Desire HD gps antenna swap

My gps was acting up and behaving erratically. After trying all the software "fixes" I discovered that it was a faulty connection from the board to the antenna/cover. Bought one refurbished on eBay and monted it, will see if it keeps working.

Update: I've had more problems as the "new" antena was a refurbished one. I have now tried a solder-fix on the pads. more pics on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45881470@N06/sets/72157626706509210/

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• desire
• hd
• dhd
• gps
• antenna
• fix
• swap
• diy
• instruction

[MintyKanesh]

I just tried this and havn't tested whether it has worked or not yet. I bent the springs upwards slightly but noticed that the two gold contacts on the antenna cover have black dots in the middle. Has something burnt out?

[knglaser]

@MintyKanesh yeah, it looked like small black dots on mine too. afaik it's metal rubbed off or the plastic showing through a small hole. It's unlikely to be burnmarks. the whole design is rubbish as it's only a question of time before the cover moves enough to mess up the contacts.

[Guitjee]

it works, thank you! And great Tutorial btw, easy to understand for everyone :)

[knglaser]

@Guitjee thanks (: It's tricky to get it to work perfectly and permanently, just happy to shine some light on the problem and a way of dealig with it.

[geocachespoilers]

Like it

[TheRedRooster13]

THANKS A TON!!



[andidarmika]

wow thanks a lot, finally a working GPS on my DHD

[nonunicorn]

Brilliant! - my GPS stopped working when the phone fell off a low shelf. The video gave me the courage to open the cover and bend back the two springs - Voila! The GPS now works fine.

[TheMrKekso]

This WORKED on my DHD! I did not buy new cover, just raised up those two metal springs and put the cover back, and my gps is working again! Thank you very much, you really helped me!

[lazytwin]

wow. after trying for 6 months this worked! thanks a lot!