Tomohawk
09-18-2007, 12:50 AM
WoW!
It took me about 3 hours to do it, but I think I got the power switch on my T|E fixed. I got an after picture, but I haven't seen yet. I had the movie/DVD Bullitt on, so I took many breaks.
You need aTorx #5 driver. I got mine at the Sears Hardware store. $3.
After getting the back off ( remember to put some cellophane tape over the hard buttons & multi-way switch) and looking around some with the magnifier, I used my 30W soldering iron ( sorry no 5 watt-er) to put a little blob of solder on the pad where the one foot of the switch was. then I used a clothespin with sharpened jaws to squeeze the switch down on the crcuit board. Then I carefully touched the soldering iron to the foot of the switch for a second or two ( I guessed) to melt the foot & the blob together. It worked!!
I was going to glue ( GOOP) a little chunk of plastic behind the switch to keep it from wiggling when you press the power switch, but the screen was in the way, so I left it as it was since it worked, and seemeed solidly attached.
Getting the whole thing back together was a job too. I still can't tell you the order to assemble the parts, but I did put the screen & PCB board into the front case, then the black plastic top end and then the back case. Then I tested the whole thing: charge connector, headphones, speaker, SD card slot, and USB port.
The battery looks to be easily swapped, but I'd like to see some pictures of how the bigger batteries fit.
The pointer is pointing at the broken connection, but it's hard to see.
thx
It took me about 3 hours to do it, but I think I got the power switch on my T|E fixed. I got an after picture, but I haven't seen yet. I had the movie/DVD Bullitt on, so I took many breaks.
You need aTorx #5 driver. I got mine at the Sears Hardware store. $3.
After getting the back off ( remember to put some cellophane tape over the hard buttons & multi-way switch) and looking around some with the magnifier, I used my 30W soldering iron ( sorry no 5 watt-er) to put a little blob of solder on the pad where the one foot of the switch was. then I used a clothespin with sharpened jaws to squeeze the switch down on the crcuit board. Then I carefully touched the soldering iron to the foot of the switch for a second or two ( I guessed) to melt the foot & the blob together. It worked!!
I was going to glue ( GOOP) a little chunk of plastic behind the switch to keep it from wiggling when you press the power switch, but the screen was in the way, so I left it as it was since it worked, and seemeed solidly attached.
Getting the whole thing back together was a job too. I still can't tell you the order to assemble the parts, but I did put the screen & PCB board into the front case, then the black plastic top end and then the back case. Then I tested the whole thing: charge connector, headphones, speaker, SD card slot, and USB port.
The battery looks to be easily swapped, but I'd like to see some pictures of how the bigger batteries fit.
The pointer is pointing at the broken connection, but it's hard to see.
thx