#the jacks themselves are identical; it's the pcb; wire and connector that don't match (yknow. THE PART THAT MAKES IT WORK) | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

tetranymous · 6 months ago

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I have no idea why people send parts that don't match the listing. "aaaah looks close enough" my brother in christ it does not fit what I bought it for and is unsuitable as a replacement part! It's not likely that the buyer won't notice!

#tetranymous.txt #this has happened to me so many times in a row lately #only once I could make it work (phone battery)#but my xp gpu; the second xp gpu (replacement for the 1st) and now my phone's headphone jack?!?!#i'm kinda glad the connector is like 1/4 mil wider because then i'd be tempted to try it (likely not pin compatible)#it's not even as subtle as that. the wire is pointing the WRONG direction from both my old one and their listing photos. wrong length too #AND IT WAS TWELVE DOLLARS #if it was not for the laws of [NOT HAVING SURFACE MOUNT SOLDERING EQUIPMENT] then I would have [WORKING PART]#the jacks themselves are identical; it's the pcb; wire and connector that don't match (yknow. THE PART THAT MAKES IT WORK)#worst part is I CANNOT work out where I ordered the previous one from (that DID fit)#aaaaaaaaaaaa and I only found out it didn't match when I was about to instaaaaaaaaaall it. AFTER cleaning off all the old thermal paste #*sigh* this will probably be the last time I get parts from ebay unless I have no other choice #gonna go reassemble my phone now

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