what is the most stupid repair that you have made? - GSM-Forum

thecult · 02-03-2004, 21:56

I have two better stupid repairings

One time I repaired one Siemens or Samsung (I dont remember), the problem was the speaker... bad sound. I repaired it extracting the sticker of the display area... the sticker was covering display and speaker

other stupid repairing was a phone that says "insert sim" when the custommer switch it on. The problem was very very hard: there was no sim card inside.

this custommer dont know about gsm phones, and he was found this phone in the street

very goooood repairings...

b.r.

Medz · 02-03-2004, 23:05

The most stuppid thing I'v done was , reflow a Glued microproscessor !!. And uptill now I cant immagine the shape of my face while watching the small solder balls when it bursts out for the 1st time ,from the chip !!
I undertsands all the story in a seconde , but time was over

thecult · 02-04-2004, 02:13

Great Medz... and you never have moved a ic when you try to extract it?.... one time when I was extracting a P.A. with hot air, I pull up the p.a. but with bad movement I carry it arround all components (capacitors,resistors) .... imagine the situation. I was spended one day in reconstruction of pcb but finally... it works fine!!!

Raskal · 02-04-2004, 13:36

I tryed to reflash Zulea.

Result: FAILED, now have 4 locks closed and security area is destroyed. Any one solution for that?

loren · 02-04-2004, 13:42

Buy new DIV

Porter · 02-04-2004, 14:13

I have try repaire feu nokia 5110 with same problem - "not charge" on LCD. I spend feu deys... But can`t fix it... Problem was in my new impuls charcher -it works grate with my 6310 but not with 5100. Then I use trasformator charger all be Ok without any repairing

thecult · 02-04-2004, 18:37

I had the same problem porter. New rapid chargers can't charge old nokia models

Medz · 02-04-2004, 19:36

Here is a story it happends for a freind of me , But it is reall !!. He is working too in GSM repairing , one day he was refloweing a board of 3310 ( No Network ) , He reflows all the upper half of the PCB.
A worker with hime was standing watching hime , then he told the boy after to clean the board.
My freind tells , I was goeing to go uncosiouss cause the stuppid boy caryes the board while it was still melted , truns it to right angle with the table , and gently Tic Tic Tic on the table !!, then he returnes the board " Clean " without any component at all over its upper half

thecult · 02-04-2004, 20:45

this is the perfect sense of clening

b0ba · 02-04-2004, 22:20

Same as Porter....
I had spent two days with 3210 charging problem... My 6210 charged well form (switching) power supply.. Changed all IC's in the phone gave no result.... The problem was charger....
But the most "great" repair was for my reletive's ME45... Phone didn't turn on...
I had changed: CPU,DIALOG,RAM,both Flashes... Still the same.. phone flash is ok.. but it refuses to turn on.... After I've drunk a lot of beer and was looking at the phone wirh stupid look... I though that the only things that I havn't changed in this phone were buttons... And the "Volume down" button was faulty... But it was faulty interesting way. Only when I install board or I press the spring contact with my tester's probe the button was faulty...

WBR
b0ba

toster1984 · 03-21-2005, 11:49

lol

the most stupid repair a did,was one of that china unknown model,something like "Oyuli" lol.*******r said the phone is not powering on,then i open it and see 2 cat hairs on the board(very strange,there's no way for put them inside without open the phone XD) WTF??? when i remove them,and close the phone,he works normally hehehe.Damn it,some people have not too much brainsXD

p.s. sorry my bad english

JulesJ · 03-21-2005, 12:11

This i thought was funny.....A few years back...when software was vary scarce..we used to change the actaul eeprom chips on phones like Er 388 and 2110 cte,anyway a buddy of mine was busy changing an eeprom ic on a 388...he was sitting at his bench with only a short pants on,and while lifting the Eeprom using a tweeser,the ic fell and he closed his legs to grab the chip since his hands were holding the tools.He caught the ic between his thighs and today he has a permanent imprint of a 8 legged eeprom burnt on his thighs.....BRANDED AN IEMI CHANGER ....LOL!!!!!

BR

phm_pete · 03-24-2005, 01:37

once i found little iron pieces in the speaker, and the magnet was out of work because of this, so it was a great repair

02-03-2004, 21:56	#1 (permalink)
thecult No Life Poster Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: burning phones Posts: 1,704 Member: 9700 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 62	what is the most stupid repair that you have made? I have two better stupid repairings One time I repaired one Siemens or Samsung (I dont remember), the problem was the speaker... bad sound. I repaired it extracting the sticker of the display area... the sticker was covering display and speaker other stupid repairing was a phone that says "insert sim" when the custommer switch it on. The problem was very very hard: there was no sim card inside. this custommer dont know about gsm phones, and he was found this phone in the street very goooood repairings... b.r.

