So Pissed

[Mountain Dew]

IM SO PISSED RIGHT NOW

i have been modding a PDA for a few days now.

and when i put the battery in, it snaped the little pieces that the battery touchs (to make it work)

so now i have this project ive been working on and its done (as my pda is dead now too)


im never attempting to mod again

[Slug Toy]

well... is it possible to maybe fix/replace the broken bits? ive seen replacements done and i know that could work providing you can work with some electronics.

[Cevinzol]

Don't read this as sarcasm but...
You're on your way to being a good modder. Everyone posts their triumphs. Not everyone posts their failures. Some might argue you learn more when thigs don't go smoothly. If you look back on other people's work logs you will see many entries involving bad paint, measured wrong, melted something while soldering. I bricked a motherboard the other week doing something simple. You live and learn.

Here's what you can do.
Assume the PDA is toast. based on that assumption you have nothing to lose by trying to fix it, right? If you fail, you at least got some experience doing detailed soldering on a PCB. If you succeed, all the better.

The question is:
Is it worth trying? That only you can answer.

Good luck on your decision

[DaveW]

The question is:
Is it worth trying? That only you can answer.


Dude...that was like a Jedi moment.

C'mon Mountain! Don't give up, i'm rootin' for ya!

-Dave

[chedabob]

hey, if you arent gonna attempt to fix it, ill have it :D

[Mountain Dew]

im going to attempt to fix it

ive just been so angry with school and im so tired.

also my case keeps failing because i fail with a dremel

[Razors Edge]

How old are you Montain Dew?

[Mountain Dew]

im very young im 14

[Razors Edge]

Thats why you keep giving up.

You think Thomas Edison Gave up over the 2,000 Times he tried to make a lightbulb but failed?

[Mountain Dew]

i might be holding a modding contest sometime

1. to give me ideas
2. to give away my unopened junk
(2000 feet of ethernet cables. some flash drives, hard drives)

[Mountain Dew]

ive started cutting my window

ive been putting it off because im so afraid to mess up

[Airbozo]

Do you have a jigsaw? I've had better luck cutting simple windows with a jigsaw rather than the dremel. If not, just take it slow, and take a few breaks.

[Mountain Dew]

i used a jigsaw in my practice run (an old server side) and i had alot of trouble with it. (cant keep it straight)

but it made a MUCH cleaner cut then the dremel did

[Airbozo]

It does take some practice to run either tool. Just go slow and concentrate.

[Mountain Dew]

yea i was concentrating with the dremel..... i think i lit my eyebrows on fire

[Slug Toy]

if you're having trouble keeping the jigsaw going straight, clamp a straight edge down beside the line you want to cut. then you can run the jigsaw against the straight edge and get a good line.

[Mountain Dew]

see Project Noobcase for more info