My Droid 3 Stopped Working - Motorola Droid 3

I think it's my flex cable because it had been shutting the screen off when I would slightly move the keyboard open, and I would have to battery pull to get it on. I know the touch part of the screen worked because I could slide to unlock it like normal. I took it apart yesterday and it powers on but all that works is the backlight. I am gonna try taking it apart again and see if I can get it. But boo!

Seems it's a quite a common problem

Had the same problem 2 weeks ago and I found the cable with a tiny tear in it under that metal square cover that straps the cable to the metal slide plate. After a little while on ebay I bought a 32 gig s3 for 260 used. The old d3 just not worth it anymore
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I wish I had the money for a phone that worked well on JB. I do like the D3 though.

Well my flex cable had a tear in it. That's probably why it was broke.

Mine was torn right above that in the bend
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MrObvious said:
Well my flex cable had a tear in it. That's probably why it was broke.
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So you gonna fix it?

I'd need another cable or something. I found a D3 someone was selling on Craigslist that has a broken charger port. All I would have to do is swap motherboards and I should be good to go, or I could use my wife's phone to charge it.

MrObvious said:
I'd need another cable or something. I found a D3 someone was selling on Craigslist that has a broken charger port. All I would have to do is swap motherboards and I should be good to go, or I could use my wife's phone to charge it.
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Just replaced my flex with a $30 replacement off ebay.

$30 or $40

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Inexpensive charging dock from Smartphonepedia

Just received this dock and have been using it for a couple of days.
Only $10 -- a cheap alternative so some of the 40-50$ options.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Data-Sy...531363?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f1de5aea3
It's small, feels like a decent quality piece. It's glossy black with rubber feet on the bottom so it doesn't slide around. It keeps the Note 2 supported nicely when it's dropped in. It's got a floppy rubbery insert that you can take out if you have a case.
One con is that a few times when I've yanked my phone out, the rubber piece has either partially or completely come out. My advice would be to decide on a case of not and, if you leave the rubber insert in, put a drop of hot glue or something to keep the insert in place.
See pics below. Let me know if you have questions.
Does it work with the slimmer cases?
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This is basically a glorified charger. No USB no HDMI no speak out. Does it even charge a spare battery? Whats the point?
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What voltage and amperes does it deliver?
Beamed from Jupiter on my Galaxy Note II
I think it's cool man, it's just a simple charging dock. Great to keep at the office or your bedside.
So the only difference then my stock cable is my phone will be standing upward?...Lol...
blane73 said:
Does it work with the slimmer cases?
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Yes, it works with a slim case for me without even taking the rubber insert out. When you take the rubber insert out, there's a good 0.5-0.75cm around it, particularly the edges. A case with a big beefy back probably would not fit.
AjunNg said:
What voltage and amperes does it deliver?
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It doesn't come with a cable -- you use your phone's provided cable or anything else, so whatever those deliver. I just have a usb-to-microusb running from my computer to it and it works fine.
wish777 said:
So the only difference then my stock cable is my phone will be standing upward?...Lol...
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shook187 said:
This is basically a glorified charger. No USB no HDMI no speak out. Does it even charge a spare battery? Whats the point?
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Sheesh guys. Think a little more outside your own world.
I have this dock connected to my computer at work. I walk in from a meeting, drop the phone in the charger (instead of setting it down, picking up the cable, jamming it in, etc) and it's immediately mounted as a drive on my computer and is charging anytime I'm at my desk. Need to run to a meeting? You just pick it up...no fussing with cables.
Nope, no spare battery. Surprise, most people don't need one. I spend half my day working at my desk, meaning my phone is charging half the day. In fact, I don't even feel like I ever "charge". It's just sitting in its stand. I never need to plug it in at home.
Nope, no USB or HDMI. Surprise, 99% of the people that use this phone care about that, so why pay for a $100 for a dock with it (that's the wrong color, BTW).
20 bucks? Wow, they saw you coming a mile off.
It's the same dock as this, which is in black or white.
FloatingFatMan said:
20 bucks? Wow, they saw you coming a mile off.
It's the same dock as this, which is in black or white.
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Different dock and doesn't ship to the US. But yes, I see your point, there are cheaper alternatives on ebay. Thanks for trying to make me feel like an idiot, Baron. You are very thoughtful.
Here is the same dock for a better price for those of us in "the colonies"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Data-Sy...531363?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f1de5aea3
Roark1138 said:
Yes, it works with a slim case for me without even taking the rubber insert out. When you take the rubber insert out, there's a good 0.5-0.75cm around it, particularly the edges. A case with a big beefy back probably would not fit.
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Thanks man, that's the piece of info I needed. Ordered. I've got the Samsung TPU case, will report if it fits when the dock comes in. If it doesn't fit, I'll fix it up with some polymorph plastic.
Roark1138 said:
Just received this dock and have been using it for a couple of days.
Only $10 -- a cheap alternative so some of the 40-50$ options.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Data-Sy...531363?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3f1de5aea3
It's small, feels like a decent quality piece. It's glossy black with rubber feet on the bottom so it doesn't slide around. It keeps the Note 2 supported nicely when it's dropped in. It's got a floppy rubbery insert that you can take out if you have a case.
One con is that a few times when I've yanked my phone out, the rubber piece has either partially or completely come out. My advice would be to decide on a case of not and, if you leave the rubber insert in, put a drop of hot glue or something to keep the insert in place.
See pics below. Let me know if you have questions.
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Just picked one up, and thanks for sharing man :good:
While their prices aren't always the best, I do like Smartphonepedia's video reviews on youtube (the full shows, not the 30 second blips) and the guys there are very pro-android and know their devices. I would throw business at them vs a random guy on ebay any day.
May be ordering one of these. Thanks for the tip!
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Just bought 2 of the $9.99 ones. I'll try to post my thoughts when received but it will be in a long time 14 to 30 days of expected delivery.
i'm thinking of getting this for my note http://www.mobilefun.de/36639-samsung-galaxy-note-2-dual-dockingstation.htm, this dock also charge an extra battery.
sorry for the german website, you can click flag above to change into uk/us site for mobilefun.
I got the dock in the OP this past Friday, and so far so good. Very nice looking, no cheap feel to it, and the Bodyglove case fits perfect on the dock. No complaints over here folks :good:
Nice find OP. Rough crowd lol.
wish777 said:
So the only difference then my stock cable is my phone will be standing upward?...Lol...
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You can just plug the phone into the dock without having to pick up the charge cable and plug it into the phone. Same for removing it from the dock. Since we have to charge the phone everyday, I would say the dock has a value.

