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a dry brushteeth... xD

It works! .... but make sure it is DRY!!
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Posted: 2008-11-09 20:14:56
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I tried using a toothbrush and it removed the colored-green dirt. But after a few days, thd colored-green dirty thingy went back and then it started creating rust which causes problems when charging and using the headset to listen music. Sometimes only one earpiece works.
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Posted: 2008-11-20 08:22:25
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spray a little amount of WD-40 on a clean floor and brush it using baby toothbrush.
make sure the toothbrush have a little amount of the WD-40 on the brush
brush the fastport gently and try to reach the corner and the plate thoroughly

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Posted: 2008-11-27 17:15:30
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I was able to clean the fastport connector but I think some of the coated copper were removed. It really causes problems on USB connection, charging and using the headset.

@groovepeppy: What's WD-40? Sorry for my ignorance. Hehehe. :)

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Posted: 2009-01-20 00:26:46
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See http://www.wd40.com/ . I have used that too, but it gives the phone a somewhat unpleasant smell, and the phone may become somewhat clogged, if the spray is used too excessively.


[ This Message was edited by: altemyr on 2009-01-20 06:54 ]
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Posted: 2009-01-20 07:50:32
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Oh ok. I will just clean the fastport of my phone using a pencil or alcohol. Because I don't know if WD-40 is available here in the Philippines. Maybe we have that on our markets here but I'm not really familiar. Thanks for the info guys! :)
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Posted: 2009-01-20 14:39:11
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go to a chemist and get "isopropyl alcohol" (NOT methylated spirits - it will eat the plastic). Also called "rubbing alcohol". It's ideal - it won't eat the plastic, it won't scratch or abrasive to the contacts, and it won't corrode circuit boards, and it evaporates leaviong no residue. Apply with a cotton bud.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopropanol

You can even apply it safely to pcb's if you dismantle your phone and clean the pcb and all contacts (sometimes this can rejuvenate and old phone that doesn't work very well anymore)
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Posted: 2009-01-23 09:22:19
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I think what we all really need is a 'tip' to remove the fast port connector and replace it with a mini usb port... Just an impossible thought
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Posted: 2009-01-23 10:08:03
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Sure that wouldn't be a bad thing, but the fast port is okay if you keep it clean occasionally. There are some advantages, namely it's a more robust connector than a usb mini port for a headset connector, so if was a choice between usb mini and no 3.5mm, or fastport, then I'd go fast port.
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Posted: 2009-01-27 00:21:17
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Just let it take its lost electrons and everything will be fine . A chemist would say

This message was posted from a SGH-C180
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Posted: 2009-01-27 00:34:58
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