Hi,
Bottom connector is damaged. XDA repair centre UK want to charge me £180+ for replacing the connector and the mainboard. I have told them to return it unrepaired.
The phone functions fine. I am aiming to buy a spare battery, so I can just swap batteries instead of charging and synch using Bluetooth.
Questions:
1 - best supply of batteries in the UK (cheapest/quickest)
2 - can I repair/replace the connector myself?
3 - why do they want to replace the mainboard, as the phone functions fine?
If I was to sell, what is the best price I could hope for, as I am thinking of replacing with PDA and seperate phone?
Thanks all.
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2 - can I repair/replace the connector myself?
that would depend on your tech skills if you got hold of a connector
or a broken xda1 or 2 you could solver it off and replace it that is
if it's only the connector itself
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3 - why do they want to replace the mainboard, as the phone functions fine?
if it's only the connector then most likely because they cant aford having a guy sit and solver broken xda's so they work and it's cheaper and easier for them to push a new module at the costomers
Thanks for that quick reply.
2 further questions:
1 - Who can supply the connectors in the UK or abroad? Someone mentioned on the board that an IPAQ one is the same as the XDA's?
2 - Anyone in the UK who can fit these things?
Thanks!
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My Xda/Qtek's charging slot is loose or bent and as such I am now not able to charge it or synchronise at all. Brought to the repair shop and was told that I need to change the whole mother board as the slot is attached
to the board and it is as good as getting another one than to fix it. Seems to me that the 2 pins in the centre or the slot is bent and I cannot get the connection on when I plug the charger in unless I twist the charger to one side I then get the yellow/orange light which indicate charging.
Appreciate if someone could help fix it. Cheers.
The charging socket is part of the mainboard, I have had this in the past with ipaqs, I got a jewellers eyepiece and a very slim pin and managed to get them lined up again, I am sure there was a post today about this very problem.
Thanks for info. I managed to strip apaart the xda and then soldered the
loose charging slot. It works fine now and I save having to pay for the replacement of the main board which is not worth it and also the service
costs.
help for newbie pls?
Hi, I currently have the same problem. I also want to try the solution that cruisin-thu suggested, unfortunately, I'm not much of a techie and I'm afraid that I might damage the mainboard if I don't know which parts to move. Does anyone know of any sites that have a picture of the xda II mainboard? I'd really appreciate the help.
Any hadware pro`s out there?
Somehow I have managed to damage the contact strip on the bottom of the phone. It will not charge in the cradle, but the battery charges in the cradle. Sync using the cradle is OK. I think it needs a new connector strip. Does anyone know if this is a "beyond economical repair" type of problem, or have any ideas how to approach this. I could take it to an O2 shop for a quote, but that may take weeks, and besides its an unlocked phone, and they might not be 2 impressed!!!
Thanks,
Justin
I had the same problem. Sent it to the XDA service centre
they said it wasn't covered by the waranty
Cost about £70 to get it repaired
tel 0808 100 3427
Thanks
just found out £104
I also have the same problem mate. Not quite sure how I bent it though.
I managed a small repair, but I still have to angle the charger slightly to get it on. Everything still works for at the moment, so I don't think that I will get it repaired.
Nearly forgot, this is my first post so hello to everyone!
i had the same problem
they have send it away (where i bought it (camera/phone shop) ) and i got a new motherboard
fixed now
for anyone searching the forums
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=146805&highlight=#146805
I have replaced my Connector with a usb socket
wow!
This is really amazing! Planning to 2 it with mi BA.
Hope it works... :roll:
now if only one of those bad boys carried an audio signal we'd be in business for a nice car docking station!
Hi
My toddler has yanked my XdaII whilst it was plugged into the DC charger adapter. The USB/charging socket at the base of the XdaII has broken.
The thin PCB inside the socket moves up and down freely if you shake it. Hence it wont charge any longer, or connect via USB.
Does anyone know if someone like myself, with no electronics experience would be able to fix it? Is it a superglue case!
Otherwise, how much could i flog it for, given everything else is in working order?
many thanks for any assistance...
I had similar problem last year.
Sent it to:
XDA SERVICE CENTRE
A-NOVO RADIOPHONE UK
VULCAN ROAD NORTH
NORWICH
NR6 6AQ
Tel: 01603 269901
and got it fixed for about £70.
Hiya. Im new to this place.
I was given a broken SPV M1000 A while back. It just needed a bit of TLC. The device works 100% fine now after being taken apart and thourghly cleaned of goo and stuff. It obviosly had an abused life, as it seems to have been "RIPPED" from the cradle and damaged the port on the bottom.
I have resoldered it once and it was fine for a few months, but has degraded due to the connector being damaged. The socket is now beyond resoldering as the pins have been bent. Could someone tell me where to source another connector?
I sync using bluetooth and have two batteries and charge one while using another.
Is it possible to install WM5 on this device? I assume i need to get the connector on the bottom going again.
Thanks for any help.
Dave.
Hi
I have major problem with my tablet and usb socket has been pried from board have taken a quick look at damage and a replacement or solder of new one is out of question and metal contacts on pcb has been damaged also.
I am wondering if anyone knows a way of bypassing so I can still charge.
Can I bypass the small circuit board where USB connector is and hard wire battery connections directly onto USB itself.
This tablet has always served me so well dont want to give up on it just yet as cant afford a new one.
Fairly confident with soldering etc just curious as to whether it will work and best way to wire it up