Hi all,
due to using my phone out and about in generally dusty places my speaker mesh is basically fully clogged up with dirt and the sound is drasticly reduced. Has anyone here cleaned their speaker mesh or got any advice on what would be the best way of doing it? i dont really want to start prodding a pin when i dont know what it could do!
Thanks in advance....
if you use a pin, the dust will fall in further.. so i wouldnt do that, but if thats ok by you then go ahead, nothing will happen as long as you dont push it in much further than the mesh ends.
blowing the dust out is the best solution imo.. only question is how to do that without diassembling the phone
I have similar problem I've used a piece of blue tack, just press it in and pull it out a few times to remove the dust and muck.
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mines full of dirt
Tried a vacuum cleaner? Obviously the grille is a little small for it, but there might be enough air movement to lift the crap.
Here's what i would do:
Find a SMALL paintbrush... as stiff as possible...
Take Your vacuum cleaner hold the vacuum nozzle close to your phone (as close as you can get it..
Gently start brushing the speaker and let the vacuum cleaner take care of the stuff that are coming loose..
If the brush is to soft, try to cut it shorter to get a little more "power" on it...
Have'nt tried this, but i should work (i think... )
PS (If You are out in dusty enviroment a lot, I would cover the speaker holes with a bit of clear tape.. shouldnt affect the sound to much, and would
keep the phone healtier
Suck it out with your mouth, but try not to inhale it.
Seriously, that's the fastest way.
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Suck it out with your mouth...
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Yes, you can hire a hooker for that
No, seriously, I would try a vacuum cleaner.
The Nozzle will be to big, but most vacuum cleaners come with adapters. There is that adapter that looks like that:
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When you hold most of it covered with your hand, it should work.
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Here's what i would do:
Find a SMALL paintbrush... as stiff as possible...
If the brush is to soft, try to cut it shorter to get a little more "power" on it...
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Or use a toothbrush
vacuum cleaner, tape, blower
You can get cyber clean as well.
Don't go to close with the vacuum or it will bust the speaker inside the ear piece, like he said above use fine clean paint brush and have a slight suction there from the hoover.
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Kickasskev said:
Don't go to close with the vacuum or it will bust the speaker inside the ear piece, like he said above use fine clean paint brush and have a slight suction there from the hoover.
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LOL!... i read HOOKER... yeah!.. thats right... out on the street and pay some $2 hooker to give Your phone a BJ!
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Suck it out with your mouth, but try not to inhale it.
Seriously, that's the fastest way.
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mike-o2 said:
Yes, you can hire a hooker for that
No, seriously, I would try a vacuum cleaner.
The Nozzle will be to big, but most vacuum cleaners come with adapters. There is that adapter that looks like that:
When you hold most of it covered with your hand, it should work.
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hi
ha ha ha either of the above solutions could get spit into ur phone and really spoil it for good the vacuum and a small brush should be better
Thanks for all your replies! Been busy the last few days.... I used the toothbrush solution and the mesh is now nice and clean!
Cheers everyone, glad others could be helped with this frequent issue
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Im really good with ducktape does anyone think it would be a good idea for me to make my mogul a case out of this it will fit it very and all that stuff i can even put padding in the interior can anyone tell me the pro's and cons of this and will the ducktape melt or or something like that if i get good feed back ill make a case in a few different colors and post some pics of it so can anyone tell me the pro's and cons and if this is a good idea?
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Im really good with ducktape does anyone think it would be a good idea for me to make my mogul a case out of this it will fit it very and all that stuff i can even put padding in the interior can anyone tell me the pro's and cons of this and will the ducktape melt or or something like that if i get good feed back ill make a case in a few different colors and post some pics of it so can anyone tell me the pro's and cons and if this is a good idea?
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ducktape is lways a good idea
my cousin made a pen with ducktape
sure it would look lkinda silly but its original and creative.
i say go for it
kidnamedAlbert said:
ducktape is lways a good idea
my cousin made a pen with ducktape
sure it would look lkinda silly but its original and creative.
i say go for it
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yah i make wallets and sell em at school 3 bucks a wallet and i even have workers and investers XD
i see no problem with it (though you should make a write up complete with pics so we can try it).
If you've ever seen Ducti, they make all sorts of duct tape stuff like wallets and purses.
Hmm, I made one for my Axim X51v out of tape, Gorilla Tape. It lasted 2 years and even had a belt clip. I covered my axim in masking tape then duct tape to get stared, cut that off carefully it gave me a good pattern. You better take pictures if you do this!