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02-03-2004, 23:05	#2 (permalink)
Medz No Life Poster Join Date: Sep 2003 Age: 66 Posts: 807 Member: 39601 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 13	The most stuppid thing I'v done was , reflow a Glued microproscessor !!. And uptill now I cant immagine the shape of my face while watching the small solder balls when it bursts out for the 1st time ,from the chip !! I undertsands all the story in a seconde , but time was over

02-04-2004, 02:13	#3 (permalink)
thecult No Life Poster Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: burning phones Posts: 1,704 Member: 9700 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 62	Great Medz... and you never have moved a ic when you try to extract it?.... one time when I was extracting a P.A. with hot air, I pull up the p.a. but with bad movement I carry it arround all components (capacitors,resistors) .... imagine the situation. I was spended one day in reconstruction of pcb but finally... it works fine!!!

02-04-2004, 13:36	#4 (permalink)
Raskal Banned Join Date: Oct 1999 Age: 55 Posts: 14,535 Member: 563 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 22,328	I tryed to reflash Zulea. Result: FAILED, now have 4 locks closed and security area is destroyed. Any one solution for that?

02-04-2004, 13:42	#5 (permalink)
loren No Life Poster Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: France Posts: 727 Member: 20223 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 1	Buy new DIV

02-04-2004, 14:13	#6 (permalink)
Porter No Life Poster Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ukraine. Lviv Age: 43 Posts: 1,781 Member: 19633 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 13	I have try repaire feu nokia 5110 with same problem - "not charge" on LCD. I spend feu deys... But can`t fix it... Problem was in my new impuls charcher -it works grate with my 6310 but not with 5100. Then I use trasformator charger all be Ok without any repairing

02-04-2004, 18:37	#7 (permalink)
thecult No Life Poster Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: burning phones Posts: 1,704 Member: 9700 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 62	I had the same problem porter. New rapid chargers can't charge old nokia models

02-04-2004, 19:36	#8 (permalink)
Medz No Life Poster Join Date: Sep 2003 Age: 66 Posts: 807 Member: 39601 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 13	Here is a story it happends for a freind of me , But it is reall !!. He is working too in GSM repairing , one day he was refloweing a board of 3310 ( No Network ) , He reflows all the upper half of the PCB. A worker with hime was standing watching hime , then he told the boy after to clean the board. My freind tells , I was goeing to go uncosiouss cause the stuppid boy caryes the board while it was still melted , truns it to right angle with the table , and gently Tic Tic Tic on the table !!, then he returnes the board " Clean " without any component at all over its upper half

02-04-2004, 20:45	#9 (permalink)
thecult No Life Poster Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: burning phones Posts: 1,704 Member: 9700 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 62	this is the perfect sense of clening

02-04-2004, 22:20	#10 (permalink)
b0ba No Life Poster Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: No route to host. Age: 44 Posts: 895 Member: 6772 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 17	Same as Porter.... I had spent two days with 3210 charging problem... My 6210 charged well form (switching) power supply.. Changed all IC's in the phone gave no result.... The problem was charger.... But the most "great" repair was for my reletive's ME45... Phone didn't turn on... I had changed: CPU,DIALOG,RAM,both Flashes... Still the same.. phone flash is ok.. but it refuses to turn on.... After I've drunk a lot of beer and was looking at the phone wirh stupid look... I though that the only things that I havn't changed in this phone were buttons... And the "Volume down" button was faulty... But it was faulty interesting way. Only when I install board or I press the spring contact with my tester's probe the button was faulty... WBR b0ba

03-21-2005, 11:49	#11 (permalink)
toster1984 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 39 Posts: 17 Member: 63217 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	lol the most stupid repair a did,was one of that china unknown model,something like "Oyuli" lol.*******r said the phone is not powering on,then i open it and see 2 cat hairs on the board(very strange,there's no way for put them inside without open the phone XD) WTF??? when i remove them,and close the phone,he works normally hehehe.Damn it,some people have not too much brainsXD p.s. sorry my bad english

03-21-2005, 12:11	#12 (permalink)
JulesJ Freak Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: At Worknetwork Age: 46 Posts: 220 Member: 104528 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 3	This i thought was funny.....A few years back...when software was vary scarce..we used to change the actaul eeprom chips on phones like Er 388 and 2110 cte,anyway a buddy of mine was busy changing an eeprom ic on a 388...he was sitting at his bench with only a short pants on,and while lifting the Eeprom using a tweeser,the ic fell and he closed his legs to grab the chip since his hands were holding the tools.He caught the ic between his thighs and today he has a permanent imprint of a 8 legged eeprom burnt on his thighs.....BRANDED AN IEMI CHANGER ....LOL!!!!! BR

03-24-2005, 01:37	#13 (permalink)
phm_pete Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Age: 42 Posts: 30 Member: 70836 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	once i found little iron pieces in the speaker, and the magnet was out of work because of this, so it was a great repair