearly the same amount of money it would have cost me to send the unit to HTC for repair, however i've learned everything there is to know about my phone's hardware. I know which board does what and are extremely confident about fixing ANY hardware problem in the future.
If you have the time, patience, and truly want to become confident about the workings of your phone, then I highly recommend fixing it yourself. I've bought my parts for VERY cheap off of reputable ebay buyers. You can find EVERY single piece for your phone on Ebay. My LCD has 1 dead pixel, but I guess that's the risk you take when you buy really cheap parts.
Hope this helps.
hello, when i got my asus transformer prime, there was a bend above the power connector which made it a little more difficult to plug in the power cable, i didn't see it as a big issue until yesterday that i went to plug in the power cable and the bent part shifted upwards and cracked my screen. its a small crack on the edge but very noticeable and it breaks off into 4-5 long cracks that stretch across the screen. i called asus and they told me to RMA it. they said they were going to take a look at it and determine whether or not my warranty is going to cover it but i doubt they will and if they offer to repair it i know it will be a ridiculous amount of money. as an alternative im trying to find a replacement screen (the LCD is not damaged just the glass front panel) but i have not found anything. I found this site asusparts.eu but i dont know which part is which and i dont know the model number of the part i need. does anybody know the part number of the screen? or any other place i can buy a replacement front panel glass? (not lcd) much thanks.
I'm in the process of repairing a TF201 with a cracked LCD (but perfect digitizer/glass, strangely), and was curious if anyone else has gone down this road before. I was able to source the stock Hannstar LCD to a couple auctions on ebay, and from there to the actual distributor. I've already ordered one, but shipping is going to be incredibly slow (currently deployed, mail is slow out here) so I don't have anything to show just yet. They did tell me that nobody sells the digitizer yet, which is disappointing.
So has anyone else successfully transplanted a new LCD into a TF201 yet?
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I'm in the process of repairing a TF201 with a cracked LCD (but perfect digitizer/glass, strangely), and was curious if anyone else has gone down this road before. I was able to source the stock Hannstar LCD to a couple auctions on ebay, and from there to the actual distributor. I've already ordered one, but shipping is going to be incredibly slow (currently deployed, mail is slow out here) so I don't have anything to show just yet. They did tell me that nobody sells the digitizer yet, which is disappointing.
So has anyone else successfully transplanted a new LCD into a TF201 yet?
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I have not seen any recent posts about transplanting a new LCD into a TF201.
after seeing the tablet disassembled i quite honestly dont know how the digitizer and the LCD would come apart, it might be glued / fabricated as one part and sold as such. You could try prying it apart but honestly i think your better off returning it if you can or take it up with asus RMA (good luck), or at the very least have extra parts on hand when you try it.
Either way, its not looking promising.
Hi all, The Touchscreen will be very hard to source because the design will be owned and protected by Asus. If it’s like other tablets (with the exception of apple/ipads) the LCD will be freely available but the digitizer will be unavailable for a long time.
Here is an example of how it usually works. Asus need a touchscreen for tablet, they will contract a company like Panjit touchscreens (this is just an example, I am not sure who makes the prime's screen) to design and manufacture a touchscreen for them. Asus will own the design and Panjit will manufacture it and only supply it to Asus (the owner of the design). Asus will then unite the touchscreen and LCD in a sterile, dust free environment to ensure that no contaminants get between the 2 items (dust, finger prints, hair, trust me it's always a hair!). After the 2 units are together they can be handled and fitted easily (without gloves and in a normal dust filled environment). This is why they service the 2 items as 1.
To change them as one unit will take maybe half an hour. To change only one item (the LCD or Digitiser) would take at least 2 hours. It would require removing the old LCD/digitiser unit, separating the broken item from the unbroken one, cleaning the unbroken piece to remove any glue (this is usually just double sided tape but can be a pain to remove), I am not if the transformer is glued, I think its screwed down as some users have adjusted the screws to reduce light bleed), clean the new item (this will need cleaning too as clean is not clean enough for this job). They then need to unite the 2 items without getting contaminants between the 2 items (anything between the 2 is instantly noticeable and means starting again). When the LCD/Digitiser is together fitting them to the main unit is simple and will take about 15 minutes. But it's everything else that takes time, cut corners or rush and it will end up taking longer as it will need doing again.
It’s not impossible to change one item but it's very difficult and time consuming.