Fairphone 2 Core Module: Achilles Heel

[kopfi]

Hey Rodrigo,

I do not have those issues with the display or the bottom module (yet), but you see a fair amount of posts similar to yours in this forum.

So if the modules do not make good electrical contact, I would assume its either a problem of the spring-contacts or probably broken solder joints.

If its the latter, you may be lucky: Some time ago, I saw a post that proposed a makeshift reflow repair method. Heres the link:

Reflowing the FP2's motherboard - a success story, mostly

I received a broken FP2 core module a couple of days ago. After testing it was clear that the module was unable to make good contact with the screen, requiring considerable pressure to the back of the device or some slapping and twisting to get the display to work, and then only briefly. I tried a few things, being curious if I could find a solution that wasn’t too risky, but in the end I opted for @ElKrasso’s oven reflow method. I took the motherboard out of the core module and laid it, scree…

If you are willing to experiment, that may solve your problem