PDA2k Loose Stylus

[orinoco]

Folks:

My PDA2k stylus has become too loose and I am starting to drop it everywhere: my pockets, my car, etc. In all likelihood, if I don't find a solution pronto, I'll be using my fingers because of a lost stylus.

Is anyone out there having this problem? How do you deal with it?

Thanks in advance.

Fernando

[applecom]

my XDA2s is getting worse, its 2 months old and gets used, give it another month and i be needing to get a big big box of replacement stylus's

[shane]

Hey guys!
I'd just leave the regular stylus in my MDAIII and I went and got these check it out : http://www.truetip.com

They have all kind of stylus stuff that may can work out for you. I bought a few :wink: of each and I hardly every use the one in my unit. I hope this helps, Take care fellas! :wink:

[Slave1]

I've just encountered this problem and went the "Classy" way with my solution.
Magic tape wraped twice around the top of the stylus. Fingers crossed I'll have no more retracing my steps fun looking for a missing stylus. :lol:

[xda2jojo]

hmmmn just put (stick) small neoprene inside the hole (opening)....
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thanks,
jojo

[robboy]

Or just buy some more styluses i bought 3 from here and recieved the item next day. I'm also going to buy an xda2s handsfree from him as i have lost that 2.

http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZairportinfo

[tano]

expansys.com has a lot of different kinds of stylus for PDA2K or similar. there are regular and with pen included.

expansys has offices in diferents countries. check yours.


Tano

[BoSJo]

Leave it in for service, it's the only way that HTC will understand that they need to go up some notches on the Hardware quality.

There is no way I'm taping anything on a 1.000,-$ unit

Mine is headding for service once more in the near future.

[robboy]

expansys.com has a lot of different kinds of stylus for PDA2K or similar. there are regular and with pen included.

expansys has offices in diferents countries. check yours.


Tano

these ones are original styluses

http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZairportinfo

[mike freegan]

There is no way I'm taping anything on a 1.000,-$ unit

Good point. This thing cost more than my old car. Just whilt we're on the topic of hardware that was clearly not tested thoroughly before it as marketed, does anyone else's sliding mechanism scratch the keyboard?

[robboy]

yep on the left hand side. and i hardly ever use the keyboard so its not down to wear and tear.

to be honest the xda2s does feel cheap when its on your hand.

[sunish]

scratch on the left side of keyboard... hardly used the keyboard though... :(

and a gap between the lcd and battery slider on the right hand side...

[ringram]

I fixed mine with a single layer of tape around the top of the stylus. Now just enough grip to hold on.

rich

[xdadom]

Mine went back to the O2 service centre on Sunday! The slider was never right from the day I got it (this one was my second) and I lost a stylus the other day. The sliding keyboard was so far away from the chassis I could see daylight through it!

I also had the "wear" makes on BOTH sides of the keyboard and the Sales assistant said that they ALWAYS get those on every unit they get back, which I'm told is quite a few!

I'm waiting on a response from them as I suspect as before, they will just give me a brand new one. Anyway, I'm thinking of Ebaying the XDAIIs and getting myself an Orange c550/Qtek 8200 (HTC Robbie) Smartphone as I'm not impressed with the build quality compared to the XDAII/IIi!

We'll see!

Dom

[N2O2]

I dropped my BA 5 meters onto a concrete floor. It landed on the corner and bent the corner in. I just picked it up and it still worked. I use it in a industrial enviroment so it looks ugly, but always works. My old Ipaqs couldn't handle a one meter fall onto carpet without cracking the screen.

Oh yeah! Here's the fix to the original problem on this thread. It's really a easy fix. It's been 5 months since I lost a stylus.

-Back up your data.
-Remove the cover you will find a small tab in the stylus channel intended to engage the notch cut into the stylus. Gently push the tab back into the stylus channel so that it will engage the stylus notch once again. Be careful if you push it too far it will break.
-Slide the stylus into the channel to verify that the tab again engages the stylus notch.
-Remove the stylus again.
-Apply a small dab silicone sealant (available at any hardware store) behind the stylus retention tab. This is the "V" shaped area between the tab and the case. Be sure to fill this entire area. When the silicone has cured it will become a spring with much better position memory then the original plastic tab had on its own.
-If your corner is bent straighten it now(see above)
-Reassemble BA
-Allow 24 hours for the silicone to cure before inserting the stylus into the channel.

I believe this is more then a repair, it is an upgrade!

Good Luck,
N2O2

[ratazzi]

I crammed a little wad of paper into the area between the case and the little plastic spring. Works like a charm!