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kk.226
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Ok guys, bascially I tried changing the housing on my 8800 and now it has a bunch of things wrong  I'm assuming I wrecked a ribbon or something, if any of you know what it is please let me know!
1st problem - It displays a "Car" or "Headset" symbol on the screen, these alternate everytime the phone is turned on/off, and I have no idea why, it's not plugged into anything!
2nd problem - It wont charge, everytime I plug in the charger it says "Not Charging"
3rd problem - The speaker doesn't work... it's completely silent, everytime I want to talk I have to put it on loudspeaker.
Now i'm hoping I have only damaged one cable, i've changed the housing on this phone a fair few times, only this time I remember it getting jammed towards the bottom, and like an idiot I forced it
Any help would be great!
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amnesia
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I don't know what part of the housing you changed.
The speaker is built into the old fascia and CANNOT be changed.
I do not know what you could have done though since changing the fascia is as simple as changing a few screws and sliding parts out.
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kk.226
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Yep I know the housing switch is REALLY Simple, like I said i've done it a bunch of times before and it's gone smoothly. Ok I didn't know the speaker was built into the housing, I thought it was the the one towards the top right of the screen? Or it that the loudspeaker?
Ok Maybe I don't have one in this housing (a speaker) So i'll open it up in a sec, check, if not i'll get one!
Any Idea on the other probs?
Cheers btw 
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kk.226
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Just opened it...
Heres a pic of what I thought to be the speaker (top right).
And heres the inside of the housing.
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kk.226
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Ok I think I may have found the problem...
If you bend back the ribbon and motherboard(?) on the back as shown below:
And then look at the Orange ribbon (on the right in his picture):
If you look closely there should be one or two small connector things, as you can see from my pic I only have one and it's hanging off... you think this could be it?
Cheers
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Sammy_boy
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I'm thinking this could be airgun pellet related! 
Assuming this is the phone you decided to use as target practice, I suspect one of those shots damaged those connectors/chips.
As for the speaker, it looks like it's missing? Looks like there should be something there to me, though I've never had an 8800 apart (by the fact I have never owned one!)
"All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
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kk.226
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Lol no this isn't the 8800 I shot, I have a few of them (as you can expect I go through a fair few lol)
As for the speaker thing whe I searched 8800 speaker on ebay I got this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NOKIA-3[....]eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
And as you can see that's present in the picture. I think i'll buy a new ribbon for the bottom, what you guys think?
Cause all of these problems developed from that one time I changed the housing, and this ribbon did get jemmed somehow.
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amnesia
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I think you may have indeed found the problem.
If you are going to buy a ribbon anyway, try taking a tiny bit of foil and placing it in that area so that its touch properly then switch it on.
As for the speaker. I'm sorry I was thinking about the mic, since the mic is built into the plastic.
I wish I could help, but I'm a hands on person.
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JiggyJaggy
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Are the covers that finiky to change?
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babysmile
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When u got the Videos and Service Manual, I think it's not hard..
Just remember you need T6 Tools and a mind of "Challenging" ... simple.. |
kk.226
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@JJ The covers are REALLY simple to change, then the thing is the one that was on the phone had a big dent in it (hi a table edge when in my pocket) and this was on the bottom bit, so when i tried pulling it off it was pulling the ribbon part too as the dent was pressed against it.
@Amnesia lol you've taken some apart I know, and if you check the bit that's messed up on my pic, the things about 2mm small and puttin foil on will be a nightmare!
I do have a 8800 that was run over my a van somewhere, I'll try the ribbon from that to see if that one still works, if not... i'll pay a visit to www.cnn.cn and get one, anyone know how long delivery would be?
Cheers
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fatreg
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about 2 inches KK?
fatreg
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masseur
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@kk.226 or amnesia: any chance of a pictorial for changing the housing? I'm thinking of giving this a go myself
ta!
edit: kk's username corrected sorry about that!
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kk.226
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If you got the username right I'd happily do one
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kk.226
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Ok masseur I just took mine apart... again! Should I start a new thread for the guide, and in which section?
And for my problems, I'm gonna buy a new ribbon for it, will let you know how it goes 
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Posted: 2006-05-13 23:30