K ill take pics i was just wondering if there is any extra adhesive left if it would melt and get in the phone
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K ill take pics i was just wondering if there is any extra adhesive left if it would melt and get in the phone
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It could gum things up. How about making a "dual-pane" version with an inner duck tape lining-- two layers of tape put sticky sides together? Or even better, make the inner lining felt or something else. Or maybe not.
I ran across a homemade case, looks like it's made out of a plastic bag, or maybe ????
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It could gum things up. How about making a "dual-pane" version with an inner duck tape lining-- two layers of tape put sticky sides together? Or even better, make the inner lining felt or something else. Or maybe not.
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Well duh im not just gonna stick ducktape to my phone XD
O yah wat color should i make i have blue black silver and in electrical tape i have greeen red blue black yellow and white i have alot of tape because i make wallets and sell them at school you make a quit a bit of money from it ill post a pic of the wallet i made for myself the one i make for ppl are much better than the one i made for myself XD
Hey folks...
I own my HD2 for about 1 year now. Unfortunately (or not), I bought only a few months ago a silicone case and this is why my backcover was really damaged.
Deep scratches, the clear lacquer sayd goodbye at some spots and so on. I think u know
So i decided to do something against it
On the pictures below you can see the result...
I hope you like
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Ray
Cool
COOL !!
I like it, How did you do it ??
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COOL !!
I like it, How did you do it ??
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You need..
~ 3 different kinds of abrasive paper with something about 280, 350, 400 granulation.
polishing paste
toothpaste (xtra white) xD
and an old t-shirt or something like that.. (for polishing)
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Take the roughest abrasive paper first and remove the paint.
This could be little tricky cause the backcover has this "brushed" look, so you have to remove all this little "brushed look" lines.
After the paint is gone take the next paper (take little water and wet it) and grind it always in the same direction. (no circle moves, this would ruin it)
Now take the finest paper and again take a little water to make it extra fine and grind it too.
Now the backcover should be free of any painting and the surface should be smooth...
To make it high shiny take the polishing paste and a part of ure old shirt or whatever and start polishing xD
This can take a little while cause the backcover is made of "stainless steel"
Finnish it with some toothpaste the same way you did with the polishing paste.
After cleaning it unter hot water with a little liquid soap dry it and look at your wonderfull shiny backcover
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Ray
I think its made of aluminium not stainless steel, but otherwise its awesome looking! i remember someone else doing that on here too
n1!!
Take a look
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=736034
love it!
gonna try it!
thanks
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love it!
gonna try it!
thanks
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dont u think a bit risky...
I need you to polish the lips on my wheels bro... hah
pretty cool, mate! reminds of the old 8810 nokia phone i had way back then. excellent job!
cheers
Good job - reminds me of lapping the cpu in my PC, but less work (on the cpu that is)
wow. that's nice. i remember seeing this over at pocketnow.com and it comes with a full tutorial quite some time ago. check it out here for full tutorial: http://pocketnow.com/how-to/how-to-make-a-chrome-htc-hd2-battery-cover
Nice work fella
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You need to sell these things at $10-15 a piece you could make some quick extra money. I know that I would for sure buy one there awesome looking great job!
phoneman09 said:
You need to sell these things at $10-15 a piece you could make some quick extra money. I know that I would for sure buy one there awesome looking great job!
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The problem is, an original HTC backcover costs about 25$ (20€)... to much to have lets say 5 or 10 in stock And i dont want to buy this stuff from "hong kong" its about 12$ but you dont know what you get ..
off topic: check this out guys, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905670 best looking hd2...
I polished mine to a mirrored finish and it shows every hand print and it scratches very easily, but it hasn't tarnished in the 4-5 months since I polished it.
I polished it by first using a belt sander with medium grit (220) and sanding against the grain of the textured lines on the back. Then I used a buffing wheel with some emery buffing compound to get rid of the sanding marks. After that I switched to a yellow buffing compound gave it a final polish.
I thought the polished back was too smooth so I decided to give it a little texture by using a plastic stencil, some spray adhesive, masking tape, and a $10 flea market sandblaster with about 80psi with silica sand.
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That would look great if the background were a matte black.
looks ok but i like it stock
at the same time i might just try it
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That would look great if the background were a matte black.
