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[Q] something rattling inside my transformer!!!!

just been using google skymap and I've noticed there is something rattling inside my transformer!!!!!!
is the back removable? anyone spotted a way something could have got inside? or is it something broken inside?????
its not been dropped or anything ........ and I've only just started noticing the noise .....

you sure it isn't edge creak? if it really is ratteling return it.

not a creak. something moves inside the unit from one end to the other. only started tonight. thing is I have no light bleed no sharp edges ....... don't know if its just something got in through a gap somewhere or something snapped off inside

My opinion would be return it, sure it could be harmless but it's still a faulty product. It could also **** up your device later on or be a sign of more ominous things.

I know you are right .... but I bought it from comet and it took long enough to arrive so god knows how long a replacement will take
and sods law ill get light bleed or gaps or sharp edges next time
ill ring comet tomorrow

wilbur-force said:
just been using google skymap and I've noticed there is something rattling inside my transformer!!!!!!
is the back removable? anyone spotted a way something could have got inside? or is it something broken inside?????
its not been dropped or anything ........ and I've only just started noticing the noise .....
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If you enable and disable the camera it makes a sound. Try activating camera ....is that the same noise you hear?

wilbur-force said:
just been using google skymap and I've noticed there is something rattling inside my transformer!!!!!!
is the back removable? anyone spotted a way something could have got inside? or is it something broken inside?????
its not been dropped or anything ........ and I've only just started noticing the noise .....
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If you enable and disable the camera it makes a sound. Try activating camera ....is that the same noise you hear?
I know there are 2 openings right under the LCD itself cover. On the left hand side there is tow half inch hole under the LCD, if you take a piec of paper and insert it at the left hand edge and sort of drag it down...you'll know where the gaps are, but this is too small for anything to go through...maybe these are air vents.

its not the camera. I'm sat here web browsing and if I rotate landscape and portrait it hear something moving.
not sure I follow what you mean about the holes. wondering if something has got in through the keyboard dock points???

It's probably baby teeth. I hear they're good luck.

stuntdouble said:
It's probably baby teeth. I hear they're good luck.
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Or the hamster fell out of the wheel
Sounds like another asus QC story, i wonder what crazy stories will come next?
Good luck with getting it resolved.

Photo cameras have mechanical orientation sensors that are making a noise when going from landscape to portrait but they are very quiet and I doubt they are used in phones and tablets which have accelerometers.

this was something definitely moving about..... ie traveling the length and width of the unit.
its stopped now though so I haven't got a hope in hell of persuading comet that "my unit was rattling, honest! "

don't worry about persuading comet...just give them a call and they'll replace it...
I asked for a replacement yesterday..and I believe the support guy had no idea what a light bleed is, and he tole me parcelforce will come my home with a new TF on Monday..

damn.... after a week of no rattling its started again. I'm convinced its just a fragment of plastic or something and apart from that the unit is perfect .... no light bleed or dead pixels or dust ....
do I risk exchanging?
I wonder how easy it is to get the back off?

wilbur-force said:
damn.... after a week of no rattling its started again. I'm convinced its just a fragment of plastic or something and apart from that the unit is perfect .... no light bleed or dead pixels or dust ....
do I risk exchanging?
I wonder how easy it is to get the back off?
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You might try a magnet and see if you can move the fragment within the case. Of course, it could use aluminum screws but metal will have more mass than plastic. If it tends to roll easily, I would suspect a metal fragment.

levenite said:
You might try a magnet and see if you can move the fragment within the case. Of course, it could use aluminum screws but metal will have more mass than plastic. If it tends to roll easily, I would suspect a metal fragment.
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That's a good way to screw up other components inside your device. I wouldnt do that if I were you.

lol, no, i think i will avoid the magnets thanks
.... sent from my shiny new keyboard that arrived this afternoon by the way

5 holes on back cover?

So I've been trying to figure out what all the holes on the back are for. I'm sure one is a Mic but what about the rest? Thanks
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App

The one at the very bottom is a mic hole The 2 towards the bottom and the 3 one the top are rivet holes for the antenna connections holes but the one on the very top also acts as a hole for the stereo mic and noise cancellation. .

broken89 said:
The one at the very bottom is a mic hole The 2 towards the bottom and the 3 one the top are rivet holes for the antenna connections holes but the one on the very top also acts as a hole for the stereo mic and noise cancellation. .
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Thanks!
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA App

The 2 holes towards the bottom of the case seem unnecessary, leading me to believe that they could potentially be a water detection system. In the event that the phone gets dropped in water, these two holes would be some of the first areas to get wet, it would be pretty easy to detect a short between the two pins and disable the electronics inside if such a situation is detected, possibly saving your device from permanent damage.
Now I haven't tested this theory, mainly because I wouldn't want the device to log such a situation if that is how it works, but it would be relatively simple to test if anyone is willing to give it a go .

Most holes on back are where the copper connectors are under the cover..
Breathing holes I assume..

this topic has been covered a plethora of times!

smashpunks said:
Most holes on back are where the copper connectors are under the cover..
Breathing holes I assume..
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Exactly...
I contacted HTC the day I got this phone....
Straight from the horses mouth....they are antenna rivets AND vent holes.

why is that ??? why holes ?? i havnt seen this sh*t on any other phone!!!!
thats ugly

B-Man2005 said:
why is that ??? why holes ?? i havnt seen this sh*t on any other phone!!!!
thats ugly
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And this is why I suggested that perhaps they may be specifically designed for water detection, it would be trivial to have the hardware shut itself off if there is no resistance between the two leads to prevent permanent water damage... Just my two cents.

so, couldn't someone put a paper clip or needle in there whilst the cover is on the phone to see if it turns it off?