Broken S-pen; Please Help

Please help.. A couple weeks ago I was using my s-pen, just like normal, and suddenly the ass-end of it just SHEARED OFF.
I attempted to repair it by shoving a piece of a toothpick into the part of the ass-end that broke off, and the part that remained inside my phone. This did not work well as, in my attempts to do this, the toothpick snapped in two and now I just have the parts with toothpick pieces stuck in them.
I clipped off the excess toothpick and have been using my stubby stylus as such since, flicking it to insert it into the phone and smacking the bottom of it against my hand as if I were packing a pack of cigarettes in order to remove it.
Point being: I cannot continue to use and abuse my phone in such a manner, even if I do have an OtterBox on the damn thing. I need to repair/replace my stylus, this is obvious, but I don't feel like paying $30 for a brand-new stylus when the only thing wrong with it is the ass-end. Does anybody know of anywhere I can purchase [a] new ass-end(s) so that i can replace just that part of the stylus?
Flyffe Myrddin said:
Please help.. A couple weeks ago I was using my s-pen, just like normal, and suddenly the ass-end of it just SHEARED OFF.
I attempted to repair it by shoving a piece of a toothpick into the part of the ass-end that broke off, and the part that remained inside my phone. This did not work well as, in my attempts to do this, the toothpick snapped in two and now I just have the parts with toothpick pieces stuck in them.
I clipped off the excess toothpick and have been using my stubby stylus as such since, flicking it to insert it into the phone and smacking the bottom of it against my hand as if I were packing a pack of cigarettes in order to remove it.
Point being: I cannot continue to use and abuse my phone in such a manner, even if I do have an OtterBox on the damn thing. I need to repair/replace my stylus, this is obvious, but I don't feel like paying $30 for a brand-new stylus when the only thing wrong with it is the ass-end. Does anybody know of anywhere I can purchase [a] new ass-end(s) so that i can replace just that part of the stylus?
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Email me on [email protected], so that i can let you know what exactly to be done to get a new spen without charge
swagatsourav said:
Email me on [email protected], so that i can let you know what exactly to be done to get a new spen without charge
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You can just post here. Lol.
If you check on eBay, you can score a new genuine OEM S Pen for $15.
I ordered one from the Samsung website.. Using a 50% off coupon it was only 14.99....
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Don't be cheap, just buy a new pen.
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LittleRedDot said:
Don't be cheap, just buy a new pen.
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I paid $350 for this phone. The stylus broke for no reason whatsoever after four months.
I WILL BE CHEAP IF I WANT TO
Well in that case, have you tried contacting Samsung for a warranty replacement?
No idea how that works. I lost mine soi that's why I had to replace it.
BTW... the bashing like cigarette case removal method sounds bad. I'd just keep it in a pocket for now!
No sense in breaking the phone over a relatively inexpensive replaceable accessory...
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Flyffe Myrddin said:
I paid $350 for this phone. The stylus broke for no reason whatsoever after four months.
I WILL BE CHEAP IF I WANT TO
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I got one under warranty from aT&T just call them and tell them it quit working. See if that works first.
Free + overnight shipping and I got $25 off my bill.
Honestly your picture does not look like it broke on its own but I'll take your word for it
droidbabyxda said:
Honestly your picture does not look like it broke on its own but I'll take your word for it
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Well, like I said, I attempted to repair it with a toothpick first. when that didn't work, I shaved some of the plastic off of the exposed broken pieces with a knife to make it flush so that I might Gorilla-Glue it.
You're going round robins barn for no reason. If it broke legitimately (which I don't see how) then you can easily get it replaced under warranty. Why you would even attempt a repair is beyond me, unless you broke it yourself and are feeling guilty.
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LittleRedDot said:
You're going round robins barn for no reason. If it broke legitimately (which I don't see how) then you can easily get it replaced under warranty. Why you would even attempt a repair is beyond me, unless you broke it yourself and are feeling guilty.
