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Hi there,
the cover for the USB port of my HTC Dream /T-Mobile G1 became loose. The little plastic cable that holds it to the phone ripped but I still had it - I planned to glue the cover back to that plastic cable thing.
Unfortunately I lost that cover now. I was searching the web (including ebay) for replacement but even if I bought a complete housing they'd come without that little plastic cable holding the USB cover.
Does anybody know where to get replacement? By the way I would like to know where to get good (high quality) tools for opening the housing without breaking it.
I appreciate your help.
You would probably have to buy a broken phone and hope that the cover is still intact. While I managed to maintain that cover on mine, I did find it highly frustrating. Many people actually PREFERRED to rip it off. I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to replace it, since that cover really is quite redundant. You won't hurt anything by not having it.
Yes, you're right somehow, it is redundant. It looks a little ugly, though. Maybe someone can still point a way to that cover
2 bricked G1's for sale on ebay for parts:
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-BRICKED-G1-PH...652?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b72aa884
Thank's for the ebay link. I am already bidding on some broken phones on ebay.de. though. I though was hoping to find that cover as a sparepart somewhere.
jdb78 said:
Thank's for the ebay link. I am already bidding on some broken phones on ebay.de. though. I though was hoping to find that cover as a sparepart somewhere.
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Try topicovers.com if you are still having problems. I bought some and now is a big fan of them. Good luck!
I have been looking around for a product or a DIY project that will allow a hand strap to be attached to our Focus but so far have not been able to come up with anything.
I love the phone's sleek body and I really don't want to put a case on it so a Hand Strap would be ideal.
Anyone care to share your thoughts or ideas on this?
Thanks!
Possibility
Been wanting a hannd strap myself. The only place I can see where I can secure it without much moding would be the external antenna port below the sim card. I was thinking maybe could attach the strap around the port and find a way to place something into the port like a kind of pin to help keep it in place.
That's an idea.
I saw that connector too but thought that since it's not a screwed on connector it might not provide much of a grip for a strap especially when the cover of our phone comes off so easily.
I actually saw one of my customers at AT&T have a strap on hers and it was a strap with a rubber 3.5mm port at the end. And it was dang sturdy too, and perfect positioning at the hradphone jack. I thought that was so freaking awesome. I have no idea where she got it but more than likely a quick Google search will guide you.
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I actually saw one of my customers at AT&T have a strap on hers and it was a strap with a rubber 3.5mm port at the end. And it was dang sturdy too, and perfect positioning at the hradphone jack. I thought that was so freaking awesome. I have no idea where she got it but more than likely a quick Google search will guide you.
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I was toying around with that idea but I was not sure how much grip the headphone jack will provide but it's better than not having a strap at all.
Thanks for the reply!
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kms
kms108 said:
i've seen many, the little jack is plastic, most of them come with a stylus for a touch screen pen, it's a good way to hang a hand strap for decoration only, but dont use your hand strap to hold the phone, it's not strong enough.
kms
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I agree, the headphone jack's retention spring/clip will not likely provide enough holding power to stop the phone from falling out of my hand if I put a hand strap on it.
I have already dropped the phone a few times and luckily it had not hit a hard surface with sufficient force to cause much damage. A hand strap in my opinion is totally necessary on a phone this wide (I have a medium size hand).
I hope a solution will surface before anything really bad happens to my phone.
Thanks for the reply!
spanky310 said:
I agree, the headphone jack's retention spring/clip will not likely provide enough holding power to stop the phone from falling out of my hand if I put a hand strap on it.
I have already dropped the phone a few times and luckily it had not hit a hard surface with sufficient force to cause much damage. A hand strap in my opinion is totally necessary on a phone this wide (I have a medium size hand).
I hope a solution will surface before anything really bad happens to my phone.
Thanks for the reply!
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the plug are the only choice, if you do have the a plug with hand strap, the sudden loose of your hand, i'm sure it will hold for that purpose, but like me it's a natural habit to start swing your phone if you some sort of cord or strap on the phone.
kms108 said:
the plug are the only choice, if you do have the a plug with hand strap, the sudden loose of your hand, i'm sure it will hold for that purpose, but like me it's a natural habit to start swing your phone if you some sort of cord or strap on the phone.
