Hey, recently my headphones would be recognized and then not recognized if I move the wire or from just simply walking. At first, I thought my headphones broke, but from experimenting with several pairs, I've come to the conclusion that it is my jack that Is broken. I tried lifting the metal piece that detects headphones, however it did not work as the problem still arises...Any way I could get this working again?
torch2424 said:
Hey, recently my headphones would be recognized and then not recognized if I move the wire or from just simply walking. At first, I thought my headphones broke, but from experimenting with several pairs, I've come to the conclusion that it is my jack that Is broken. I tried lifting the metal piece that detects headphones, however it did not work as the problem still arises...Any way I could get this working again?
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Take apart the phone, buy a replacement from eBay and put it in but don't rip any flex ribbon cables. Or if you are under warranty just have T-Mobile replace it
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I think Im out of warranty. And I'm terrilb ewith hardware fixes. thanks for the reply though
torch2424 said:
I think Im out of warranty. And I'm terrilb ewith hardware fixes. thanks for the reply though
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You can try Samsung direct. They are pretty good about standing behind devices but cost will be about 50.00 and shipped at your expense to their Texas location.
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Hmmm I might consider that...Thank you!
This happened to my laptop's headphone jack. Someone said that the jack may have oxidized. The fix was to take a cotton swab and dip it in rubbing alcohol and then kinda scrub the jack.
Careful if trying alcohol with cotton qtip. The alcohol will remove corrosive build up but also does drying of parts it comes in contact with. There is a contact cleaner that's cheep enough for this at most electronic stores and certianly all radio shacks.
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Hey guys,
I think some of us have a problem with our headphone sockets where over time, slight bumps to the connection causes the audio to slightly cut out which can be annoying if you're listening to music with your phone in your pocket through headphones/earphones.
Now I've found a guide to disassemble the phone which i'll leave at the bottom as not to ruin the continuity, but I'm struggling to find a suitable replacement part for the output socket on the phone. You have to remember that the socket also needs metal contacts inside it for the microphone input. I plan to shoot motorola's technical team an email about it but I'm wondering if there are any other people keen on fixing the problem or if they themselves have tried addressing it.
Cheers,
Ed
Disassemble your droid/milestone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE81IaQHEHc
Something which is close but not quite what i'm looking for:
http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=PS0133
seems interesting.
I've had to send my phone in twice because of this.
Might have this problem fixed now though as i've gotten angled headphones that are really close to the socket. This way there won't be as much pressure on the socket when i've got the phone in my pocket whilst cycling.
hmm... been a long time since I´ve tinkered with any jack-sockets (last time on one of my bass guitars), but shouldn´t you just be able to -probably more of a temporary fix- bend the contact-latches inside the socket a bit so they press "harder" against the headphone jack when it is plugged in?
that way, they should allow for more movement of the jack (which is the problem you are describing) without losing contact.
the only problem is, repeated usage of the socket will eventually wear the contact latches out again over time...
Through the course of my research I've actually found a really simple and easy quick fix which works really well.
Spray a bit of WD40 into the socket and abrakadabra! it works!
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Through the course of my research I've actually found a really simple and easy quick fix which works really well.
Spray a bit of WD40 into the socket and abrakadabra! it works!
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Really? Why does this work? Does the WD40 conduct the signal? How often do you need to do this?
kreat1ve said:
Through the course of my research I've actually found a really simple and easy quick fix which works really well.
Spray a bit of WD40 into the socket and abrakadabra! it works!
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Bad idea. Don't use WD40. It will eat away at the plastic and circuit board. It also will attract dust and dirt. Electrical contact cleaner is a better idea. It's safe for circuit boards and plastics.
mightybrick said:
Bad idea. Don't use WD40. It will eat away at the plastic and circuit board. It also will attract dust and dirt. Electrical contact cleaner is a better idea. It's safe for circuit boards and plastics.
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Good to know...
