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How I resolved the joystick issue (C600)

Hi folks my other half who has a C600 has complained about joystick issues for a while now so I finally did something about it (sick of her complaining about her 'crap phone' - ungrateful #!&@! ), not sure if this is THE issue with the c600 joystick so would be interested in any feedback good or bad.
Basically the joystick became less and less responsive over time so harder presses were necessary to perform actions. Didn't fancy spraying WD40 in my phone (what does this actually do?) and after testing switch operation with my meter all seemed ok.
What I noticed was that the piece of metal holding the joystick is stamped to a lower level than the rest of the metal chassis holding the keyboard. This section is only supported at one end and therefore, every time the joystick is moved a bending action is exerted on this 'sub chassis'. Hopefully this picture might help people understand what I am on about...
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Now I found that by simply bending this piece of metal back up a little bit I restored the joystick to it's former self! No cleaning, NO WD40!
Now just to note I didn't mess around but I suspect the problem might return in time so maybe these phones are missing a bit of support between the joystick chassis and main board? Maybe someone messing about might want to investigate sorting this.
Hope this is useful to someone although I realise it is coming a little late in the C600 lifetime!
I just thought on if I get enough requests I could do a decent photo guide for stripping the C600 and maybe the VOX too.

What I do is clean all the dust out of the rubber piece that's over the joystick in my T-mobile SDA, and then spray the joystick with quick dry electrical cleaner (usually available at your local car parts store).

Hi thecraze, yes being an electronics engineer I am aware of switch cleaner. I realise in my case however this was not the issue, as all switch contacts showed a good low resistance with little effort on the joystick. There was also negligible dust too.
I have also noted that cleaning does not work for everyone, and this may be one of, if not the contributing factor in such cases.
Thanks anyway.

Ghetto fix for flimsy screen/keyboard

To start off I am not responsible if you break your phone, do at you own risk.
My device list goes Wizard>8525>Tilt>Fuze. From my previous devices all had the loose Screen/Keyboard and thanks to this forum Ive found ways to correct the problem. I tried this method on my 8525 and worked like a charm so I figured I try it on my Fuze.
step 1.. Open phone then flip, take small screwdriver and very very gently make a small dent in the rail to create friction when the phone is closed. If you look inside the actual rail you will see a small tab and thats where then dent need to be on both sides. see pics
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step 2..... do the same on the other side and it should look like this
Again... if you break your phone its not my problem.... not sure how this would affect warranty either.

Ouch, that was hard to watch.

You sir, have larger huevos than I.

Da_G said:
You sir, have larger huevos than I.
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+1
also you may have just kissed your warranty goodbye

hello,
What exactly is the behavior before this mod? KB sliding open 2 easily? KB wiggling as it slides open? Mine seems to be smooth and solid.

Mine moves a mm or so when closed. This seems a bit too OCD for most, IMO. I figure that if I were that OCD to do this dent and scratch mod, that those dents.scratches would equally drive me nuts.
To each his/her own though. God speed to ya.

jamespaulritter said:
hello,
What exactly is the behavior before this mod? KB sliding open 2 easily? KB wiggling as it slides open? Mine seems to be smooth and solid.
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My keyboard would also slide solid but was very easy to slide open when closed compared to my tilt. Since it opens opposite to the way the tilt did it would open slightly when I put the phone to my ear.

I say there ol' chap...
that there is certainly
'Ghetto' indeed.
+2 on the huevos part...

That is not ghetto, it is just plain stupid.

I see the discussion for this thread headed nowhere good. I personally wouldn't recommend doing this, but of course it's your phone not mine. The instructions are here, but i'm gonna close this thread.

Keyboard hardware sliding sound /problem

First of all I'm not talking about the sound the phone makes when you slide it out. As in the software one, the when that only works if the phone is on.
There's a window on the back of the phone which you can slide only if the keyboard is out. Look at the picture.
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When I slide the keyboard out, the section of plastic seems to grip and so it will make a clicking sound when it springs back to cover the insides. Look at picture
The window wont slide into place when I slide the keyboard out. It just stays there until the spring has enough force to pull it, which makes a loud click *shhhk
Does anyone know how to fix this?

bump. please

Pretty sure that the spring is actually supposed to be connected to that piece of plastic - I moved mine a little bit with my keyboard open; looks like this is just a protector for the ribbon cable.
Perhaps since you can see the spring in your pic, it's come loose somehow? Sorry I don't have any further insight - perhaps someone who has replaced a screen / keyboard may have further insight.