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Yup. +1 if it was defective workmanship my first instinct would be to call aT&t and get a replacement or get really pissed.
LittleRedDot said:
You're going round robins barn for no reason. If it broke legitimately (which I don't see how) then you can easily get it replaced under warranty. Why you would even attempt a repair is beyond me, unless you broke it yourself and are feeling guilty.
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I honestly don't understand how or why it broke either. There was no reason for it to have broken. My brother got his Note II at the exact same time as I did, and his is still going strong.
Flyffe Myrddin said:
Please help.. A couple weeks ago I was using my s-pen, just like normal, and suddenly the ass-end of it just SHEARED OFF.
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Sheared off, whilst in your hands, using it? Or left on the table/etc, came back and found it sheared off? Or sheared off, whilst you were inserting it back into the S-pen slot?
You weren't playing fruit ninja, were you?
Perhaps, your brother snapped his and simply swapped it with yours?
Because, I'm holding my S-pen right here, and the only way I can see it having broken as your photo depicts, is for it to have been snapped by hand.
Defective workmanship, would more likely result in it not being glued/affixed/assembled properly and it separating from each other, but not snapping/shearing.
If it truly was as you state it, then see if you can get a replacement under warranty. Otherwise purchase another one from ebay/etc or glue it back together and use it ghetto style.
Optimistic Pessimist said:
Sheared off, whilst in your hands, using it? Or left on the table/etc, came back and found it sheared off? Or sheared off, whilst you were inserting it back into the S-pen slot?
You weren't playing fruit ninja, were you?
Perhaps, your brother snapped his and simply swapped it with yours?
Because, I'm holding my S-pen right here, and the only way I can see it having broken as your photo depicts, is for it to have been snapped by hand.
Defective workmanship, would more likely result in it not being glued/affixed/assembled properly and it separating from each other, but not snapping/shearing.
If it truly was as you state it, then see if you can get a replacement under warranty. Otherwise purchase another one from ebay/etc or glue it back together and use it ghetto style.
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Sounds and looks like S-Pen Ninja.
Again, that is just the two pieces. I have shaved off the extra plastic with a knife. That is not what it looked like when it broke. I pulled the s-pen out and when I held it like a pencil like you are supposed to, with the ass-end resting on the crook between my thumb and forefinger, it just sheared off.
Flyffe Myrddin said:
Again, that is just the two pieces. I have shaved off the extra plastic with a knife. That is not what it looked like when it broke. I pulled the s-pen out and when I held it like a pencil like you are supposed to, with the ass-end resting on the crook between my thumb and forefinger, it just sheared off.
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sheared
past tense of shear (Verb)
Verb
Cut the wool off (a sheep or other animal).
Cut off (something such as hair, wool, or grass) with scissors or shears.
So you cut it off? I'm just giving you a hard time. I would def call into the carrier or Samsung. If you came to my store, I could probably get you one at no charge.
Anyone who would just cut up their s-pen is insane. But yeah, I've been attempting to get this resolved for a couple days now. Samsung won't put me on with an actual human, so I think I'm going to contact AT&T about it.
Ohhh big spender.. Try being deployed on the other side of the world and having to spend $869 to get one
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VivaLaCam92 said:
Ohhh big spender.. Try being deployed on the other side of the world and having to spend $869 to get one
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"I'm not going to try to help you at all, I'm just going to try to one up your problems"
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D3_ said:
"I'm not going to try to help you at all, I'm just going to try to one up your problems"
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Your answers were posted earlier, quit being a cheap ass and buy a new one. They go for $10 all day on eBay.
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Screen won't turn on after repair

