The headphone jack is beginning to fail from constant use (after nearly 4 years) on my Tab 2 7", has anyone ever replaced the jack? I found an ifixit guide for the 10.1", I would assume it's a similar procedure?
Should be similar. Maybe you can take a look at some parts here https://youtu.be/2ebMuSWSsW8 (battery replacement)
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Should be similar. Maybe you can take a look at some parts here https://youtu.be/2ebMuSWSsW8 (battery replacement)
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thanks for that, it ended up leading me to this video https://youtu.be/v5PgwtG-1TI in which he actually removes the headphone jack while working toward replacing the broken digitizer.
Repair complete.
If you follow that video I linked above you can leave the screws in place for the speakers and just disconnect ALL the ribbon cables, then remove the motherboard and remove the 2 beige pieces at the top then the headphone microphone unit can be removed, honestly hardest part of the repair was removing the back cover, got the parts and tools from Ifixit (ordered a prokit tool kit and the headphone port) ordered about 3 am saturday morning arrived at 10 AM this morning (monday). The motherboard needs to come out so the 2 beige pieces can come out, which needs to happen to pull out the headphone port.
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hey guys about a week ago all the sudden the speakers seem to have went on my device. I recently changed roms and i still cant hear anything. I first noticed when I slept in this week because the alarm was going off but no audio LOL
anyone have any tips or experience with this issue? I have a feeling its hardware but if any sort of firmware upgrade or anything will fix it id love to know!
if it is hardware related...anyone have a guide on how to crack this beast open and check the audio wiring out?
There is a Service Manual for this phone floating around.
Cracking open the case is easy. I just did so to fix the antenna contacts. Unfortunately I broke my speaker cables when reassembling it, so i will need to do this again when my replacement speaker comes in.
Take off the back battery cover and you will see four screws. Using a very small philips screwdriver, remove the four screws, then with a flat plastic probe (or your nails if they are long enough) separate the back case cover from the keyboard, starting from one side, around the top , then the other side. Leave the bottom for last as that has the USB connector holding it together. The speaker is attached to the back case cover near the top, and has a very short cable connecting it to the circuit board. Careful not to pull the back case off too hard or you can snap these thin cables.
I bought a Fuze off ebay and the previous owner in repairing the phone rip off the external speaker wires and broke off the connector attach to board.
The solder pads and still there, actually the 2 posts still present on the mainboard.
Where can I buy the speaker connector? so I can re solder it back onto the board?
I can post pics if needed to better explain.
My last option is to buy a parts phone, will a sprint htc touch have the same speaker connector? or will it have to be another fuze.
My other option which I don't want to do is dig up my parts bin for a generic connector, so it can be disconnected to take apart.
If you are skilled enough to re-solder a connector in the first place, why don't you solder your own connector instead of trying to replace the original one. Better yet, solder a wire to the board to an alternate connector,then replace the connector on the speaker leads to the matching alternate connector. I already tore one speaker wire when opening my Fuze, because its is too short. Luckily I did not yank the connector so I was able to purchase a replacement speaker for $10 and reconnect.
I wanted it look stock, but it's hard to find a cheap parts phone so I will just solder on a different connector.
In the process of dissecting my retired inspire, I somehow managed to cut the ribbon cable that connects to the little pcb with the volume switches. Is that a part that can be replaced workout replacing the whole digitizer & such assembly?
If so, can someone recommend a good source for parts?
Thanks
See here for disassembly and make your own mind up if its possible http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfatoeWbMRk
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In the process of dissecting my retired inspire, I somehow managed to cut the ribbon cable that connects to the little pcb with the volume switches. Is that a part that can be replaced workout replacing the whole digitizer & such assembly?
If so, can someone recommend a good source for parts?
Thanks
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Sadly, the ribbon cable for the volume buttons is joined with the camera lens, the part you need lays underneath the motherboard, which takes up quite a lot of the surface area of the phone, luckily though, the part is quite cheap, you can use the video above to help.
