since my Nokia 6210 , i always had some good appropriate car mount for my phones
but with my X7500 ... it seems to be a little difficult
in french we say " quand on veux on peux " so i make it by myself as i need
1 week of reflexion, 3h in store to find the correct pieces , 1 h of work and here it is !!! (see atached pics)
it is not nice at all, a little to big, but extremly suitable and efficient !!!
it cost me 3€ for the pieces, the most expensive was the special glue (for metal warm and vibration resistant) 8€
the mount was from my first car kit (nokia 6210) it 's fantastic, i'll never sell it , it feets every mount
the only probleme is car vibration , the mount and the phone are too heavy and it vibrate very much, it put some rubber betwen the mount an the lead but it's not enough but i think its better like that because if the mount is to hard fix , the vibration will be supported by the phone
regards
here more pics
Looks well in the Megane. Do you find that your passengers catch themselves on the mount?
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I'm looking for an in-car holder for my XDA now that my GPS is working..
I'm after something that doesn't require me to stick anything to the phone, and I don't want a window/suction mount one.
Anyone got any recommendations ?
I did think about trying to get hold of a sync cradle, then I could stick that down in the car, and re-wire the GPS kit/power cable into the sync cradle, so that I could just drop the phone into the cradle... can anyone see any problems with that ??
Cheers
Hello !
Try www.brodit.com, they have a judge amount of holders for PDA and mobilephones.
Patrik.
I use a window sucker mount and a stick on strip of metal, the mount is magnetic and its brilliant in use, before that I used strong velcro and that was also very effective and extremely cheap.
cheers, something like this one looks quite good: http://w3.easytrade.net/brodit_shop/product.dip?_cr=item=1002960&fid=1158069
because I really want to try and get something that connects it all up to the gps etc. when I put it in the holder.
What are your thoughts about the cradle idea ? Would it hold the phone suffiently so as it not to fall out, or is there one from an IPaq that would do the job better? (as I will be rewiring it anyway)
Cheers
hi
my mum and dad bought me a new hd ready tv. What is the first thing you do? OH Plug in YA 360!!! So i did then switched the lead to hd and set it to 1080P as you would (component). Then got of the settings and then the colours went really low res. So i switched it of the back on, whagold the lead.
then i got 3 red rings then 2 red rings following.
There is an error code system, so i tryed that. I got:
0012
I think its overheating or something. So i went to an electrionic store (maplin) and bought a 180 Piece Nut & Bolt Assortment. And i followed this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcyYG-boWvM. Instead of using nylon washers, (which i couldnt get) i drilled some holes in a milk bottle then cut them out like washers. I then got a drill and drilled the 5mm holes in the bottom of the case (as shown in the video).
Then got 8 M5x16 bolt and put a plastic washer on each one. Then put the 8 bolts through the the case, and put a washer on each one again. I put the motherboard in then put another washer on all 8 bolts. Then screwed the GPU heatsink on. Then the CPU Heatsink. Pluged the fans in and the dvd drive, the lights and power switch board on the front in. then the power lead.
Accoreding to the video you leave it on for 10 minutes, then put it back together.
I have not put it back together yet, but that does not explain why i get 3 red lights then 2 red lights.
Can you help?
flyboy
err well its red ring of death and also why didnt you call m$ for a fix??? one of my mates has had 2 on his and both been fixed?!?!? (for free)
Also i hope it works again for you
ps i prefer the ps3
If I am not mistaken the three red lights is for general hardware failure and the 2 red lights are for GPU failure.
What happens is the xbox overheats and then fails. Normally the two components that fail are the CPU and GPU. The cpu is normally indicated by 3 red lights and the gpu is indicated by 2 red lights.
The fix in the video works great and addresses both problems.
I know what the lights mean but i dont know how to fix it and avoid it again.
is it fixed now or are you still having problems?
to prevent it from happening again you have already done a big part by removing the x-clamps. also be sure you replace the thermal paste on the heatsinks with a quality paste like arctic silver 5. this is normally all I do and have never had any further problems but some people choose to upgrade the fans or add an intercooler to increase the cooling.
i havent yet solved the rrod yet and im waiting on some money from me mate. If i get the thermal stuff and clean the chips will it work for sure?
The paste if more of a preventative measure to keep it from re-occurring.
