[Spart1337]

So in the next few weeks I plan to disassemble my tour to switch the bezel out (mine managed to get chipped while my phone had a silicone skin on and the phone was in the leather holster!). Today I noticed how the status LED just doesn't look right to me. I wonder if it would be possible to swap it out to a blue one. Anyone have any idea on the specs of the stock one? Size, voltage, etc.

[arkais]

im pretty sure there is a soft mod that will let you do that check the blackberry appstore its free if not im sure there is one u can download it .. i had done it to a blackberry i used to have. i could be wrong though it would be worth looking into before you try any hard mods like that

[tjgrey]

How well can you solder? Lol If I'm remembering right, I think the Curve I took apart had a tiny flat-pack like led soldered directly onto the pcb (I'll verify tomorrow). Past that, I THINK blue vs. red leds have a slight different "typical" operating voltage and the allowance designed for that. it MAY work, but just wouldn't be optimal and might cause heat issues, etc...I'll read some more & post back if no one else jumps in and adds/corrects. Good luck

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[shneeko6]

just buy buzz berry. it's what, three bucks?

[N2Shift]

The Tour has a multi-color LED and can produce a huge range of colors.

Try an app called "BerryBuzz"

[mallinj]

ColorID in Blackberry App World. (Free version) may do what you want.

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[Spart1337]

Thanks guys. I'm not that good at soldering yet (Still practicing) and I didn't plan on switching it until I was confident enough of my skills. Thanks for the heads up on the App.

[Kay0s24]

There is really no reason for phyically swapping that LED. If you want a blue status light blinking, Berrybuzz can do it. It can also make it blink almost any other color you want.

[bigwill5150]

Thanks guys. I'm not that good at soldering yet (Still practicing) and I didn't plan on switching it until I was confident enough of my skills. Thanks for the heads up on the App.

I'm a professional at soldering and wouldn't attempt it without a high $ monoscope and VERY high $$$ soldering equipment. I haven't specifically looked at the status LED on the Tour but I've done a few board, screen and trackball replacements. I wouldn't even bother to repair my own phone at the component level. I promise you it's not economically feasable to replace a surface-mount, micro-component like an LED at that scale. The manufactures scrap the stuff and replace it with new when it's broke. I've managed to pull off a few repairs at that level and I had access to special equipment at that time. I've also screwed up some stuff larger than this after I made it known it was *at your own risk* type work. You can practice all you feel like with with the LED. Getting the solder to stick where you want it is practically 1/10th of the problem. There are many other problems amplified by scale to be considered like over-dwelling on the components and cooking them with heat. These things are manufactured with automated equipment thats impossible to reproduce with human hands/eyes. It's always good to learn but you're looking at a lot of dynamics here. This is in addition to the possiblility of shorting the phone in the process which would pretty much kill it. I doubt you'd be able to find 1, 2 or maybe 10 of these LED's for sale. It would be a good bet that you'd have to buy a production run of them or else spend a lot on a couple to get them repackaged for individual resale. These LEDs are voltage/polarity driven to different colors which is ultimately driven by the software. Honestly, I think learning the software would probably yeild a lot higher payoff than getting them soldered out and back in. It's pretty much a dead art to do this stuff by hand unless you're handling very old/obsolete or industrial hardware like I do (and that is quickly drying up).

[ShaneN.]

I can't find this berrybuzz by searching through lists or in the search. I'm typing "berrybuzz" in the search. hmmm

[Dyzrv]

ColorID in Blackberry App World. (Free version) may do what you want.

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Yep coloriD is the bomb

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[SlimJimTight]

Try buzz me pro.I like it more than berry buzz xD

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