how to repair the power switch of your Nexus one. PART 1 OF 5

[eliasdln92]

@Paulycesp sweet bro thanks

[eliasdln92]

Need one for nexus s 4g my power button doesn't work :(

[PaulyCesp]

@eliasdln92 Dude i just had this problem too, tomorrow i am bringing it to a technician, somebody like the person from this video, i hope he fixes it. If you find any help, or if i do, i will let you know ;)

[davo00o]

great videos, but if repairing seems like too kuch work: if you plug the micro usb cable into a power source, and pull out and replace the battery 5-10 times it will confuse the device and turn it on. then just get widgets/apps that unlock the phone with the volume, cyanogenmod has this function built in. you can also screen lock and reboot with other apps.

[PacoBell]

LOL @ 00:03 "another example of this piece of...technology" ;) I can totally hear the frustration in you voice. Incredible patience and methodical thinking and troubleshooting! Just FYI, that star-shaped driver is called "Torx", with an 'x', not a 'k' and pronounced like "Torks". Another small thing to note: you consistently called the tweezers "pliers" in the video, even though you correctly listed it in the description. My N1 still has a working power switch (knock on wood) since release day.

[ProtectionDirect]

I loved my Nexus until the button stopped working. I figured out how to turn it on with the charger or USB cable and was fine with it.

Then I went to flash a new ROM on it and something went wrong causing a boot loop. I went crazy trying to figure out how to get it into recovery without the power button. Finally found a way to do it with Superboot.

I've gotten used to managing it without a power button. The ROM I run has trackball wake and a sleep widget. I forget it has the button now.

[1shaymark]

thanks works well

[adamhassell]

Fantastic Guide, not for the faint hearted, I fixed my phone using this approach as well. Additional tips:

-Magnifying glass a must

-sticky tape to mask the pins you don't want solder on

if you manage to get it working mod the phone straight away and install something like cyanogem mod which has a wake on trackball option. Also install a lock app that allows you to lock the screen without using the power button via a 1x1 widget on the home screen.

[celo69]

Great guide, but really did wish you had recorded the actual soldering. THIS IS A WARNING FOR OTHERS. View Part 3 of 5 and realize it does not go into detail about the hardest part of repairing the power button. Also if you can, use a binocular headband magnifier. I wouldn't have been able to solder to that tiny little point without one.

Power button works now, but now the phone won't stay off. I have to take the battery out to keep it off. Is anyone else experiencing this?

[izidave]

Great guide, works great. VERY nerve-racking, the solder work is V. small. Some tips for others...

. Use a magnifying glass for the soldering

. Use smalls pieces of blu-tac to hold the wires over each connection, while you touch the wire the solder iron tip

. If you've no magnet wire, open up an old mains power adapter, rip out the small square transformer, and use some wire from that

. make a fine tip for your solder iron by wrapping 1mm thick copper wire round it and file the end to a point

[JoeGoesXtreme]

@izidave Thanks for your instructions. You are absolutely right. I also had to do that. Too bad I could not record while i did the soldering.. But now that you solder it you can understand why i could not do that ;)

Cheers!

Joe

[izidave]

@JoeGoesXtreme Agreed, not enough hands!!! :-). That WAS some VERY fine soldering needed, it took me about 5 attempts to get the pin10 wire onto the actual switch :-). 

[Belisaization]

Thx for your excellent job that I'm sure will bring back to life my Nexus One... Because of your ecellent job I'm only afraid of my soldering abilities with so thiny wires..

[sulabidsul]

Are u nuts ??