Having not watched the video you used for reference I do not know exactly what all they have you do, but what we do here (in my shop) is the following:
remove the x-clamps
clean off the old past
add new paste
replace the heatsinks with new screws but dont tighten them all the way yet
reassemble the drive but not the fans or case
plug it in and turn it on until the lights start flashing (about 10-15 minutes)
then once it is cool enough to handle tighten down the new screws
The screw should be fairly tight, but no tight enough to strip them.
Basically you are overheating it when you turn on the xbox for 10 minutes or so and re-seating the cpu and gpu. It doesnt always work on the first try and may take 1 or 2 rounds of heating it up and tightening the screws.
I hope this helps.
Where du work craig? Du repair these things?
And which paste du use?
I work for the power company by day, and for myself on nights and weekends (small shop that repairs tv's, video game systems, phones lol ect.)
I personally use artic silver 5. I also use the cleaner and purifier but it isnt a requirement. YOu must use good paste though.
The paste is like $7USD per tube, but it is enough to do a dozen xboxes. I believe you can buy smaller packets but I am not sure. But be sure not to use too little or too much. A grain of rice is about the right amount.
yeah i was thinking pasting me pc and xbox.
Oh and can i use Akasa Hi-Spec 450 Thermal compound?
flyboy
I have never used it, but as far as I can tell it will work just fine.
ye thanks craiger for that link u sent me and with a few tweaks and thermal compound its ALIVE again! and in full hd!
Glad to hear that you have it going again. I still remember how great I felt when I fixed my first RROD box. Congrats
yesterday the dvd drive wouldnt read discs but i fixed it today with my spare parts
How do you deal with not having to use an SD card? I use it all the time with switching phones between my Viva(Opal) and Touch(Elf) both of which are... "nonoperational" anymore so I am deciding whether this phone would be the best phone for me since money is kinda an issue. Any additional comments about the phone would be welcomed but right now this is my only dilemma regarding buying the phone now
Not a big deal... In pen drive mode you can move data quickly. 4 gig is enough for navi stuffs, a couple of movies, mp3 albums and pics. For the first time I found the built in mem a stupid thing, but after 1.5 yrs of use, it is proven to be enough and never had issues with it. Very nice pda (still the most handsome), solid built with razor sharp display.
Still love my diamond. just like my trinity...
@ OP
PRO'S :
- Internal memory is 4 Gig , so like the above member said , its quite enough for all your applications.
- Its doesn't get wiped out while changing ROM
- Doesn't get stolen
- Transfers are fast , not extremely fast but , quite enough
Con's :
- No more space... if u are a heavy user you will run outta space at some point .
- some users get a problem like after HARD SPL the internal storage wont show up.
I've been using diamond for more than 6 months and still i have some 2.1 GB free space..( i dnt listen to music on my fone )
Its the best in its class..the screen is just brilliant go for it
Until it breaks
Hi, I would have agreed, except if you get a glitch you've lost the contents of the 4gb "card"
Had mine for almost 2 years, absolutely love the quality and resolution of the display. TomTom western Europe uses up way too much memory though (almost 3gb).
(I ended up clipping it in front of an aircon outlet in the car, with the back off, to try and make it last a full journey without overheating; but that's another subject)
I dropped mine towards the end of a family break, during which I'd taken all my photos with the phone, so unless I find a way to physically hack in to hardwire onto the memory chip I've lost some lovely memories.
With a removable card that wouldn't have been an issue, insurance replaces the phone and you just swap the card.
I think they did it to avoid the dry connection problems that are possible with sliding contacts.
You'll learn to love the phone, the screen makes me forget all the little personality disorders that WM6 brings along.
Cheers
Luke
Oh thats cool cause I only use a 4gb microsd and it fits everything I need. Mainly just backups and cabs for applications since I'm a heavy ROM installer
I have someone who has had this phone for a little while and returned it because the backcover was comming off too easily and did not like that at all. Any comments on the backcover?
No comments on the back cover.. even if you carry it in a pouch , its bound to go... cant do anything about it..
chrisportela said:
Oh thats cool cause I only use a 4gb microsd and it fits everything I need. Mainly just backups and cabs for applications since I'm a heavy ROM installer
I have someone who has had this phone for a little while and returned it because the backcover was comming off too easily and did not like that at all. Any comments on the backcover?
