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K800i joystick: uh-oh |
shanespencer
Joined: Aug 29, 2005
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From: The China
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On 2006-08-29 15:23:26, Spawn wrote:
i think some people just moan for the sake of it. |
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Then, Spawn wrote:
the d-pad on my w810i was and is pretty dire and makes an awful sqeaking noise everytime i use it.
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Oh, the irony.  |
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Rajjy
Joined: Jul 19, 2006
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Hello, me again from earlier today. Taking the advice from mateyboy and his idea of using wd-40, what I did this afternoon was get a cotton bud, flatten one end, spray a bit of wd-40 on it, then clean around the joystick buy shoving the cotton bud in as far as it will go. Don't need to take the front cover off and invalidate the guarantee. If that doesn't work, spray a bit more wd-40 on it than before, and just keep going around the joystick over and over and over again. Its sorted out my sticky joystick problem (Ooer missus). For how long though, who knows? Obviosuly wipe any excess wd-40 that may've spilt onto the phone before using it. |
jiteshraj
Joined: May 16, 2005
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Hey guys. Sorry to hear about the poor joystick. The problem with se joysticks is that they are 9 way so the diagonals make it very sensitive. They should just make it 5 way like every other manufacturer. Anyway, a quick solution which i use on my k700. On the main screen, lock ur keys, and rotate the joystick with a considerable amount of force several times. This loosens the dirt that might've collected. Hope that helps. Cheers |
Rajjy
Joined: Jul 19, 2006
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On 2006-08-28 15:50:38, shanespencer wrote:
........Anyway, I've ordered one of these. Hopefully, this should stop the dust getting in too much, and should be less tiring on the thumb!
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Bastard!! I was just about to order one of these but the auction on this item has ended!!  |
strizlow800
Joined: Aug 23, 2006
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From: Macedonia, Skopje
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I've four months old W800 and I didn't experience any joystick problems yet. The joystick works PERFECT, but I'm taking a very good care of it, like not pressing it hard or TOOO fast and etc. You need to not torture it. |
Rajjy
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On 2006-08-31 22:16:27, strizlow800 wrote:
.....You need to not torture it.
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Try telling that to jiteshraj(!)
Move it round and around with considerable force? Errmmm..... yeah, let us know how you get on with that(!) |
cakipak
Joined: Aug 14, 2006
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You might wanna see the JOYSTIC solution in this thread:
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=129541
IMO, the only solution...
Good luck!
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Rajjy
Joined: Jul 19, 2006
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Yeah I was just looking at that.... whoa!!! I'm going to put my phone away in box lined with cotton wool and bury it in the garden. I think thats the only way not to damage it(!) |
jadler
Joined: May 27, 2003
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From: Stockholm, Sweden
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I wrote about my joystick problems earlier. Sent my K800i for service, they put in a new joystick, seems to work so far.
I ordered one of those knobs at ebay, supposed to be in the mail.
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Rajjy
Joined: Jul 19, 2006
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When did you order one of those knobs? I was going to order one on 30/8, but he ran our 6hrs earlier. I've been in touch with him, and he is in the process of making some more of the "through hole" ones. |
jadler
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On 2006-09-01 21:21:12, Rajjy wrote:
When did you order one of those knobs? I was going to order one on 30/8, but he ran our 6hrs earlier.
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According to the mail from eBay, "Tuesday, Aug 29, 2006, 05:00:48 PDT". He mailed me soon after this to let me know that it was in the mail, and today it arrived. (No pictures yet, but you have seen it in his ad.)
Fits nice and gives a much better feel to the joystick. I find it easier to get the joystick to move in the direction I want it to, without having to be too focused on what I am doing. Just installed it a few hours ago, have not used it much, but I like it a lot. Sometimes when trying to move down I get a click/press action instead, but I think that I will just get used to this gizmo and this problem will disappear.
There was a nice letter in the envelope, explaining just how to install it, and offering more help by mail in case of trouble.
Highly recommended!
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Batfink27
Joined: Sep 05, 2006
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Yeah,the past couple of days my K800i joystick is begining to do funny things,only had it abou 5 weeks  |
tupac1
Joined: Mar 12, 2006
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have no problems for my w800i. had it for 5 months +. I use the no hole cap. Works perfectly for my w800i design which keeps 95 percent of the dust off. |
xan K
Joined: Jun 15, 2006
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From: Republica Dominicana
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any link for that "no-hole cap"?
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jadler
Joined: May 27, 2003
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| On 2006-09-06 01:48:40, xan K wrote:
any link for that "no-hole cap"? |
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See first post in thread, or Rajjy's post above.
Ended auction on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Joystick-[....]eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
All Max's auctions:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmaxh5
Looks like he has made a new batch, 2 left of them:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Joystick-[....]eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Posted: 2006-08-29 21:08