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Yeah I agree and for sure no swinging
with my HTC Mozart 7
with my Samsung Nexus S
Hi all,
I think someone has already mentioned this idea in any post.
It's about connecting a flash drive via otg cable and pin it at the backside of the tablet.
Since a flash drive should not make any problems combined with a magnet there's only one thing left.
You need a thin metal plate or another magnet in the back of the tablet (which isn'T really a problem neither).
My only question is whether I can throw away my tablet after adding a magnet at the backside or pinning another one on there? Is there anything that can be damaged in my N10?
Or can you think of another comfortable way to use a flash drive with the tablet? A cheaper one than buying a wireless HDD?
Thanks for your answers and suggestions
I'd probably use double-sided tape to keep the flash drive in place instead of a magnet.
espionage724 said:
I'd probably use double-sided tape to keep the flash drive in place instead of a magnet.
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That would of course work, too. But touching it all the time will just go on your nerves. On top of that you'll have the dirtiest tablet, because a rest of the glue will stay there...
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xeTaiz said:
Hi all,
I think someone has already mentioned this idea in any post.
It's about connecting a flash drive via otg cable and pin it at the backside of the tablet.
Since a flash drive should not make any problems combined with a magnet there's only one thing left.
You need a thin metal plate or another magnet in the back of the tablet (which isn'T really a problem neither).
My only question is whether I can throw away my tablet after adding a magnet at the backside or pinning another one on there? Is there anything that can be damaged in my N10?
Or can you think of another comfortable way to use a flash drive with the tablet? A cheaper one than buying a wireless HDD?
Thanks for your answers and suggestions
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There are 2 metal plates under that cover on the back. Could try them, but I'm not sure what they are
Evostance said:
There are 2 metal plates under that cover on the back. Could try them, but I'm not sure what they are
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I believe they are shielding for the speakers, as seen in the teardown here:
http://www.powerbookmedic.com/wordpress/2012/11/16/google-nexus-10-take-apart-first-look
Now, do we have anyone brave enough (not me) to attempt to add a microsd card slot behind that back cover
I think its no good idea to pin a magnet on the speakers...
Will there be any problems with the battery if you insert a samll metal plate next to it to pin the flash drive at?
Is there any problem with the magnetic field? This Li-Ions shoudln't feel anything, so why not?
i'm sure a magnetic field on the battery is fine... just as the Palm touchstone connected via magnetic coil on battery cover as with any other wireless charging device
Yes, and thinking of all the smart covers/cases etc. you'll see they just generate a magneticfield everywhere on the tablet and there is no problem ... of course it isn't that strong but thinking of a flash dirve's mass i won't need such a strong magnet...
Thanks for your answers, I'll just try it out when my tablet finally arrives
Thread can be closed pls
Heres the backround on what i did to get wireless charging going...
1) get palm coil and touchstone. i bought this on ebay for 10$ (just search touchstone charging kit)
2) carefully remove the coil from the back cover of the palm phone. plastic cover first then the rest.
3) what worked easiest for me was to keep all the coil stuff stuck to the removable plastic piece holding everything together, then you can simply stick it in the back of our active covers. (make sure when moving the magnets all the positive sides are facing towards the dock)
4) Connecting it. I tried doing this a couple different ways and i eventually ended up pulling tiny copper wire out of computer speaker cable and used it like a twist tie on the phone terminals (then small amount of electrical tape to separate them...which worked out fine)*I attempted to do the same on the coil side of the connection but that was a bust so i ended up soldering it.. not my first choice but since its on the palm coil not my active I did it.*
5) you should be all good to go at this point
here are some pics too and of course if you some of mess your phone up...its not my fault
Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvO01b1CKBk
feel free to pm if ya got a question me... I am leaving the country tomorrow night for a week, but ill try to get back to ya
happy modding
in the picture with highlighting yellow goes to left phone terminal(positive) and brown goes to right teminal (negative)
bdgarel said:
Heres the backround on what i did to get wireless charging going...
