powerbutton-hack macgyver style (large imgs)

[Possan]

Hi everyone

Just wanted to post my report of this hack, since my powerbutton got ruined for some
reason, i might have dropped the device too much, anyway, the powerbutton was bent/pushed
off the circuitboard, so, as usual, i decided to fix it somehow since the warranty already
had expired.

this is how the device looked before the surgery:

http://www.psikorp.com/temp/telefonreparation0.jpg

after disassembling the device, this is how the powerswitch looked on the circuitboard:

http://www.psikorp.com/temp/telefonreparation1.jpg

after soldering the switch back on the circuitboard, and testing the device, the button worked as it should, then i decided to
glue it to the circuitboard so it would stay there and not break again, great idea i thought,
but, after gluing it to the circuitboard, managing to put glue IN the switch, i had to remove the switch again and started trying
to "clean" the switch of all glue, but trying to clean a switch measuring 3 by 4 mm and reassembling it isn't that easy...

a disassembled switch:

http://www.psikorp.com/temp/telefonreparation3.jpg

so i decided to solder a couple of wires to the circuitboard instead, and the smallest switch i had around:

http://www.psikorp.com/temp/telefonreparation5.jpg
http://www.psikorp.com/temp/telefonreparation6.jpg
http://www.psikorp.com/temp/telefonreparation7.jpg

the final result, after adding some tape to keep it in place:

http://www.psikorp.com/temp/telefonreparation8.jpg

well, this is ofcourse a temporary solution until i can find an equal SMD-switch, shouldnt be that hard...

now i finally can upgrade the device from my buggy wm2003se to something else, like magneto... :)

and sorry for the large images, but i happen to like large images

[ezzkht]

looooooooool :lol: it looks sexy man 8)

Why not you replace the micro-switch ?
You can find it at any electronics shop... :wink:

I bet you dare to answer incoming calls in front of poeple, hehehehe :P

[Rayan]

WOW!!!!! :shock:

I bet you will have problems in the airport security checkpoint!!! :lol:

That looks like a bomb!!! :D

[demstav]

hello my friend. I have exactly the same problem. Can you please post a picture and tell e exactly where i should solder the wires? thanks a lot

[tumtum]

That's looklike XDA I rather than XDA II.

But you have an excellent idea to figure out the problem.

Hee hee, Hope you find that switch.

[double_ofour]

What the hell.. i cant look! its a turture man.. lolx just kidding.. find a replacement button asap dude..

[buzz_lightyear]

@Possan

man, you must be crazy... :o)))))))))))))))))))
LOL

good work...
buzz

[mariolouis]

this is probably the ugliest mod i've ever seen done to a phone! lol! :lol:

you gotta get that microswitch.. get that microswitch!

but it's one hell of a McGyver remedy! great job! :wink:

[pschoch]

Man, I can't stop laughing. This is the "mod" of the year!

Great stuff!

Pat

[helgo]

looks pretty sexy,

nice job, and a great mod indeeed :)

[almondking]

Woooooooo ... i'm ... ... ... shocked. pardon me, but that is indeed one of the ugliest mod.

i sure look like a bomb ... pls get a replacement casing.

[ccrrazzzy]

www.ppctechs.com fixed mine for $10! :oops: :cry: Including the missing power button on the outside.

[cruisin-thru]

Possan, maybe you should open your own repair and service centre.

[Rayan]

@Possan

man, you must be crazy... :o)))))))))))))))))))
LOL

good work...
buzz

Hey Buzz!!! ... What are you doing here?... Get back to the kitchen!!! :lol: :wink:

[shane]

I think he out did Macguyver, that was over the top! Hey at least he got a working unit. Just don't whip that out on a crowded bus or in a bank, someone might think it's a detonator :shock: . I'm just kidding, you did good in fixing it when you needed it. Maybe you can search the nearby thread on the guy with washed out xda2 in some water, he has a aligment problem and might can use some tips. Cheers. :o

[fatmama]

ROFL!! u're the man! it's ugly but u sure got the job done. :lol: post the new image after u've manage to find the micro switch.

a lil story that out of topic :

my device once got soaked in the rain. the mic was broken so i sent it to the O2 centre to get it fix. they asked me to pay RM 1750 (that's about USD 460) bcoz they have to change to a new motherboard as they say that the mic is attached to the motherboard. that's just crazy. so i said to them just return the device to me. then i just use the Xda II with a bluetooth headset. i guess if i sent my device to u. maybe u could mod it with the big mic attached to my XDA. :lol:

just kidding man. good work anyway 8)