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While I was replacing the LCD on my HOX I ended up breaking off one of the metal pins that presses into the housing. I think that they are for the antennas. I was thinking just some super glue or something like that but I didn't know about if it needed to be conductive.
Any way you could post a pic?
I'm trying to think what metal pins you talking about
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Tinfoil is the best and cheapest conductor in those cases.
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Here is pics of what i am talking about
subarudroid said:
Any way you could post a pic?
I'm trying to think what metal pins you talking about
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Tinfoil is the best and cheapest conductor in those cases.
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Yes, it needs to be conductive. Soldering is going to be your best bet. I've broke them off a few times and janky fixes never work.
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Yes, it needs to be conductive. Soldering is going to be your best bet. I've broke them off a few times and janky fixes never work.
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+1 that is definitely a solder job there.
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Those same pins broke off on mine and the Wifi signal just took a dive and is horrible! (as in the router is 2ft away and i get only 1 bar 80-90db) I tried soldiering with some wires to the contacts on the back case and the signal got better, but not how it was before.
Is there more specific wires or methods that would make it better?
I would solder to the board, not the case:what:
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I would solder to the board, not the case:what:
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When the actual pins are useless/lost then how would you make contact with the antenna in the case? Get to wires and solder one end to the actual contact on the board and the other end to the antenna contact on the case.
In my case the pins were snapped and flew out so i soldered two short cables, the signal is better, but as good as it was.
I didn't know you didn't have the prongs. In that case, I would probably use tinfoil, as was mentioned previously. Here's a trick to get it to stay in its proper place if your interested.
1. Solder a length of .031 solder to the board, where your prong broke. (Pics are for general example only)
2. Take a 2in x 2in piece of foil and fold it one direction in 1/16in. Folds. Then pinch it around base of solder wire. Fold it around until you foil is the same width as the broken prong(foil height should be slightly higher than prong because it will compact and we need a good contact with the body when reassembled
Snip any excess foil off, snip off extra length of solder wire, but leave about 1/4in extra. Use your solder iron and melt down excess 1/4in of solder into the foil, don't leave beading on top.
Check and make sure its held well into place and carefully insert phone back into its body
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Hi I bought a used AT&T HTC One X off craigslist and repaired the screen. During the installation somehow knocked off the connector that pushes down on the power button area, and the only way to turn it on is by touching something metal to it.. Is there anywhere u can get these tiny caps/circuits? (the small button that makes contact with the metal power button area) not the case button* I don't really want to have to replace the whole flex ribbon cable if not a must.. thanks so much in advanced!:fingers-crossed: (I think from searching around the web these are called *Dome Switches*
Lol, I've lost so many of those over the days
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I'm guessing you couldn't find any to purchase? This sucks lol..have to take it apart to turn off or on..
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Your best bet is to buy a really messed up HOX for cheap and take the whatever you need from it.
I've also fond a few scouring the work area, the small bit of orange adhesive is what is most noticeable......hands n knees man
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Worst case I'll mail you one, just pm me your mail address
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-ONE-X-P...K_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item4d08c93c0f
Hope this is what your looking for.
They won't sell just the button cap but that's all he lost. They're used for volume rocker and power button.
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Hi I bought a used AT&T HTC One X off craigslist and repaired the screen. During the installation somehow knocked off the connector that pushes down on the power button area, and the only way to turn it on is by touching something metal to it.. Is there anywhere u can get these tiny caps/circuits? (the small button that makes contact with the metal power button area) not the case button* I don't really want to have to replace the whole flex ribbon cable if not a must.. thanks so much in advanced!:fingers-crossed: (I think from searching around the web these are called *Dome Switches*
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hi you can find it in a old damaged htc..in the hd2 you can find it ,i guess is the same..
Can't drop a bit of solder on that? sounds like you just need some contact there
They are all over ebay. Mine just popped off last night Seems like defect! I was able to use an exacto and a tiny piece of tape to place it and reinstall the unit in to the back and its working but I am afraid it will slip out one day and no good
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Hi I bought a used AT&T HTC One X off craigslist and repaired the screen. During the installation somehow knocked off the connector that pushes down on the power button area, and the only way to turn it on is by touching something metal to it.. Is there anywhere u can get these tiny caps/circuits? (the small button that makes contact with the metal power button area) not the case button* I don't really want to have to replace the whole flex ribbon cable if not a must.. thanks so much in advanced!:fingers-crossed: (I think from searching around the web these are called *Dome Switches*
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Did you also loose it? because if you just knocked it off, why not just put it back on?
