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Help! My W800i joystick rubber top has fallen off! |
jack77777
Joined: Apr 11, 2006
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From: uk/england.
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y not just glue your old rubber orange jostyick thingy back on ?
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Frubin
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@ SloopJohnB: I'm not sure if the UK repair centres do things like that. They most likey would say to get send the phone away and get the joystick replaced for free as it is still under warranty rather then pay.
@ jack77777: Thats wot i've gonna try first, using eproxy glue (the stuff that come in two seperate tubes and you use a spatular to mix them) and see what happens. I've used eproxy glue to fix other things and its quite strong stuff so it will hopefully hold the rubber tip back in place.
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Frubin
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Oh now that's interesting. I carefully placed a blob of eproxy glue in the void where the joystick rubber used to be and it formed a nice round shape. So i decided to leave it as that and let it dry to the air rather than stick that orginial joystick tip back on. It looks good so far. It's still slighly sticky to the touch so will have to leave it over night to dry. Will post some pictues once it does!
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jakester2000
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Damnit my orange rubber button fell off last week and when I went to glue it back on, it appeared to be too large!! I couldnt even force it back in - it seemed to be the same size at the top of the joystick including the rim?!
I destroyed the rubber in my attempts to force it back in!  Bah! |
jagger2k
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From: Leicester, UK Phone: IPh
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On 2006-07-10 23:33:37, jakester2000 wrote:
Damnit my orange rubber button fell off last week and when I went to glue it back on, it appeared to be too large!! I couldnt even force it back in - it seemed to be the same size at the top of the joystick including the rim?!
I destroyed the rubber in my attempts to force it back in! Bah!
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yea that how it is, you have you get one side in and mush the other side in, it worked for a month before it fell out again and got lost for good, ive just gotten use to it now so it dont bug me no more as long as it dont effect the performance of the phone it doesnt bug me.
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Frubin
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Actually it didn't turn out too bad! It set hard but gone a little bit grey thats cos i properly been touching it with fingers it was still sticky and it's picked up some dirt in the process. But i don't mind as long as i have a top for the joystick!
Will try post some pictures soon.
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Frubin
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Here the pictures of my new joystick:
(Pictures taken with my Vivitar Vivcam 4.0 MP Digital Camera)
As you can see there is a discolouration of the glue, maybe because it picked up dirt when i was touching it when still wet/damp :-| But it not that noticeable as it is on thie pictures, but may be that's because they are close ups?
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ijefferies
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Nice. The polyurethane I used was 3M Scotch-Weld 3532, and it's still going strong. I hoped it'd drop out by now so's i could mix up a new one with a hint of orange dye to match the phone.
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Frubin
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@ ijefferies: Thanks. Not a bad attempt for a first go  I was thinking to do that as well, but i had nothing orange/red to mix with the glue so it turned out like this. Oh well, as long it lasts is what matters as i'm not to fussed with the way it looks.
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Frubin
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Humm, it seems the the joystick seems much better colour now, less discoloured or may be its just me getting used to it now
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mongoose3800
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Hey, guys. I mucked around with replacing the rubber bit with silicon. Sure, I thought it was a good solution when I did it. But over time the silicon worked free and fell out just like the original rubber bit. In the end I paid a mere 10 Aussie Dollars (approx - may have been a little more) for an after market joystick from Hong Kong. Believe me, this is your best option! Absolutely no doubt about it. These after market products seem very close to the original item except they have a rather solid clear plastic filling in the centre that seems to last very well. Mine's going very well so far and I have given it some abuse. Installation is not as daunting as some may think. Installation is dead simple: remove 2 screws holding front facia, use a guitar pick(or something similar) to lift the face plate, remove old joystick, insert replacement and reattach front facia. The end result: Something that looks and performs just like the original should have. And, a joystick that lasts! |
QVGA
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On 2006-07-15 23:50:05, Frubin wrote:
Here the pictures of my new joystick:
(Pictures taken with my Vivitar Vivcam 4.0 MP Digital Camera)
As you can see there is a discolouration of the glue, maybe because it picked up dirt when i was touching it when still wet/damp :-| But it not that noticeable as it is on thie pictures, but may be that's because they are close ups?
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Why do you have sooooo many scratches on the silver keys? |
Frubin
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@ QVGA: There is?! I didn't too noticed that. It is in one of the soft silicion cases that may have caused it. I have wear and tear on the camera mirror where the silver mirror has worn away, leaving a circle of grey in the middle and a few deep scratches on the metal bit around the camera as well., so it may b just general wear and tear of the phone?
But to be honest, it doesnt really bother me, as long i have no problem with the rest of the phone!
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[ This Message was edited by: Frubin on 2006-07-21 20:15 ] |
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