The spring on mine is connected to the piece of plastic. The problem is the window doesn't slide close when I slide the keyboard out. Instead it stays half open until I slide the keyboard out further, then the window snaps close making a annoying sound.
On your phone if you slide the window back can you see the spring?

I'm sorry to bump again. but this is really annoying me.
Can anyone else take a picture of that window when they force it open, as in slid it with your finger.
Also when you slide it out can you ever see the window open at all.

I don't think that's normal what you're experiencing, the not sliding till it's all the way open thing. Call HTC up if it's still under warranty and see what they say. However, mind looks exactly the same if you slide the ribbon protector, you see the spring in mine, but mine looks flat against the ribbon, and curled up tighter than yours is. Mine is a couple months old, perhaps you may have worn the spring loose from usage over time. But the spring shows on mine, albeit flat, and tighter.

Thanks, I bought it off ebay, I dont think its under warranty plus I've already flaSHED IT. I think you're right about the spring.

Front camera not aligned properly in phone. Anyone else?

I know this seems like a pretty small thing to be concerned about, but I just wanted to ask if anyone else has this issue or if they have resolved it. The front camera on my nexus 5 is not aligned properly when looking at the lens through the opening in the glass.
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It doesn't affect pictures taken with the camera but it is off centered so much the lens is almost partially hidden and it is very noticeable. At first I thought I could live with it but I had some free time and just for fun decided to open it up and see if I could move the camera at all and I found that the whole board/bracket that the camera mounts to is out of alignment and am now wondering if that is something to worry about.
I also have a slightly loose power button and wonder if maybe the board being out of alignment could be the cause of that as well. Other than the power button and the front camera I have not noticed any other ill effects. Anyone else have this issue or input?

Dawei87 said:
I know this seems like a pretty small thing...
It doesn't affect pictures taken .....and am now wondering if that is something to worry about.
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If you want to worry..knock yourself out.
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Ocd?
Your ocd is freaking you out? Maybe you should send it back to Google to fix that but it's a waste of time, and about the power button I have the same problem and you can solve it putting a little piece of paper between the button and the eboard

I'm definitely not feeling that worried about it. Like I said, everything seems to be working fine and I only bothered to open it up because I was bored and I thought it would be a fun project. I was mostly just surprised to see that the whole board inside the phone was out of alignment and not just the camera and was curious as to whether or not this was common. I did end up wedging some paper in between the power button and it seems to have alleviated that problem. As for the camera, it's a shame it doesn't seem I can fix it but I don't think it will really bother me.

[Q] LCD Glass unsticking

I have had the nexus 5 for about 6 months now, and i'm starting to notice a part of the glass coming off. The area around the volume buttons to the center of the screen makes a sticking sound when pushed down on, and i can feel it pushing in a little bit. It's most noticeable on the edge directly next to the volume buttons. There are no visible cracks as far as i can tell. Phone works fine besides this. Should I be worried and replace the screen or just let it be? I don't notice it if i don't push down too hard.
Never had this happen to me on a phone before. Thanks!

That definitely shouldn't be happening.

Mind sharing a photo?
Freshly baked from my Nexus 5

LewisGauss said:
Mind sharing a photo?
Freshly baked from my Nexus 5
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It's not very visible and pictures don't show the problem.
It feels like the glue in that area is just dried up in that area and isn't holding down the screen correctly. but its only a small area so right now its not too big of a deal.

argran said:
It's not very visible and pictures don't show the problem.
It feels like the glue in that area is just dried up in that area and isn't holding down the screen correctly. but its only a small area so right now its not too big of a deal.
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Ask for google support, they will replace it. Mine was losing the back cover letters and google replaced it

Hi all. Wasn't sure if I should reply to this old thread or start my own...
I have a Nexus 5 that's over 2 years old. So no warranty. It looks like my screen is starting to come off in the bottom right corner. I think it's just the glass. Take a look at the attached pic/video and let me know what you think I could/should do. You can see I can move it by pressing on it.
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It works fine otherwise. Touch/display etc seems all fine. I don't care about this problem if it stays as-is, but I'm worried it will get worse and come off further.
I'm thinking a bit of super glue would do? .

Thinking the same…