10/19 I have a wierd problem, part of the little clip that keeps the battery
in my cell phone has broken, so the battery falls out occasionally. I
want a good way to keep it in, of course. Tape will look awful. I've
considered epoxying the battery door to the phone, but I'm worried that
if the Li-Ion battery wears out, it'll be near impossible to change it.
Is there some epoxy that can be dissolved with solvent, and which
solvent will not damate the (polycarbonate?) plastic?
\_ I believe epoxy solvents will not damage hard plastics. Have
you considered epoxying back the little clip, rather than
the entire door? -- ilyas
\_ I'm missing a tiny chip of plastic that held the door on.
I'm worried doing just the open button/clip might not be
strong enough.
\_ I think it would be easier to just find (or make) another
little chip of plastic, than epoxying the entire door
shut. Another possibility is to make a form so the
epoxy itself will solidify in the shape of the little
chip. It WILL be stronger than the surrounding plastic.
-- ilyas
\_ The epoxy chip idea is a neat solution until you look at
the actual phone and realize you'd need tiny mouse-hands to
make it work. Thanks though. -op
\_ Can't you talk to the manufacturer and ask if they have
a replacement part or something?
\_ The broken part is a button built into the case.
It's not really replaceable. If you're interested,
look up photos of the Audiovox VM4050, 9900 or 9950
\_ Get some colorful rubber bands, like the kind women use for hair.
\_ Won't work, it's a flip phone.
\_ weird. |