So my brother accidentally cracked the screen of my Nexus 7 a while back.
Yesterday I received replacement screen, put the device back together ant turned it on.
But the screen stays black without a hint of flick.
Device is definitely on, internal SD mounts when I plug it in a PC and I hear the sound from the Nexus when I pull the cable out.
I've inspected the flex ribbon cable, looks undamaged.
Is my video output chip fired or something?
I would say reseat the flex cable and try again if it doesn't turn on perhaps bad screen.
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If you pulled on the small flex cable that was connected to the display before you released the small retaining lever on the back of the connector, there is a good chance you cracked one or more traces on the flex. I had this happen and had to buy a replacement flex. Asus made the traces too narrow right where the flex enters the LCD connector.
EBay vendors sell the flex for $10-20
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bigbop said:
If you pulled on the small flex cable that was connected to the display before you released the small retaining lever on the back of the connector, there is a good chance you cracked one or more traces on the flex. I had this happen and had to buy a replacement flex. Asus made the traces too narrow right where the flex enters the LCD connector.
EBay vendors sell the flex for $10-20
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Yeah, after thorough inspection with a magnifying glass it seems like the flex cable is the problem. Ordered the replacement already.
Meanwhile, gonna play with some conductive paint

Charging flap broke off

Under regular usage, my charging flap broke off. I went to T-Mobile and they said I would have to pay $175 to fix it! Anyone have an idea of how I can get it fixed, or will I just not be waterproof anymore
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Did you lose the flap? Or do you still have it? If you have it, did you just rip it out of the hole? Or did the piece that goes between the flap and the whole break? I've caught mine and pulled it out like 3 or 4 times, but I've always been able to get it back in with some effort.
Mi|enko said:
Did you lose the flap? Or do you still have it? If you have it, did you just rip it out of the hole? Or did the piece that goes between the flap and the whole break? I've caught mine and pulled it out like 3 or 4 times, but I've always been able to get it back in with some effort.
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I've seen others have this issue and say that calling Sony got them to send them a free replacement, only for the Z1s (not the Z1) though...
jahjah440 said:
Under regular usage, my charging flap broke off. I went to T-Mobile and they said I would have to pay $175 to fix it! Anyone have an idea of how I can get it fixed, or will I just not be waterproof anymore
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tough luck there mate,
TBH i wouldn't call that a charging port either that would be the micro usb port,
ive used it all but 4 times myself when i first rooted my phone,
u use a maglock charger or use the dock, as the usb port isnt made for everyday use
thats why they put the charging dock in the box when you buy it
it also charges faster through the dock/maglock than via the usb
id just push the port back in and get a maglock charger or use your dock
Not everyone got a free dock with their phone.
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Yup. I didn't get a dock with my Z1.
My flap also broke off. I bought the replacement for ~10$. Plastic part is still inside though. Since my glass on the back broke off I called service that is authorised by Sony (so I won't lose warranty for repair) and they put a reasonable price for back glass replacement. 250PLN. It's not crazy high, but isn't a 6pack. I asked how much will cost the replacing of the flap if I provide the replacement part along with the regular cost of the flap replacement and the woman on the phone said that that'll be free.
Ask about the price if you provide a replacement.
Wysłane z mojego C6903 przy użyciu Tapatalka
http://www.witrigs.com/oem-usb-data-micro-sd-sim-card-block-covers-replacement-parts-for-sony-xperia-z1-black
this can help you, some1 here bought it and even showed that they are waterproof too
