Wrecking cell phones

admin

I go through a phone about every 6 months or so from shop dust getting stuck to the speakers.  Not having the phone on me is not an option, and I cant really think of anything short of putting it in a ziplock bag...anyone else have this problem?Beck's Welding and Fabrication, Inc.-Misc. Metals Fabrication & Installation-
Reply:Casio GZone has lasted me over a year. I buy them cheap on eBay.
Reply:Is it a smart phone? If so, and if you have Verizon, check this out.http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/s...ceCategoryId=1Supposed to be very rugged.Edit: too slow
Reply:pass the magnet on a pocket screw driver over all the speaker holes and draw out the filings. the speakers sound and work better. I have done this for a long time on my gzone. I can even togggle the backlight on and off when i pass it over a certain spot. Mine was so full of crap it was useless the first time i did this, I figured i might as well try it.
Reply:The high frequency of AC tig blew the speaker on my Gaxaly.
Reply:Theres a JCB phone in the UK which promises to be the most rugged The JCB TOUGHPHONE is an incredibly rugged mobile phone which has been designed to work in the most challenging of environments. The TOUGHPHONE makes it one to reckon with - being shock, dust, water and drop resistant as well as operational from -20 degrees C to +60 degrees C. In addition to this, the Tradesman is also the worlds first floating phone so if you drop it by water you won't lose your phone. Like JCB's machines the JCB TOUGHPHONE has been built to survive the most punishing of environments. Starting with the hardened rubber casing in black, the handset has been awarded an IP67 rating which makes the JCB TOUGHPHONE: - Shock resistant - Dust resistant - Water resistant - Drop resistant So confident are JCB in the TOUGHPHONE that it comes with a 1 year, no quibble warranty. The TOUGHPHONE is not only built to last. It is also fully-featured to suit most user demands and includes Bluetooth, Push to Talk, tri-band and built-in dual speakers (so the JCB TOUGHPHONE can be heard in noisy environments). The JCB TOUGHPHONE is built to a military standard so you can be sure the phone is designed for all purposes and won't let you down when you need it and it comes complete with top specifications such as Bluetooth, built in FM Radio and a torch.
Reply:Get an iPhone 4 or 4s and get the lifeproof case. It's dust proof shock proof water proof. And still keeps a pretty slim profile compared to the junky otterbox's.1973 Lincoln SA 200, Already replaced shunt coils, Idle board (SOLD)1984 Miller Dialarc 250HF, Miller water cooler, 250 AMP water cooled torch, you know the worx.
Reply:Originally Posted by walkerCasio GZone has lasted me over a year. I buy them cheap on eBay.
Reply:I keep my iphone on me daily at the shipyard I work at, I just blow the dust from the speakers 2 or so times a day.
Reply:I fairly regularly pop the cover off my phone and remove metal dust from the speaker cover with tape or compressed air. When dust gets past that I remove the loud speaker from the phone and press tape onto it to pull the dust off, or just replace it with an ebay speaker for like $6. The tape trick doesn't work on the earpiece speaker so I just replace it every year or 2. I've had my cell for years lol.Welding/Fab Pics: www.UtahWeld.com
Reply:Originally Posted by kidtigger24Stay away from the Otterbox! My brother lost his iPhone 4 because of the $hitty clip that they use to snap it into the belt clip.
Reply:What did we do before cell phones???The tiny speakers in them are of the same design as big speakers.  They have a magnet in them and will attrack metalic dust.  Instead of wearing them on your hip (especially when grinding) slide them in your pocket.  The cloth from your pants will act as a filter.
Reply:My old Nextel sounds like a bucket of ball bearings when used indirect connect mode.I took cover off and cleaned out metal chips and grinding dust.But I can't get to one side of the speaker.Metal dust doesn't seem to bother the cellphone earpiece.Miller a/c-d/c Thunderbolt XLMillermatic 180 Purox O/ASmith Littletorch O/AHobart Champion Elite
Reply:I have some old flip face phone and keep it in my pocket. I've had the same phone for the last 6-7 years. It used to say LG on it.