RE: button caps
18th.abn said:
I've also fond a few scouring the work area, the small bit of orange adhesive is what is most noticeable......hands n knees man
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Worst case I'll mail you one, just pm me your mail address
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Hello, sorry I'm late getting back, I was on a trip to the philippines. Would you happen to have 3 of those caps?? I would gladly pay u for those and shipping if you have them.. I ordered a set of the flex cables...and of course they ended up being for the tegra 3 version and do not fit ($50) down the drain :/ Thanks for the reply.
For those of you that aren't familiar with Plasti-dip, it's basically rubber in an aerosol can. It dries matte black in color and it's rubber, so of course, it's nice and grippy . It doesn't hurt that it looks good either. And if you decide you don't want it anymore, it peels off like a piece of tape. It really is amazing stuff.
http://imgur.com/a/6AL5c
In the top pic, you can vaguely make out the verizon logo, but it's nothing a second coat can't fix.
I'm going to walk around with like I normally would and check out the wear to decide if additional coats are necessary.
I never thot about that haha I stay plastic dipping my maros hood but never thought about phone haha
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For those of you that aren't familiar with Plasti-dip, it's basically rubber in an aerosol can. It dries matte black in color and it's rubber, so of course, it's nice and grippy . It doesn't hurt that it looks good either. And if you decide you don't want it anymore, it peels off like a piece of tape. It really is amazing stuff.
http://imgur.com/a/6AL5c
In the top pic, you can vaguely make out the verizon logo, but it's nothing a second coat can't fix.
I'm going to walk around with like I normally would and check out the wear to decide if additional coats are necessary.
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Interesting. I just picked up the S3 and I feel like I have to hold it with two hands at all times so I don't drop it. I'll be interesting to hear how your fix stands up to day to day use.
Looks good.. i'm really considering doing this to mine now
Looks...interesting. Would a phone skin would stick to it? I am tired of my pebble blue battery cover and blue themes. Black looks great with everything.
how does it affect reception, if at all?
Looks pretty cool. What is the cost of plastidip compared to a stock back panel?
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Nice work.
No drips and it looks very smooth with slight texturing.
Even though the S3 is smooth it's still has a little grip to it.
I liked the S2 textured back cover, as well as the grippy Evo 4G, but you seem to have found a nice diy fix
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Looks pretty cool. What is the cost of plastidip compared to a stock back panel?
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Found this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000LNOOEO/ref=redir_mdp_mobile
But you can search around for maybe a better price, and read reviews on durability.
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markkal123 said:
how does it affect reception, if at all?
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I would say that rubber, silicone, etc. wouldn't affect reception at all.
Metal, aluminum, etc. would though.
Or metallic substances embedded in a substance which otherwise wouldn't affect reception.
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Looks pretty cool. What is the cost of plastidip compared to a stock back panel?
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You can find a can at Home Depot or Lowes for like 8 bux. Comes in black, white and yellow.
The one coat job didn't hold long. It started to pull up along the edge. So i'm thinking a quick spray around the edge up into the underside should secure it a bit better (might also fix that creak noise near the volume rocker ). The thinner the better so as to not obstruct the snaps. Will update when completed
Just got a can of black for 5.95 at home depot.
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i'm really considering doing this to mine now
I just sprayed the exoskeleton of my trident case. So far it feels pretty grippy.
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I did this to my commuter case and it peeled off in 2 weeks.
blown..keep it off the concrete, itll last longer :good:
ive been plasti dipping for about 2 years now - excellent ****
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Nice work.
No drips and it looks very smooth with slight texturing.
Even though the S3 is smooth it's still has a little grip to it.
I liked the S2 textured back cover, as well as the grippy Evo 4G, but you seem to have found a nice diy fix
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Found this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000LNOOEO/ref=redir_mdp_mobile
But you can search around for maybe a better price, and read reviews on durability.
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I would say that rubber, silicone, etc. wouldn't affect reception at all.
Metal, aluminum, etc. would though.
Or metallic substances embedded in a substance which otherwise wouldn't affect reception.
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What a steal and you can then use it for other things. Saw some people use it for their bike windscreens.
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Transparent plastic spray. Does this exist? I like how my case looks but would like it to have more grip like other comments here have mentioned. Any help?
Stupifier said:
Transparent plastic spray. Does this exist? I like how my case looks but would like it to have more grip like other comments here have mentioned. Any help?
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000LNN11G
Awesome idea! Nice to see the DirecTV remote in the background!!!
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did you spray just the outside of the back cover? i'm just a little worried of my battery getting a little hot and having the plasti-dip melt into the back of the phone... no issues so far? it is a great diy idea, and i'm gonna try it on my extended battery cover. i can't find a decent case at a reasonable price and the 6$ for a can of plast-dip is perfect.