I guess I'm getting a dock now. I have tmobile as well and if they charge for this kind of stuff, I'd rather just pay the $10 and get a dock.
I broke my flap as well..feel asleep on the phone while it was charging. Got a replacement from witrigs website.
However, a small piece of plastic was left inside and I used a pin to take it out..wasn't as easy as I thought...the hole is really small...and my pin wasn't as thin as I'd like.
Putting the replacement was easy..used the same pin to just push it in lol
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I broke my flap as well..feel asleep on the phone while it was charging. Got a replacement from witrigs website.
However, a small piece of plastic was left inside and I used a pin to take it out..wasn't as easy as I thought...the hole is really small...and my pin wasn't as thin as I'd like.
Putting the replacement was easy..used the same pin to just push it in lol
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How long did it take you to receive it?
My flap just broke off tonight, I plan to call Sony in the morning to order a replacement.. Just trying to see how long of a wait I'm looking at. My phone looks ugly on that side now, ugh.
I had a piece stuck in there just like you, had my wife get it out with a sewing pin (thanks to your advice).
Lesson learned, once Sony confirms they're sending me a replacement flap I plan to order the official Sony charging doc for the Z1 (everyone I've heard talking about it says it does indeed fit the Z1s) from their site.
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Where to shop for replacement parts?

Hey guys,
So I bit the bullet and replaced my 2.5 year old Shamu's battery, I've had the phone since launch day so it started giving up on me with random shutdowns... I was lucky and found an OEM Motorola branded new battery on eBay. Unfortunately during the process, I busted the power and volume ribbon cable and the Mobo ribbon cable. Does anyone know a legit site where I can get these cables from?
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pfft
I find ifixit a bit pricey, what I did is find phones on ebay with smashed up screens/other parts not working. buy them, part them, fix my own, and sell the part phone at around the same price I got :angel:
BlueEditionE6 said:
I find ifixit a bit pricey, what I did is find phones on ebay with smashed up screens/other parts not working. buy them, part them, fix my own, and sell the part phone at around the same price I got :angel:
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Ifixit didn't have the ribbon cables... I just purchased them from eBay, us seller, hopefully they are fine... In the mean time... I have to be careful and make sure I don't run out of battery, otherwise I'm screwed
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BigDig said:
Ifixit didn't have the ribbon cables... I just purchased them from eBay, us seller, hopefully they are fine... In the mean time... I have to be careful and make sure I don't run out of battery, otherwise I'm screwed
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There a guy on eBay from Chicago... He's got em... I broke 2 before I went to the local phone repair guy... ($-#&#(&(+#[email protected]$+&+ that goddamn clip that holds the volume and power button cable... It's CRAP!
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rignfool said:
There a guy on eBay from Chicago... He's got em... I broke 2 before I went to the local phone repair guy... ($-#&#(&(+#[email protected]$+&+ that goddamn clip that holds the volume and power button cable... It's CRAP!
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Yeah I bought it from him. It will take 5 days for delivery to Boston... That's not a clip though.. it's like a little where you have to plug in the volume cable end, isn't it?
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BigDig said:
Yeah I bought it from him. It will take 5 days for delivery to Boston... That's not a clip though.. it's like a little where you have to plug in the volume cable end, isn't it?
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There is a hinged little clip on the ribbon that plugs in next to the speaker that joins up with the volume and power buttons...
You need small hands or tools to insert the button wire under the clip... Then close it...
My meathooks could not operate the clip without twitching and breaking it off
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