How stupid would it be to remove the metal covering status led?

Not all of it, just a little so that I could actually SEE the light blinking? Could dirt be getting to important parts in this case? and damage the phone?

So dust is always a problem. I didn`t do a tear down of my sensation yet.
But to minimize the risk:
1. Do it in your bathroom
2. Close the windows and turn for about 10min your shower on hot (depens on the size of your bath)
3. work with High presure spray in case of dust problems
Hope it helps you. Just in case, you wanna do it. But i can`t give you a guarantee that there isn`t dust anywhere.

xperiaforme said:
Not all of it, just a little so that I could actually SEE the light blinking? Could dirt be getting to important parts in this case? and damage the phone?
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It's just a mesh to allow visibility of the LED and to not muffle the front speaker.
Take the back cover off the phone and you'll see the mesh is part of it.
In theory you could remove the entire mesh, in practice you may have to do that rather than removing just a section.

Would be easy to take a section out with a dremel tool or one of those small electric screwdrivers on low speed. Doing it by hand could get ugly.
Sent from my Cyanogenmod loaded Htc Sensation 4g

reload0815 said:
So dust is always a problem. I didn`t do a tear down of my sensation yet.
But to minimize the risk:
1. Do it in your bathroom
2. Close the windows and turn for about 10min your shower on hot (depens on the size of your bath)
3. work with High presure spray in case of dust problems
Hope it helps you. Just in case, you wanna do it. But i can`t give you a guarantee that there isn`t dust anywhere.
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Lol, I think you meant to post this in the "how to apply a screen protector" thread. He's just taking off the back case and trimming the grill on the ear piece and not going to tear the phone apart. I'd recommend not exposing your phone to this extreme humidity in any situation and especially not if you were really going to rip open the guts of the phone. A few specs of dust won't kill a motherboard (there's most likely already dust or lint inside the phone anyway) but humid conditions can.

So you guys don't think I am being unreasonable? Lol. I'm a bit afraid to remove entire grill but it is true, removing just part of it appears dificult. Did anyone dare to do this yet?

xperiaforme said:
So you guys don't think I am being unreasonable? Lol. I'm a bit afraid to remove entire grill but it is true, removing just part of it appears dificult. Did anyone dare to do this yet?
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I've had no need too, the bright notification LED is clearly visible through it.

just from an EE point of view that mesh could have been placed there for a reason (maybe a block from EMF) and if u do take it out you could cause the speaker to not function correctly.... if u had an old nokia phone and u replaced the screen with one of the aftermarket ones with out the mesh you'll know what i'm talking about.... but that may not be the case here... that could literrally just be a casing i'm not sure

Piece of plastic coming out beside the phone

There was suddenly a piece of small plastic that's coming out of the Butterfly. It's located where the black piece of the phone meets the speaker-like mesh on the left side. Looks like it's part of the rubber that prevents water ingress.
It's really small and has a golden brown color. Has anyone else seen this on their phones?

No, do you have some shots of it ?

Kroutnuk said:
No, do you have some shots of it ?
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I think it will be very hard to do a close up shot of it.

little far away shot will also be helpful ...

i saw that before in my previous returned Butterfly (for touch screen malfunction), but don't worry, it is just the exceed glue, it won't impact the phone water resistance quality (told by the service guys, don't blame me if it is not true)

same here!
if it's kinda sticky, yes. it's the same. kinda worried though it might affect the phone being splash-proof.
but hey, it's not the (Sony Xperia) Z that we'll soak in water, is it?

Yep, I've also concluded before that it's just the glue. How'd I know? I peeled the 'speaker-like' sticker and put it back. Yes, it's just a sticker for decoration.

Has anyone encountered problem with their headphone jack?

I dont know how mine got broken but when I plug my earphones in it the audio is broken. I've tested the earphone and it is working properly on other devices.
I also tried cleaning the jack with a qtip to remove dust and the problem still occurs.
Is there other way to fix headphone jack? Is it possible to replace it?

My son had same problem on P10lite. I used teeth cleaning wooden piece (dont know english name for that) and i removed lot of dust and some small cotton pieces out of jack. After that,sound works perfect

edomali said:
I used teeth cleaning wooden piece (dont know english name for that) and i removed lot of dust and some small cotton pieces out of jack. After that,sound works perfect
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Thats good to hear. Can you provide a picture of that thing you used to clean it?

https://www.google.hr/search?q=čačk...AUICSgB&biw=360&bih=470#imgrc=e1suPb8pmOVzqM:

edomali said:
https://www.google.hr/search?q=čačk...AUICSgB&biw=360&bih=470#imgrc=e1suPb8pmOVzqM:
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Thanks! Its called toothpick by most. I also tried that with an adhessive tape around it to stick the dusts inside. But didnt solve the problem. But ill try to clean it again

J V A said:
Thanks! Its called toothpick by most. I also tried that with an adhessive tape around it to stick the dusts inside. But didnt solve the problem. But ill try to clean it again
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My jack destroys any earphones I plug in it. Switched to Bluetooth, I'm done with jacks.

Mine doesn't work anymore!

Rubbing alcohol with a q tip. If the q tip is too large, take some of the fuzz off so it slides in nice.