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I like that idea, but I tried some different paints prior to the sandblasting and nothing seem to hold very well. I don't know what the metal is but I tried bluing it and it didn't change a bit. I even tried a translucent paint dip that I thought I could clear coat but it was flaking off just from handling it before I could even start clear coating.
If I were going to try it again I think I would try an aluminum paint primer then paint it before sandblasting the stencil.
That toothpaste idea worked great for taking out the fine scratches that were on it.
stylus:- (a pen which works on capacitive screens)
creating stylus is very simple
requirement:-
(1) an ear bud
(2) a very small amount of cotton
(3) 2-3 drops of water
all the three thing can be found easily in homes
procedure:-
(1) take a single ear bud
(2)wrap extra cotton around the edges
(3) put 2-3 drops of water on the cotton and make it a little bit wet
and your stylus is ready. enjoy touching with stylus
(do not forget to press thanks button)
This can be useful for the cool days, wearing gloves. Why an ear bud and not other thing?
what is ear bud ?
Samsung Galaxy Next Best said:
what is ear bud ?
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I had to google it xD
Here it is: http://goo.gl/m8Srv
Adripeg said:
I had to google it xD
Here it is: http://goo.gl/m8Srv
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ear bud:- a thin stick of plastic which have cotton on both of its edges is used to clean our ears.
any thing can be used in the place of ear bud but i have used ear bud because it is very thin and is easily available at many place
Here it is ..
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Those are called q-tips.
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Those are called q-tips.
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Or Cotton swabs !! Is q-tips a name of a company ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_swab
Ah, ok. So Google Images was lying to me, agh ¬¬"
Then, if the material is irrelevant, I think I'll use an exhausted (I think it's the correct word when there's no ink in it) pen
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Or Cotton swabs !! Is q-tips a name of a company ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_swab
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Yes, you're right
dhlalit11 said:
stylus:- (a pen which works on capacitive screens)
creating stylus is very simple
requirement:-
(1) an ear bud
(2) a very small amount of cotton
(3) 2-3 drops of water
all the three thing can be found easily in homes
procedure:-
(1) take a single ear bud
(2)wrap extra cotton around the edges
(3) put 2-3 drops of water on the cotton and make it a little bit wet
and your stylus is ready. enjoy touching with stylus
(do not forget to press thanks button)
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Tried and worked after 2-3 attempts.
Used it but was bored after few minutes, so threw it and now back to hands.
Sent from somewhere on Earth !!!
nishanty13 said:
Tried and worked after 2-3 attempts.
Used it but was bored after few minutes, so threw it and now back to hands.
Sent from somewhere on Earth !!!
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i also did that
Anyways its just a trick. You can't use like you see in Galaxy Note ads
Thanks for trick, nice
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Even wraping metal paper ( ofcourse the paper wrapped on chocolates) on a plastic earbud works.
Swyped using xda premium
its fun to use it when u use apps like sketch and draw ....
You guys are supreme crazy, LOL well thanks, that idea of yours made me laugh. nice idea, quite simple but unique.
Thank you.
I had already tried it. I tried it in Skitch app but the line was dotted! It loses the touch sometimes.
sorry for my bad english.
This is crazy maan.. but i love it!
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I've always been annoyed by the horrible noise coming form my speakers, so I did some experimenting and it worked here's how to do it:
1. Remove the back cover.
2. Remove the black fabric covering the faulty speaker(s).
3. Place a piece of electrical tape directly on the speaker.
This will very slightly lower the volume but it alleviates the racket made by the poorly made drivers. This may not work for everyone.
*I am not responsible for any damages done to your device. Attempt at your own risk!*
Good Luck!
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I have that problem, but hardly seems worth voiding my warranty to fix it by ripping the back cover off.
All you gotta do is turn the volume down a notch and its fine...
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I have that problem, but hardly seems worth voiding my warranty to fix it by ripping the back cover off.
All you gotta do is turn the volume down a notch and its fine...
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You don't rip the back cover off. It's just held in place by some clips. There's no way anyone will be able to tell you took the back off if you doing correctly.
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The back just snaps off almost as if they wanted you to. There's no way to tell that you did it.
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Sorry, this sounds like a terrible idea. The speakers seem to only be popped over the coil, the real fix would prevent them from coming off of the base. I have reattached mine three times now but they eventually pop back up after some loud notification or such.
Better speakers would be nice, the n7's are just awful.
I fixed my speaker issues or at least reduced it so it's not too bad...
