shadow.8
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First off, I hope this is in the right place. Doesn't really feel like a support question but I've been away from these boards too long to be sure.
I recently received Craig's email about upgrading my Pandora to a 1Ghz Pandora (I have the old 256MB one) and I simply can't afford it right now. My Pandora is gathering dust because there are a few things wrong with it.
I recently received Craig's email about upgrading my Pandora to a 1Ghz Pandora (I have the old 256MB one) and I simply can't afford it right now. My Pandora is gathering dust because there are a few things wrong with it.
- Purple Tint of Death (or whatever it's called, unless I hold the screen a certain way, the whole thing has purple tint). This is the number one reason I haven't used it recently, I can't stand the purple tint.
- One of the back screws is stripped. Long story short, I took it apart to see if I could make the shoulder buttons more responsive and screwed it back on too tight. Now I can't get the screw out. If you flip over the Pandora, it's the bottom left screw, which I understand doesn't fully come out anyway.
- One of the SD card slots works sporadically. I can (usually) use the slot if I have something in it when it boots. Sometimes it simply won't work and will only work after a few reboots. IIRC it's the right SD card slot, near the stripped screw.
- There are a couple of small cracks at the top of the lid, probably due to stress. I don't remember how these happened but I would like a stronger case.
- Sometimes it won't boot at all but taking the battery in and out will, eventually, make it work. I'm willing to bet the stripped screw has warped the case just enough that the battery doesn't contact the pins just right.
- Any ideas on how to remove the old case? The screw is very stripped and I can't think of a good way to get it off. The hole is too small to cut the screw head off. I could break the whole case but I'm worried I would ruin the board or the LCD in the process.
- I truly do not want a silver Pandora case but I've heard they are stronger than the black cases. Is this true? Has anyone tried painting the silver cases black? Would it be worth buying a black, scratched case from ED's shop?
- Does Link's store (http://ithic.com) ever carry spare parts? I didn't see anything on his website but maybe they are just out of stock?
- Is there someone/somewhere in the US I can send it to for repair? It is way out of the year warranty (I got it May 2011) but would be willing to pay somebody trustworthy to repair it, if the price is right. Or maybe ED will do a repair? That might be a better option.
- If I repair it myself, are there videos I can refer to? Anyone tried this before?