Vibrator died :/
 

Today is obviously a sad day for me, i have had my n900 for 3 months and now i have to send it back for repair because the vibrator thingy just died (or better said, is dying) - that means at least 10 days without my precious :/.. I'm sure it's a hardware issue, because if i shake my device or smth, it begins to vibrate again but just for a few seconds, then it dies again. I wonder, has anyone else had the same or similar issue?

Ty for your answers.

Re: Vibrator died :/
 

Well does anyone at least know where is the thing that vibrates built in the n900 so i could look into it if there's not a lot of work required.. it could just be a bad contact or something.

Re: Vibrator died :/
 

i would say:
use the warranty as long as you have it - don't void it by screwing around. (:

Re: Vibrator died :/
 

Mine worked on the first day, then it died.
It was imported from the US, so I couldn't send it again (if I did then I would've had to pay the $200-customs-tax again)
A month later, it started vibrating, lasting about 10 minutes or 2 hours, then it'd die again, so I opened up terminal and started the vibration, put in on the charger, left it overnight and the next day it was working again :)
So it could be some debris as suggested by DocScrutinizer on the IRC (and the vibration got rid of it somehow)

Re: Vibrator died :/
 

Yep, I would rather wait for 10 days rather than voiding the warranty.. :S

Re: Vibrator died :/
 

i dont have a vibrator.

Re: Vibrator died :/
 

Buy one.. :p

Re: Vibrator died :/
 

I really hated discussing this problem when I had it in my N900...

Re: Vibrator died :/
 

not that, that

Re: Vibrator died :/
 

Mine has done the same... If i shake it or tap it, it will work for a little while. I don't think I'll send it off just yet as thats not a huge problem... but it is very annoying