Reply:Originally Posted by forhireYikes! Did the belt clip break or was it the phone clip? I use an Otterbox with my Motorola Electrify and it has proven itself. I can't speak for the iphone version. I use the belt clip away from the shop... in the shop it's too easy to get is snagged on something. If I'm wearing my coveralls I can keep the phone clipped under them. I do really like that it's rubberize and has a screen cover on the front. The hard plastic cover that the phone snaps into keeps most of the debris off the screen. This phone is almost a year old... my last Android phone was 3+ years old before I retired it. Before the Otterbox most of my phones had their screens smashed out leaning up against some work while lifting (I kept my phone in a front pocket). My only near death experience with my phone happened the other day... end of the day... took off my coveralls, clipped the phone on my belt, snapped my phone in the cradle catching the my t-shirt so the phone wasn't really clipped in. Phone popped off walking by a 5 gallon bucket full of de-ruster... the phone hit the anode holder... then the rim... and bounced onto the floor. When I heard it drop I thought it had went for a swim.  I am much more careful about how it's clipped in. I tried the zip lock bag for a while. It didn't work well for me. Touch screen was difficult.I tried keeping the phone in my chest pocket on the coveralls... but it would fall out when I leaned over (one phone went into liquid) because I was bad about zipping the pocket. I think a chest or upper arm pocket with a velcro flap would work the best. My cheap coveralls lack smart phone support.
Reply:Couldn't find my phone one afternoon at the shop.  Next morning, customer came by early to drop his car off for rear wheel bearing work (85 Toyota Supra).  Had him call my phone, and we could barely hear it ringing.  After a few minutes, we found it in a drip pan that was under my buddy's 1974 CB450, sitting in oil.  The electronics work on it, but the speakers do not.  Really hard to order parts and talk to anyone that way!  Can't wait to get a new phone.  This LG Ally has always been a piece of chit.-AaronJet 17.5" Drill Press1942 South Bend 16x84 Lathe1980s Miller 320A / BP --- 2013 Power Mig 2562012 Jet 7x12 Horizontal BandsawVictor O/A Setup
Reply:I've fried a SIM card in my cell phone, possibly from AC TIG welding (the high frequency arc starting is what seems to be potentially causing harm to radio frequency electronics.)  It was giving weird SIM card errors... working only intermittently.Replaced it with a new SIM card, and now I just take the mobile phone out of my pocket and set it a few feet away on the shelf when I use high frequency welding process.
Reply:Originally Posted by Killroy1942Is it a smart phone? If so, and if you have Verizon, check this out.http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/s...ceCategoryId=1Supposed to be very rugged.Edit: too slow
Reply:I have had my iPhone 4s in a Lifeproof case for about six months now. No shavings, no dust and no water problems. I was unsure at first but I would recommend it to anyone now. I have the lifejacket for when I go to the lake. Hi viz and it floats.
Reply:I put a piece of heavy duty clear tape over the speaker holes. If you do it to a brand new phone, it muffles the sound a bit, but nothing like what metal shavings do.Ian TannerKawasaki KX450 and many other fine tools
Reply:An FYIMy labtop has been dowsed with a few different fluids over its life and my flip open phone was in the bottom of the fish tank once.First the labtop, it has seen a wifes margarita (with salt), a beer, a couple waters, coffee, pretty much all the drinks. Every time it quit working (at least 5 times). What I would do is pull it apart, brake clean everything and I mean everything (besides the screen). The boards, the speakers, all the stuff and then blow dry it lightly. Every time I was able to bring it back from the dead and still using it today (the very puter I am typing on right now).When I found my phone at the bottom of the fish tank I did the same thing, pulled it apart and brake cleaned the entire thing, blew it out lightly and let it sit over the furnace vent for a few days. Phone works better than ever! I was very scared about using the brake cleaner the first time on my puter but I figured I couldn't wreck it any more than it already was and my experience with brake cleaner told me it may work. I am glad it did and will most likely use this idea on many saturated electronics in the future.
Reply:Originally Posted by stefuelWhat did we do before cell phones???The tiny speakers in them are of the same design as big speakers.  They have a magnet in them and will attrack metalic dust.  Instead of wearing them on your hip (especially when grinding) slide them in your pocket.  The cloth from your pants will act as a filter.
Reply:Wow definately got some responses on that one...  glad I'm not the only one having this issue lol.  I just traded in my junk blackberry for a droid with an otterbox. I'll run a magnet over the speakers when they start to act up.  We'll see!Beck's Welding and Fabrication, Inc.-Misc. Metals Fabrication & Installation-
Reply:I have my HTC Thunderbolt in my little side pocket of my carpenter pants. Its all I"ll wear because Ive trashed a few phones already...... This seems to work put well.If your not doing wrong your doing right,right?