8125 Broken SD slot

[mrblonde00]

Issue: when i try to insert my mini SD into my 8125, it doesn't "lock" or secure the card in place. it just kinda jumps up and down as i continuously try to press it down.

Reslove....?: anyone know how i can remedy this promblem. i assume it's some mechanism/spring locking issue, but i'm unsure. there is a place here in town that will do the repair for, surprise surprise, $60. am i gettin' cheated or should i just fork over the money? THANKS!!!!

[xeno1]

I have a fix for you, it's not pretty, but it's simple. just wrap a piece of electrical tape once around the top about 2/3 of the card and it should stay in their fine. I had to do this to a loose card I had and worked great for keeping it in there. Just make sure you don't wrap any of the important parts of it and you should be ok.

[zabardast_1]

Yup!
did the same,but I inserted a small folding made of tissue paper on the upper side of the Sdcard after inserting into it's slot,it made the sdcard to stay in the slot firmly and firmly connected to the connectors,did did the job and remained like this and working for almost six months.Only precaution here is to be sure that the connectors don't get covered and make good and firm connection,:D

[mrblonde00]

THANKS for the quick reply guys! i really appreciate it. i'll give your advice a go and see what happens.

[mrblonde00]

Well, i took the advice and i must say its not too bad of a rig, if ya just wanna get the job done. i usded a single strip of electrical tape and put it once around the mini sd card. it seems to be "goin no where" for the time being. whats nice is that i have a micro sd w/ with mini and regular sd adapters. so when the micro is in plugged into the tapped mini in my phone, all i need to do is simply remove the micro from the top of the "trapped" mini sd and place it in my regular sd adapter and then into my laptop sd slot. it seems like a happy medium for now. we'll see how it goes.