Where do we get this stuff? My current milestone is fine...but for how long? My first unit's headphone jack was very bad after a few months.
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Caz666 said:
Good to know...
Where do we get this stuff? My current milestone is fine...but for how long? My first unit's headphone jack was very bad after a few months.
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Any hardware or electronics store should have it; Radio Shack, Walmart, etc.
kreat1ve said:
Hey guys,
I think some of us have a problem with our headphone sockets where over time, slight bumps to the connection causes the audio to slightly cut out which can be annoying if you're listening to music with your phone in your pocket through headphones/earphones.
Now I've found a guide to disassemble the phone which i'll leave at the bottom as not to ruin the continuity, but I'm struggling to find a suitable replacement part for the output socket on the phone. You have to remember that the socket also needs metal contacts inside it for the microphone input. I plan to shoot motorola's technical team an email about it but I'm wondering if there are any other people keen on fixing the problem or if they themselves have tried addressing it.
Cheers,
Ed
In China, that part (original) is about 2RMB - say $0.30 US - but shipping it will cost far more than that...
The Motorola P/N is 0976622A01, and googling it seems to produce a few hits:
You will need to find the links yourself, since the board prohibited me from postiing them...
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the board is prohibiting links??? or only certain links?
however, i would appreciate some more hints on that disassembly-guide you were pointing at, since i cannot find that, either.
xenosapien213 said:
the board is prohibiting links??? or only certain links?
however, i would appreciate some more hints on that disassembly-guide you were pointing at, since i cannot find that, either.
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Have you tried the electrical contact cleaner post yet? Someone says WD-40 works (Which is a terrible idea, hence trying electrical contact cleaner). They aren't cheap and it's worth a shot before taking your phone apart!
Thanks! This is great!
xenosapien213 said:
hmm... been a long time since I´ve tinkered with any jack-sockets (last time on one of my bass guitars), but shouldn´t you just be able to -probably more of a temporary fix- bend the contact-latches inside the socket a bit so they press "harder" against the headphone jack when it is plugged in?
that way, they should allow for more movement of the jack (which is the problem you are describing) without losing contact.
the only problem is, repeated usage of the socket will eventually wear the contact latches out again over time...
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this may work, but I have found on the portable devices it is normally more the circuit board it is connected to. The solder joint fails and really needs to be re-soldered. The connection is only supported by the solder, not a good thing, but all the electronics manufacturers only care if they last past the initial warranty. Often all it needs is a hit with a low power solder gun to re-flow the joint, other times you need to clean off the old solder, and put on some new. the joint will often look fine to the naked eye, but if you look with magnification you will see the joint has cracks. A friend of mine is an electronics repair geek, and he can see it just by glancing. I need some magnification, funny thing is he wears glasses that are almost an inch thick, so it is more experience at looking at them.
Thanks for the links. My audio jack has been bad for some time and it is only a matter of time until the frustration will drive me to take the phone apart. It is better now I have some instructions for when that time comes
I tried contact cleaner which unfortunatly didn't have any effect. It 'feels' like a bad solder joint but obviously I can't tell for sure until it is apart.
Ok! So I snapped my GPS antennae while trying to make sure it touches the receiver. Any ideas on how to fix it back? I'm thinking of soldering the broken part back to the receiver and hoping it makes contact with the base which is on the PCB. Any other innovative solutions?? Also I'm having second thoughts on soldering a copper wire on to the receiver and leave it dangling down to the PCB. This will surely make contact with the base. Anyway looking forward to some suggestions to help here.
Some help guys...
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Ur ideas arent half bad... U should try them out. They should be able to fix the problem in theory.
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Let's try it. Any material specifically I should use lot just copper wire is fine?
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Copper would be fine. Try to keep the length just right so that the wire does not touch any other parts.
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Though it will cost,you can think about giving it up in the service centre so that they can repair it.
