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T68i vibrator replacement |
elsapo
Joined: Aug 17, 2002
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From: Italy
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Hi,
is there anybody that knows where to find a T68i vibrator replacement unit? I've replaced a scratche cover with e new one, and just thrown away the old one... The vibrator was still there!
Thanks in advance.
My collection: SE P800/Z1010/T630/Z600/T68i/M600i/Z250i/P1i/G900, Ericsson T39m/T39mc/T65/T65proto, Nokia 6600/6680/8210
/2630/E51/5800XM, Motorola MPX200-WM 2003/V550, Palm Treo 600/680, HTC S620 WM 6.1(now 6.5), LG KG800 Chocolate. | |
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sid_812
Joined: May 24, 2005
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try searching on ebay. |
Nitro Fan
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Dumb question but what makes phones vibrate? |
Sammy_boy
Joined: Mar 31, 2004
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@nitro - There's a small motor that sits at the bottom of the front facia with a small metal weight at one end of the motor that moves, and the weight if offset so that it makes the motor (and phone) vibrate when it rotates at speed.
Yes, try Ebay. If you can't find a motor, you can probably buy a damaged or dead T68i cheaply, and cannibalise it for spares. One piece of advice though if you do buy a 'dead' T68 or T68i, try taking it apart, giving it a good clean, try charging it's battery for a good while, or try you battery in it before cannibalising it. I bought a 'dead' 3310 for spares once, and decided to try charging it and turning it on, and to my amazement it actually worked!! Turned itself off occasionally but worked! And you could either use other spares (like the LCD, screen, etc., or sell the spares separately and probably get your money back or even make a profit! 
"All it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing" - Edmund Burke
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Nitro Fan
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@Sammy_Boy thanks for explaining that I have often wondered how it worked
I have owned the ... T68i T610, P800, P900, P910, P990, W950, P1, W960 But SE have now totally lost the plot. |
elsapo
Joined: Aug 17, 2002
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@Sammy_boy
That's what I did! I already have 2 T68i, both working and in perfect conditions, so I tried to look for a non-working one on ebay, just to grant myself a spare parts source.
But the 'dead' phone I've bought was working! The battery was very old, and extensively used, the case was that bad that I got hurt just opening the box, that was brand new indeed...
I had a massive collection of
T68i and T68m cases, and a couple of batteries, so I've decided to renew it... The rest is history,
the vibrator was still attached to the old cover...
By the way, I've found an
eshop that has a huge selection of expensive spare parts. Not that expensive if you leave in UK:http://www.solware.co.uk/mobile-phone-spare-parts/sony-ericsson-t68i.shtml.
I'll go for it as soon as I'll find km internet point, on chance to
pay with Paypal using P800/N6600 and Opera.
Thanks everybody.
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