BlueAngel permanent stylus fix

[sunayknits]

As many of you know, the BA stylus tends to loosen over time. Mine was falling out, so I busted open the case and fixed it redneck style.

Tools needed:
a) #6 torx driver
b) sharp diagonal cutters
c) x-acto or similar sharp knife
d) patience


Have a look:

http://www.brimbo.com/temp/XDArepair/xdaIIsStylusRepair003.jpg
http://www.brimbo.com/temp/XDArepair/xdaIIsStylusRepair004.jpg
http://www.brimbo.com/temp/XDArepair/xdaIIsStylusRepair005.jpg
http://www.brimbo.com/temp/XDArepair/xdaIIsStylusRepair006.jpg


Back up your stuff! Your backup battery doesn't last that long - about 30 minutes max. When I finished and put it all back together I was at 1% lol.

Remove the sim, SD card, stylus and battery.

Remove 4 screws on back of case under battery (peel away the 'warranty void' sticker haha) and 2 screws on sides of case near the top.

My case was very dirty, I cleaned everything with cotton swabs and alchohol - especially near the camera.

I used a small pair of very sharp diagonal cutters to create a hard rubber shim, then tuned it with a knife.

Placed behind the original plastic detent, the shim acts like a spring and retains pressure against the stylus.

I used an old rubber thingy I found in the garage. Just make sure it's not too hard

I had to repeatedly close the case, check the tension, and adjust the shim. Finally I got it super nice. It feels like new.

Tune the length of the shim to match the BA case. This way it will be retained in the proper location and won't shift around. Mine could be a few mm longer if I were super anal.

Use loctite on the case screws. The side screws on my O2 XDA IIs were loose, in fact I noticed one had fallen out. I looked in my pants pocket and LOL there it was! If I hadn't done this mod at this exact time, I would have lost that screw. Weird, no?

Anyhow, hope someone finds this helpful. Enjoy!

[xykosomatik]

on my BA, instead of using a rubber thingy since that plastic thingy which was supposed to keep the stylus in place broke in half when i tested its springiness with my screwdriver hehehe. so what i did is i just lined the stylus cavity with my trusty duct tape. voila, tight as a barely legal babe. just one reminder, make sure you have the buttons lined up properly when you screw back the cover, especially the volume up/down buttons... mine was locked at the down setting... would correct it as soon as another event forces me to open up again the BA :D:D

[infiniti_eight]

Worked like a charm! Many thanks! :D

[J_Hutt]

Great suggestion...although I came up with another option, less stressful than pulling my BA apart.

Using the standard stylus, soak the plastic end in boiling water for a while (it doesnt go soft, just a bit more flexible) and then bend it slightly as shown. With a bit of tweaking, you can get it so that it has just enough interference to stay in, yet easily slide out. Its just the end plastic bit thats curved and I had to glue the threaded end of the plastic that screws into the metal body before this as it was loose from earlier attempts to bend the plastic without heating it.

Tried it with the combination pen/stylus which dont have a long plastic end....bit more difficult as I tried to bend the aluminium body....which resulted in a 2 piece stylus (ie broken)

HTH

[oirmler]

A very simple solution is to put a bit of sticky tape in the black part of plastic spare of your Stylus. It will not move of the BA :D

[bullwinkle]

I found that if you are going to take your BA apart to fix the stylus capture tab you might try to put some silicone in between the back of the tab and the side wall you will have to let it dry for about 24 hours before inserting your stylus again but this should correct the problem of it wearing out and becoming loose.;)

[Closer]

ok... I've adopted this solution...

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/3348/3mrh8.th.jpg (http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3mrh8.jpg)