1) get palm coil and touchstone. i bought this on ebay for 10$ (just search touchstone charging kit)
2) carefully remove the coil from the back cover of the palm phone. plastic cover first then the rest.
3) what worked easiest for me was to keep all the coil stuff stuck to the removable plastic piece holding everything together, then you can simply stick it in the back of our active covers. (make sure when moving the magnets all the positive sides are facing towards the dock)
4) Connecting it. I tried doing this a couple different ways and i eventually ended up pulling tiny copper wire out of computer speaker cable and used it like a twist tie on the phone terminals (then small amount of electrical tape to separate them...which worked out fine)*I attempted to do the same on the coil side of the connection but that was a bust so i ended up soldering it.. not my first choice but since its on the palm coil not my active I did it.*
5) you should be all good to go at this point
here are some pics too and of course if you some of mess your phone up...its not my fault
Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvO01b1CKBk
feel free to pm if ya got a question me... I am leaving the country tomorrow night for a week, but ill try to get back to ya
happy modding
in the picture with highlighting yellow goes to left phone terminal and brown goes to right
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This video seems very helpful with the process, just wish i knew which side was pos and which is neg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHw1QIPwkZU
EDIT: i see the pics thank that helps!
joshuadjohnson22 said:
This video seems very helpful with the process, just wish i knew which side was pos and which is neg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHw1QIPwkZU
EDIT: i see the pics thank that helps!
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Use a multimeter...if you dont know how, you probably shouldn't attempt this hack and should wait for an aftermarket back plate to come out
Out of curiosity, how strong are these magnets? Am I going to have to make sure that my phone gets nowhere near my credit cards (and other magnetic cards, media, etc.)?
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Out of curiosity, how strong are these magnets? Am I going to have to make sure that my phone gets nowhere near my credit cards (and other magnetic cards, media, etc.)?
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They are fairly strong but I have yet to have any issues with my cards...however I usually keep my phone in a separate pocket
Have you tested the phones waterproof capabilities since you did this mod? I love the idea, want to do it, but im on the fence, as it seems it would make it very easy to make the waterproofing gasket fail with a small wire.... on the other hand, you dont have to take the back off, or open the charging port, so if it doesn't void the waterproofing, it could be even better
Obviously, if any wire or any part of the wireless receiver protrudes over the seal, the water resistance will be compromised, but that's not the only issue.
In the back panel replacement sticker on the back of the S4A, it tells you to press under the camera LED. Pressing there engages the rubber seal. The issue is that any of these non-oem wireless receivers is going to slightly lift the central portion of the back away from the phone. Thus, even if no part of the seal-line is breached, I still wouldn't trust that the seal could engage fully.
Don't get me wrong... I'm going to do something similar, since I'd rather have wireless charging. Still... until an OEM wireless charging backplate comes from Samsung, I'd assume it's an either/or situation. Wireless charging OR water resistance.
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Obviously, if any wire or any part of the wireless receiver protrudes over the seal, the water resistance will be compromised, but that's not the only issue.
In the back panel replacement sticker on the back of the S4A, it tells you to press under the camera LED. Pressing there engages the rubber seal. The issue is that any of these non-oem wireless receivers is going to slightly lift the central portion of the back away from the phone. Thus, even if no part of the seal-line is breached, I still wouldn't trust that the seal could engage fully.
Don't get me wrong... I'm going to do something similar, since I'd rather have wireless charging. Still... until an OEM wireless charging backplate comes from Samsung, I'd assume it's an either/or situation. Wireless charging OR water resistance.
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I will fix the wire issue by using copper tape. I'm excited to try it...
I am doing this mod tonight and I thought I would share some information.
See below for the information I have gathered:
Yellow lines = Copper tape- as you can tell it gets very cramped around the end because of the gasket. I may need to use a different path or wires like the OP. The important stuff to gather from this is which is positive and which is negative on both the phone and the palm pre touchstone.
Nice idea, curious to see how this works out.