1) remove the back cover
2) now look at the speaker grill from the inside of the back cover. It is a small piece of metal plate with fine holes in it. This is only tack welded to the back cover in a few spots. There may be a couple of pieces of tape from the factory already holding the center section of the plate.
3) now use a few small strips of tape and hold down the rest of the plate at its edges...
4) resemble the nexus 7 and test it out...
The cracking sounds are not as noticeable anymore...
Ymmv....
I am also thinking about removing the little plate all together, or replacing it with a plastic mesh or some thin foam...
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Mk69, do u mind show some mod pictures? Thx.
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Mk69, do u mind show some mod pictures? Thx.
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I have the same problem..
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Mk69, do u mind show some mod pictures? Thx.
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Ok... I don't have my case opener with me so I hijacked a photo off the net. But this is the jist of it... Very simple... just add more tape to hold down the little screen...
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mk69 said:
Ok... I don't have my case opener with me so I hijacked a photo off the net. But this is the jist of it... Very simple... just add more tape to hold down the little screen...
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....what? It's not the grill that's rattling, it's the speakers themselves. They sound like crap with the back completely off when they're rattling.
khaytsus said:
....what? It's not the grill that's rattling, it's the speakers themselves. They sound like crap with the back completely off when they're rattling.
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Give it a try... it can't hurt... I did and to me it sounds better, what's a few minutes of your time...
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mk69 said:
Give it a try... it can't hurt... I did and to me it sounds better, what's a few minutes of your time...
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They sound like crap with the back completely off when they're rattling.
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THAT'S WHY.
khaytsus said:
THAT'S WHY.
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THAT'S WHY your speakers rattle...
But I have been using my n7 all day and to me it seems fixed... perhaps my speakers didn't pop off the drivers and the rattle is from a different source... again Ymmv...
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how to open little more the hole..
Mind the opening
open hole with the sim tool..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrFhRxK88U0
video..
And void the warranty...
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And void the warranty...
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I don't think so.. Little.. No large..??
nikos k said:
how to open little more the hole..
Mind the opening
open hole with the sim tool..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrFhRxK88U0
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I have s beter sound
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Why not use a Drill or something and drill some random holes from the back of the phone all the way to the speaker enclosure. This seems like a pointless thing not to mention that that dust filter is there for a reason. If you wanted better sound there are other things to mess up with (and that requires adding extra holes in the speaker enclosure by taking the phone apart).
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Why not use a Drill or something and drill some random holes from the back of the phone all the way to the speaker enclosure. This seems like a pointless thing not to mention that that dust filter is there for a reason. If you wanted better sound there are other things to mess up with (and that requires adding extra holes in the speaker enclosure by taking the phone apart).
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its my rick..
I dont see filter..
Look closer at what's behind the drilled holes:
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it's hollow inside, the actual speaker is way far back.
you are only poking holes onto the dust filter fabric sticker.
Hey there's a dust filter in there that's cool. Don't understand why you would want to do this though.
What's the purpose of this?. I don't get it.
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What's the purpose of this?. I don't get it.
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The new revision hr have e litlle big hole end more clear sound..
You are not going to make a difference like that.
nikos k said:
The new revision hr have e litlle big hole end more clear sound..
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Not quite. 4.4.2 is what has improved sound volume. Read up in here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2597276
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The new revision hr have e litlle big hole end more clear sound..
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There's no such hardware revision. I've had both 310K and 312K and they sound the same.
boys little mind wants! the new version Grow more holes .. and I did too!.
Trial and error engineering at its best. Unfortunately with that approach there's more error than success.:silly:
So what you're saying is.... the sim tray tool is making the speaker holes bigger?
Not likely. Not sure how the plastic tool is supposed to make the holes bigger...
Looks like you're just poking at/moving the filter out of the way so you're more susceptible to getting dirt and dust in your phone.
Sounds like a placebo at best...
Well I just got an RMA device and wow are the speaker holes gigantic! They're about 2 times as big as my original one. Sounds sooooo much better.
aooga said:
Well I just got an RMA device and wow are the speaker holes gigantic! They're about 2 times as big as my original one. Sounds sooooo much better.
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<if not trolling> any pictures of your new device's speaker would be nice of you
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Sn00ky said:
<if not trolling> any pictures of your new device's speaker would be nice of you
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I can post a picture, but I don't think they're any bigger than the ones that other people have posted. I was comparing it to my original device which had really tiny ones. Sorry for the confusion.