I have just completed this successfully on my Axim. I would never have tried this without the excellent instructions given here. I am pretty comfortable with a soldering iron but this switch is tiny. I had to use a kids microscope to get a good look at the switch.
I used my smallest jewelers blade screwdriver to lift the metal switch cover. Then removed plastic base leaving the contacts in place. I then coated a tiny piece of copper wire with solder, placed it over the contacts with tweezers and applied the soldering iron. I couldn't really see what I was doing with the naked eye but after checking with the microscope it looked like I got a good connection.
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Thanks for the excellent instructions.
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Anyone have a clue where the "bottom" of the switch gets connected? I undid the top joint and the switch fell out and I can't see where to make a connection to complete the circuit. There doesn't seem to be anything to solder to on the board. I can see the 2 rectangles where the 2 switch pads were, but nothing that's solderable to bridge the connection.....
Anyone have a clue where the "bottom" of the switch gets connected? I undid the top joint and the switch fell out and I can't see where to make a connection to complete the circuit. There doesn't seem to be anything to solder to on the board. I can see the 2 rectangles where the 2 switch pads were, but nothing that's solderable to bridge the connection.....
Those 2 pads would be "solderable" if that's where the switch terminals were.
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I soldered my switch, but I'm still having problems. Just the slightest pressure on the battery door shuts off my X51v. I'm sure there's a loose connection somewhere on the motherboard.
Does anyone have any idea where to look first?
Never mind. I figured out it was my after-market battery. It fits in there kinda tight while the OEM battery is actually a little loose. I put the original battery back in and I can't get it to shut off.
I'll have to get out some sandpaper and make the new battery fit a little nicer (shave the plastic shell a little).
I made this mod to my AXIM x51v too, and now it's better - when I play TH PRO skater 2 or watch movies and the PDA is horizontal its no longer turn itself off...
i have just put some paper over the switch and then put the back cover back and i have never had a problem with the cover being "unlocked". however i do have a problem with it not reading my battery power level correctly when i switch batteries. i bricked my x50v a few months ago and had to re-flash it via the instructions found on this site. thanks by the way guys. now when i change the battery it reads the charge as what the other battery was before i changed it. its kinda annoying but just the other day i ran one battery out and changed it out and it kept telling me that the new battery was out of charge when i know it was at full charge. it said it was out of charge and the pda would go into sleep mode in x seconds and it would never stay on past x seconds.....also whenever i change batteries it soft resets itself...is this normal for having a battery latch switch permanently "closed" or did i just manage to mess something up??
any help would be greatly appreciated.
This problem has been driving me insane as I use my x51v with tomtom software as a GPS. For months now it has been turning off at almost every bump. Thanks to Daffodilistic. Took me 20 minutes (mostly because of the minute size) and it is fixed. YAY
I have just completed this successfully on my Axim. I would never have tried this without the excellent instructions given here. I am pretty comfortable with a soldering iron but this switch is tiny. I had to use a kids microscope to get a good look at the switch.
I used my smallest jewelers blade screwdriver to lift the metal switch cover. Then removed plastic base leaving the contacts in place. I then coated a tiny piece of copper wire with solder, placed it over the contacts with tweezers and applied the soldering iron. I couldn't really see what I was doing with the naked eye but after checking with the microscope it looked like I got a good connection.
Before
Switch Removed
Shorted Contacts
Thanks for the excellent instructions.
Thank you for the great photos!
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I simply removed only the switch, left the black box and filled it with solder. It seemed eaiser than trying to bridge a small area. Plus I don't have hands that are that steady. When I get a chance, I'll open my Axim and take a picture for any interested.
Well it is the end of the axim for me.
I was attempting this battery latch problem and failed miserably.
The soldering iron wasn't working properly (not hot enough i guess) and a big blob of solder dropped onto the little "wires" on the connecter. I guess its the end of that.
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