BTW, being a NYer, i blow thru the soles of my sneakers. Plasti-dip +shoe goo= almost brand new soles...
You all should just use Rhinoliner like for a truck bed.. Haha.. Plenty of grip then and no peal
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Help I was at the beach with my family and in got saltwater in my nexus.it turns on but it now has horrible battery life, won't read SIM cards and heats up much more.is there anyway to say "fix"this
No. Claim insurance or buy a new one. Water is very corrosive and if you turned it on before proper dry and clean, it is screwed
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Your only real chance at salvage would be a rubbing alcohol bath. Open up the phone, soak it in 91% rubbing alcohol for a few hours or even overnight, use a soft toothbrush to very gently brush any visible corrosion away. Let it air dry. Depending on how bad it is, you could regain a fully functional phone. I have saved 2 phones doing this. Saltwater is very nasty though so no guarantees on it.
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Your only real chance at salvage would be a rubbing alcohol bath. Open up the phone, soak it in 91% rubbing alcohol for a few hours or even overnight, use a soft toothbrush to very gently brush any visible corrosion away. Let it air dry. Depending on how bad it is, you could regain a fully functional phone. I have saved 2 phones doing this. Saltwater is very nasty though so no guarantees on it.
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When I open the phone no corrosion is visible. In order to do this do I need to take the phone apart and just soak the main pcb with the SIM card slot on it?
I would just rma it if this fix doesn't work you will have to buy a new one
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I would just rma it if this fix doesn't work you will have to buy a new one
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I would however one of the liquid indicators turned.
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I would just rma it if this fix doesn't work you will have to buy a new one
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cant rma a self caused water damaged phone
Yikes I hate those indicators why can't manufacturers understand that life happens
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Yikes I hate those indicators why can't manufacturers understand that life happens
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Yeah ikr I was thinking of taking the phone apart and soaking the main board in rubbing alcohol.
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Your only real chance at salvage would be a rubbing alcohol bath. Open up the phone, soak it in 91% rubbing alcohol for a few hours or even overnight, use a soft toothbrush to very gently brush any visible corrosion away. Let it air dry. Depending on how bad it is, you could regain a fully functional phone. I have saved 2 phones doing this. Saltwater is very nasty though so no guarantees on it.
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I take it that soaking the screen would be a bad idea.
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Yikes I hate those indicators why can't manufacturers understand that life happens
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Sincerely hope you're joking
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I take it that soaking the screen would be a bad idea.
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It won't damage the screen. The only thing it could affect are any adhesive strips that are in the phone, but if you only soak it for a short time, everything should be fine. If you can pull out the battery, I'd at least do that. Try it for an hour, let it air dry, see if it helps. I used this on my old HTC Evo 4G and my Epic 4G Touch and neither screen was affected and both phones were restored to perfect working order.
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It won't damage the screen. The only thing it could affect are any adhesive strips that are in the phone, but if you only soak it for a short time, everything should be fine. If you can pull out the battery, I'd at least do that. Try it for an hour, let it air dry, see if it helps. I used this on my old HTC Evo 4G and my Epic 4G Touch and neither screen was affected and both phones were restored to perfect working order.
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The thing about the nexus is that in order to see any of the motherboard components I must take the phone apart. So rubbing with a soft toothbrush won't work.
i just don't understand why manufacturers won't fix a phone because of water damage should it matter
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i just don't understand why manufacturers won't fix a phone because of water damage should it matter
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Because if they repair it, the repairs are under guarantee and since the extent of water damage can never be fully known, they can lose money by constantly re-repairing the same issue or other related issues for free. Why waste time or money on something once that's most likely screwed? Let alone multiple times.
If a phone gets water damage, its beyond economical repair. Get insurance
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The thing about the nexus is that in order to see any of the motherboard components I must take the phone apart. So rubbing with a soft toothbrush won't work.
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Then don't worry about the tooth brush. Just let it soak and swish it around a bit. I didn't brush either of mine, so it was more just a suggestion than anything. Google it and read up on the technique, a lot of people have had great success with it.
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i just don't understand why manufacturers won't fix a phone because of water damage should it matter
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Why should they have to spend money to fix a phone that YOU messed up?
I think he means why can't they charge for a repair of a water damaged phone.
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I think he means why can't they charge for a repair of a water damaged phone.
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Oh I gotcha. That would be more reasonable but water damage is not cut and dry like a cracked screen would be. There's no telling what components got damaged, and they can fix one thing and it will seem to work at first but then something else can pop up. That puts the manufacturer in a bad position.
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Oh I gotcha. That would be more reasonable but water damage is not cut and dry like a cracked screen would be. There's no telling what components got damaged, and they can fix one thing and it will seem to work at first but then something else can pop up. That puts the manufacturer in a bad position.