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Hi guys,
I have seen this mod done on various devices. For those who haven't heard of it, just google wireless charging mod and you will be flooded with links.
I am very sorry for the links in the quotes, but I haven't reached the 10 posts which are required to post links, so I will come back sometime and fix it, or if some mod can do it, I would be really glad.
Demonstration :
youtube.com/watch?v=8yV50Hudpzk
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I am not responsible for any crime, catastrophe, natural disaster or any damage done to your phone.
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So if you are okay with the above-mentioned, let's get started.
This mod is an easy one, you just need 5 things :
1. Wireless charging cover from Palm Pre or Palm Pixi
2. Palm Touchstone wireless dock station
3. Copper foil (can be bought from ebay or from your local stationery)
4. soldering iron, preferably with fine tip, but if you have some experience, you can get away with regular sized one
5. Galaxy S Advance (obviously )
Not required, but having a magnifying glass and an exacto knife can really help, because you can scratch off some of the blue solder mask, making your soldering area bigger, hence making the mod easier.
From what I've read on the S3 parts of xda, this mod should be possible also on the I9070P, without disabling or interfering with NFC.
I have put the wireless receiver under the silicone case, but you can put it under the back cover if you buy the Pixi one, I have bought this big monstrosity and gone around it this way.
Instructions​
0. Turn off your phone.
1. Disassemble the phone
You just have to take out 6 screws from under the back cover and then with a pick or something flat pry the assembly from the housing.
Here is the link for the disassembly video
youtube.com/watch?v=_0nuBDAuLm8
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2. Solder 2 thin stripes of copper foil to the highlighted areas, the 5V one is a bigger square on the left of the microUSB port (which was the biggest bugger because all pinouts on the web show, that these squares are just supporting the connector on the PCB), and for the ground one, basically anything that's made out of metal should be grounded, I have soldered it directly to the side of the microUSB port, but I have seen one guy use the microSD card socket, so whatever you like .
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3. Drag the foil under the battery to the outside of the phone.
4. Rip off the receiver module from the cover. Be sure that you don't forget any part, I was going nuts until I figured out, that I forgot the aluminium part of the module on the old cover.
5. Figure out, which terminal on the module is + and -, on mine, the top one was negative and the bottom one was positive, find someone with a multimeter or use some bulb or an LED to figure out the polarity, you can never be 100% sure.
6. Solder thicker pieces of copper foil to the + and - terminals of the receiver.
7. Align the foil from the phone with the foil from the module, + to +, - to -.
8. Enjoy your mod
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If you have any questions, please post them here, so everyone can see them when they have the same problem. Thanks for reading
I like to wear my headset with my Nexus 5X in the pocket and walk around. Unfortunately, the cord got stuck on the kitchen drawer and came out. Now, the headphone only works if I push it and hold it continuously pushed to the left. I tried to put a paper clip in there to straighten things out, but no luck. I've tried other headphones and have the same problem.
Any suggestions? Should I just replace the headphone jack?
Thanks!
sounds like the headphone jack got damaged when the cord got pulled out and possibly made worst when you tried to correct it with the paperclip, I'd suggest reading a guide on ifixit for the repair process.
The headphone jack is pretty easy to replace and can be purchased from ebay. No need to remove the battery, just the back cover, motherboard cover, and motherboard: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nexus+5+Headphone+Jack+Replacement/73195
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Thanks for the tips.
One mistake - I actually have a Nexus 5X phone, but it is very similar.
I used the following guides:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Nexus+5+Headphone+Jack+Replacement/73195
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+5X+Teardown/51318
The headphone jack port on the Nexus 5X is actually very easy to replace. It is just pressure fit into place.
I forgot how snug the fit of a headphone jack is into the port though! I think it loosens over time.
But the main thing, it's working again!
glad to hear it, and at least you know what to do the next time this happens