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No problems with it. I don't swap sim cards frequently, so no need to remove the back cover. Stays just like normal. Battery lasts for 2 days (3G off), no built in memory issue for me, the only thing a I don't like is the power button. Otherwise this the perfect phone for me. I upgraded the stock 1.93 rom to stock 2.03 and the old 1.00.25 radio to 1.17 and just excellent. I got gps fix within a few seconds. Have to mention, that I use this handheld as a regular phone, for other pda purposes there is my old trinity.
cool ...
Sounds good, Thanks a lot guys! you cleared up, I think, all of my questions
, Happy flashing
Bought one, got it, and now I'm going to start my work on it, SO EXCITED. this phone really is just awesome and the backcover thing doesn't seem that bad... Thank you all again
Hello
I was removing the hp cover to make some pics to sell my TP
And, this just popped out ? =o
http://i.imgur.com/j6Q3IWe.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/nAitAFe.jpg
Is that for 3/4g version or the TP ?
Mine is only wifi, but, I can't get that to stay in place :s
Any idea how to ? Should I push harder ? if it works as microsd in some other device ? =o, didn't push really strong yet but think it would be in if it was this system, but agian, I'm not sure
Would sux if it stayed this way, tablet is in perfect condition, no cracks near speakers, only a few light scratch on the back, perfect screen, don't really wanna lower price because that thing
Thanks
Just push it in firmly(It is a spring type lock) , it has no use apart from having the serial # of the device .
Great thanks, it worked
I feel a bit stupid now, but didn't want to risk it without being sure
Hey all! So as a bit of a computer/tablet/phone geek and and a bit of an RC Hobbyist, Ive decided to take on a little personal project to combine the two. At least a little bit to start. In the world of RC quadcopters (aka drones) the big thing that everyone is into is buying these expensive 1080P/4k go pros and other gimbal devices to record video. But not only do we want to record, we want to be able to view a live stream of what the drone sees. You can buy these FPV Cameras on the higher end for $500+.
When I bought ny first drone a fair sized flyer at nearly 2ft diameter, my first flight I decided to strap my old Galaxy S3 to the bottom and catch some cool video. Everything went well, and the video was high def and crystal clear. While there are FPV apps such as AirBoss available, unfortunately its a bit glitchy and crashes often so i didnt bother with FPV, just hit record and flew. After this I decided to start looking into purchasing a gimbal and maybe a gopro hero 3. Seems a bit silly buying a $400 camera to carry on a $100 drone, but I considered it and started browsing.
Before buying anything, I had a buddy want to see the drone fly, so on a semi full charge, I took it up, no phone attached, and after about a minute of flight, the battery went low, lost contact with the controller and helplessly watched it drift into the woods, still haven't found it.
So now instead of looking for an expensive camera, im looking to strip down my old s3 and use it as a camera, but also as a GPS locator, which will have data/gsm/gprs connections. The idea being, that not only a does screen less, make shift house, remotely controlled android device act as a camera, but it can be called from another phone (making it easy to track via sound) or worst case scenario be pin pointed on Google maps, in the event of another downed drone.
I have all the apps installed to make this work exactly how I need it to and want it to. In fact I already have the motherboard stripped out of the housing, and am able to do exactly what I want, except one thing.
The only way the phone will turn on, is with the main components from the screen housing plugged in. Its one ribbon, but its the ribbon the feeds the Screen, the digitizer the home, back and menu buttons and the micro phone and the vibrator pod. All of the components on the back side of the board, the front and rear facing cameras, the sim/tf card readers, the loud speaker, led, volume rocker etc can be disconected, as long as the main ribbon for the screen is attached, the motherboard will boot. After booting I can unplug the ribbon, and the phone will remain on, with everything working that I need to work, including remote access.
I guess the main question here is, how can I trick the phone into thinking the main ribbon is attached? Once I can get it to boot up without it being attached to that ribbon I can begin building a lightweight housing for the board and camer and a smaller battery. I thought about cutting the ribbon and just leaving it attached to the board, my only problem with that is IF it wont boot after doing that, I cant just repair the ribbon and I dont have a spare s3 for parts, which would pretty much leave me with nothing but a dead s3 in pieces lol.
I know most of what xda deals with is software development, but im hoping someone has tinkered with hard ware before. Sorry for the novel, just wanted to cover the details and eliminate getting asked why I want to do this. And for the record I want the s3 screen and housing gone for the simple fact that I can cut the weight from abouy 150 grams to less than 30 grams, which is a huge factor when flying quad copters