The service center is well worth a try but then I'm highly inclined to experiment with my piece and if I succeed I might pave a new way for others to be a little brave too.
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Does anyone use these?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FREE-SHIP-2...717825?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item589323c841
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Does anyone use these?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FREE-SHIP-2...717825?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item589323c841
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I have never used those on a device and don't see myself using them in the future. I suppose if you work in a dusty and dirty environment they may come in handy. But I myself have no need for them.
I can see how those can be useful. When I had my iphone, the port and headphone jack were full of lint from being inside the pocket.
I won't buy them though only because it would be a nuisance to have to remove them every time to charge the device or to listen to music with headphones. Those little plugs would get lost really quickly.
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KB112 said:
I have never used those on a device and don't see myself using them in the future. I suppose if you work in a dusty and dirty environment they may come in handy. But I myself have no need for them.
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I had never seen them before, but I don't see myself using them either.
Viper2005 said:
I can see how those can be useful. When I had my iphone, the port and headphone jack were full of lint from being inside the pocket.
I won't buy them though only because it would be a nuisance to have to remove them every time to charge the device or to listen to music with headphones. Those little plugs would get lost really quickly.
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Exactly! I sometimes look at my phones and see all the tiny little dirt particles in my audio jack and wonder if it's bad for the port? lol It would be awesome to be able to protect the charging and audio ports from dust etc, but there has to be a more pleasant way of doing so without having to keep up with tiny little rubber pieces.
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Does anyone use these?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FREE-SHIP-2...717825?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item589323c841
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I definitely want to check these out for my devices. (I'm assuming that they made them for other devices, too.) I've damaged two phones in the past because the usb port leads got wet in the rain, near a leak, or whatever. Damn...make that three phones.
I would welcome those to protect my device. Specially the headphone jack when you are using the phone when its raining.
Is there any remedy or way to tighten the micro usb flap? It gets loose over time, except the jack, the jack for earphones is tightly covered whereas the Micro USB flap is getting loose overtime.. Im scared that it might soon be too lose that water would get in.
My question, is there any way to tighten/ secure it, or some piece of ornament to tighten things around it? Styrofoam of some sort idk.. or some adhesive to tighten it.. please help me out. This is for all of us.. thank you!
Not sure about tightening but you can use silicone paste to make it more waterproof.....also buy external dock to charge to avoid using use
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Is there any remedy or way to tighten the micro usb flap? It gets loose over time, except the jack, the jack for earphones is tightly covered whereas the Micro USB flap is getting loose overtime.. Im scared that it might soon be too lose that water would get in.
My question, is there any way to tighten/ secure it, or some piece of ornament to tighten things around it? Styrofoam of some sort idk.. or some adhesive to tighten it.. please help me out. This is for all of us.. thank you!
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No. I suggest you to get a new USB flap so that keep the phone waterproof.
Try cleaning the rubber. Make sure there is no dust or any dirt.
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There's a connected piece to cover the usb port for water resistance. The headphone jack has no such cover, which seems to defeat the purpose. Is it supposed to have a similar cover?
It's a self sealing port. No plug required. That being said, i wouldn't want it to get wet while headphones are plugged in.
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Greycloak42 said:
It's a self sealing port. No plug required. That being said, i wouldn't want it to get wet while headphones are plugged in.
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There's no plug, as mentioned, but it really SHOULD have one. If you use your GS5 after subjecting the headphone jack to water, you'll be displeased to learn that making and receiving phone calls has become impossible. You see, the GS5 sees the water as headphones being constantly plugged in and removed, thereby rendering the handset earpiece useless. I've found if you blow REALLY hard in the audio jack SEVERAL times, you can sufficiently displace the water inside the jack to the point where Android no longer erroneously detects headphones. Alternatively, one could wait for water to evaporate.
So, if your dream is to take swim/float in your backyard pool while answering business calls (hey, I do live in Phoenix...) you may want to buy some plastic junk like this.