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That's pretty much what my earlier reply said.
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exactly they wouldn't be losing money
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off they charge you
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Im really mad at this , my xperia z3 magnetic port loose after a use of 2 weeks with the charging dock , thats mean im loosing waterproof , any solid fix for that ? a glue or something ? sony doesnt respond for that kind of ''issues'' ... **** sony
Just today I started noticing issues on my magnetic connecter/port, and have started to look around. The only information I've found so far is about how Sony isn't really covering this in a manner we'd expect.
*Edit* I do see that several people seem to be gluing the port back in. Not sure if anyone has had more success with Sony or their Vendor. I may, myself, contact T-Mobile at least before I try anything myself.
Mine has been fixed under warranty by UK Sony.
Unfortunately, it came out second time as well.
The problem is the magtron x2. - DO NOT BUY THAT!
Apparently, I am looking for a glue to do the job for myself…
I could send the phone back but that would be the longest solution…
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Too strong magnet
the adhesive I've seen recommended is sikaflex 291, which is on amazon - it's a marine sealant apparently
just to add that the black magnetic connectors seem so much harder to find for the Z3 than the white ones, although a german retailer called handyersatzteilshop.de seems to have them, and they ship internationally
I think this could be good for the job. What do u think?
http://m.loctite.co.uk/en/product-overview/superglue/power-flex/power-flex-control.html
http://fs2.directupload.net/images/user/150215/5xude3mt.jpg
seems to tick a lot of boxes, although one or two others had temperature ranges included as part of the sales pitch - I've used that stuff before for general purposes to be honest, and it's quite fluid - when the connector falls out is there any indication as to how the original glue was applied by sony, and is there much risk of the replacement glue seeping into the rest of the phone?
sisqoboy said:
I think this could be good for the job. What do u think?
http://m.loctite.co.uk/en/product-overview/superglue/power-flex/power-flex-control.html
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I'm not sure if it would but if it's liquid then it might be hard to cover all holes for water entry. I used a clay adhesive and though it was hard to apply because the area is small, it did a great job of sealing my magnetic port so that I can still have water proof on the device and the port is very strong now.
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Do you have a link to the stuff what you exactly used?
Sounds good to me.
Btw,
On Ebay there is a magnetic connector for 6pounds and I have been told that ir has the adhevies layer as well. So might better to buy that.
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Well, I see your points.
The original glue like a 1mm thin rubber layer on the connector…
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Do you have a link to the stuff what you exactly used?
Sounds good to me.
Btw,
On Ebay there is a magnetic connector for 6pounds and I have been told that ir has the adhevies layer as well. So might better to buy that.
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Well, I see your points.
The original glue like a 1mm thin rubber layer on the connector…
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I bought one at local shop. Try googling BOSTIK ADHESIVES.
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Water proof Gorilla Epoxy works wonders, used it to fix the LCD to my LG G2 after a screen replacement, it has a 3200 psi rating.
http://www.gorillaglue.com/gorilla-epoxy
Are y'all yanking out the magnetic charger thing straight out? I usually just snap it off to the side so that I don't apply so much force to the charger port.
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Are y'all yanking out the magnetic charger thing straight out? I usually just snap it off to the side so that I don't apply so much force to the charger port.
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That's what I have been doing, I'm very careful with this because I know that there will be an issue of this yet no matter how careful i was it just went loose
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Well if that is the case I'm a little more worried. I love the phone so far but a these little build quality things and the fact that I can't get root yet (6613) is really starting to add up.
lvlonkey said:
Well if that is the case I'm a little more worried. I love the phone so far but a these little build quality things and the fact that I can't get root yet (6613) is really starting to add up.
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Is 6613 the tmobile one? Sorry to hear about not having root yet.
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Unfortunately it doesn't matter how careful u are… sooner or later it will loose…
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abhinav.tella said:
Water proof Gorilla Epoxy works wonders, used it to fix the LCD to my LG G2 after a screen replacement, it has a 3200 psi rating.
http://www.gorillaglue.com/gorilla-epoxy
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Is that easy to apply. I mean the area is tiny and does it make it waterproof?
i just bought a new connector.
What should I use to clean the socket for the connector before I glue it?
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Unfortunately it doesn't matter how careful u are… sooner or later it will loose…
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Is that easy to apply. I mean the area is tiny and does it make it waterproof?
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You have to mix the epoxy and apply, it's a bit thick and gooey but you can still easily get the required amount. I used a small metal tab to get my G2s LCD fixed in place, as you know the G2 has a tiny bezel, if I used too much it would have gone into the LCD layers, but I avoided that.
sisqoboy, did you manage to fit the replacement connector, and any tips?