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My copper tape has not arrived but I installed everything else. It does appear that the coil makes the rear housing push out which leads me to believe it will not do well to repel water away from the seal during extended use but I would prefer wireless charging
If you plan on using a case I would recommend ordering stronger magnets from supermagnets.com part number Disc - D1046. These should work well with any case and it will fit more snug because they are a lot stronger. I will update with photos once the copper tape is installed and everything is working.
Am I missing something? Why doesn't the Samsung wireless charging kit work or the wireless receiver tags you can get for the S4 so you can use a Qi charger?
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Am I missing something? Why doesn't the Samsung wireless charging kit work or the wireless receiver tags you can get for the S4 so you can use a Qi charger?
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The battery door is different. In theory it will work but you would have to figure out a way to gut the back plate and that would be a lot harder than palm's touchstone mod. Or just wait for the active's wireless back plate to be released. This is a lot cheaper IMO $10 vs $30-150
Ya I just realized this. But still do you think the wireless charger receiver tag could work? If you search on Amazon or Ebay "Galaxy S4 wireless charging receiver tag" there's the component which is stuck inside the back cover Samsung is selling. Except it can be bought for $10-20 and most likely can fit in the Active. I don't know because I have the original S4 but just trying to throw out some ideas. In theory if the tag works you can get it for $15 then use any Qi charger and you're good. While not quite as cheap it's only a few bucks more and much easier and looks way better probably. That is if it works of course.
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Ya I just realized this. But still do you think the wireless charger receiver tag could work? If you search on Amazon or Ebay "Galaxy S4 wireless charging receiver tag" there's the component which is stuck inside the back cover Samsung is selling. Except it can be bought for $10-20 and most likely can fit in the Active. I don't know because I have the original S4 but just trying to throw out some ideas. In theory if the tag works you can get it for $15 then use any Qi charger and you're good. While not quite as cheap it's only a few bucks more and much easier and looks way better probably. That is if it works of course.
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that would probably work... if i understand it correctly...
That's the image of what I'm talking about. The official back plate you buy from Samsung is just the battery door with that tag glued on the inside of the door.
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That's the image of what I'm talking about. The official back plate you buy from Samsung is just the battery door with that tag glued on the inside of the door.
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It probably will work but it will cost a lot more than this mod we are talking about. It will be a lot easier to install though
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That's the image of what I'm talking about. The official back plate you buy from Samsung is just the battery door with that tag glued on the inside of the door.
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I went ahead and order this 2, so we will see
joshuadjohnson22 said:
I went ahead and order this 2, so we will see
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Same here. Amazon. 14.99
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Same here. Amazon. 14.99
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I paid a little more because I wanted to get it this week. The cheaper ones come from China and may take a while. I now need a replacement back for my active, somehow with the palm mod one of my clips doesnt work any longer so under my volume rocker it is propped up. Excited to have wireless charging. Hopefully this week
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Do you have that to? It's a tiny tiny bit loose all four directions. Original cable. No problem with the connection. Its snug when inserting and pulling out.
Checked with my Samsung S5. It has more play, so I guess it's ok.
That's by design.
As long as the connection is good, there's nothing to worry.
Thank you! That's relaxing to know.
Remember the standard USB plugs, and when you try to plug them in, they get caught on the housing, but you think you put them the wrong way and rotate them, just to notice they're actually the wrong direction now?
That's to prevent that.
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Remember the standard USB plugs, and when you try to plug them in, they get caught on the housing, but you think you put them the wrong way and rotate them, just to notice they're actually the wrong direction now?
That's to prevent that.
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Yes, all too good. Why the S5 wireless charging is great! Wireless charging doesn't matter very much with the XZ1C because of the USB-C.
Have ordered Wsken magnetic cables to be on the safe side. The USB on my Acro S went broke a long time ago.
I had a magnetic cable, but it stuck out too much for my taste.
Tried to modify it so that it goes in further, but destroyed it in the process.
I'd love to have a flat one, tho.
Was is Wsken? It has great reviews on Amazon. Cannot order from Amazon. Doesn't ship to my country, so I ordered from Ebay.
Flat magnetic cable? Got to check that.