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gregface
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As some of you may know, I have been working on a w550i mod, I wanted all the features of my w550i but I was getting sick of the swivel mechanism, so I decided to try and make it into a slider. To do this, I combined the w550i housing with the d500 slide part, the result is not perfect, but for a first time attempt its good enough for me.
Here are some pictures of my truly unique phone, including some inside shots.
VIDEO: http://media.putfile.com/CIMG1636
As I said the result is not perfect, during construction I had several problems with superglue jamming the slider mechanism. Also I cut the back plate of the phone slightly to big which means its a bit wobbly. You will see in the pictures that there is some damage above the keypad, this is superglue for you (seems to be able to run up slopes).
The biggest problem is the fact that the camera screen is now inverted, plus the fact that the opening mechanism magnet sensor is not inline. Im working to try and fix this, however there is a lack of room on the phone now due to the slider mechanism.
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shaliron
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I must say, a job well done! Must have been extremely difficult to convert something like that. Obviously it's not perfect, but hey, I couldn't do any better and for a home made job, it's hard to make it much better.
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that's tough! great job dude  will you try to show them to SE company? they'll shock for sure 
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waibun_lee
Joined: Dec 03, 2004
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Well I have a spare W500i shell, covers and the actual casing. I'd be happy to donate it to yer because im curious
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bluechips
Joined: Oct 25, 2004
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what a great job!! i dont even have the stength just to open my k750 for a casing. you must be bored or just really talented. |
gregface
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thanks guys, it was more just to see if it was possible, i didnt think it would work out as well as it has, the d500 slider is the perfect size too. the slide is still a bit stiff due to the glue inside it, il try cleaning that out with some acetone and then apply some wd40 then I should have a pretty neat phone.
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brix25
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Good Lawd, this is just beyond me. I won't encourage this for anyone on a budget.
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Sammy_boy
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Nice to see the final result!
I heard about the glue problems, glad you managed to sort it out. Does the phone recognise when it's slide in/out, i.e. knows when it's open or closed still, or is this what the magnet will sort once it's been resited?
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gregface
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At the moment the phone thinks its opened all the time, this is because I have removed the magnet. I need to place the magnet at the bottom of the phone now, the end with the loop, that will mean that it operates correctly, however theres not enough room for this, so I might have to settle for making the phone think it is closed all the time. This would be easier as I could put the magnet right on top of the sensor. But until I find a stronger smaller magnet then Im stumped on this one... |
Sammy_boy
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The only thing is would the keypad fail to work if the phone thinks it's closed? I imagine the keypad wouldn't light up either, though this is just a minor thing!
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gregface
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no im pretty sure the keypad would still work, seem to remember testing on the phone before hand, if you have it closed and wait until the lights/screen go off, then press the keylock slide, the LEDS on the screen light up. Correct me if I am wrong.
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gregface
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okay, ive now got the slider detecting wherther its open or not, which is handy. I had to use 2 magnets, one from d500 and I stuck them at the very bottom of the phone. The phone is now fully functional apart from the camera, which is inverted since the screen has been flipped.
Il make a video tonight and upload it so you can all see the phone in action.
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thegreatone
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just looking at your pictures the last photo where you made the cutting looks like bart simpson,anyway good luck with your project
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On 2006-08-14 19:06:04, thegreatone wrote:
just looking at your pictures the last photo where you made the cutting looks like bart simpson,anyway good luck with your project
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lol, well spotted , it looked a lot more like him before I had filed it down level, he had that spiky hair effect. funny.
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thegreatone
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really would love to have seen that pic.
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