[xwrench]

Even though my phone has an otterbox case and I shut it in a drawer in my toolbox when working in my shop, every couple days it gets to where no one can hear me on it. I take an air nozzle and blast all the mic openings and then it seems ok for a day or so. I'm just wondering if anyone else has this problem.


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-EB

[noddybrian]

Yes - I think anywhere you do much grinding it happens - mine was getting worse each time I did it recently so I swapped out the earpiece ringer & mic out of another old one - it's amazing how loud it is now - I thought I was going deaf (er) !

[Farmwelding]

I have that too not just with welding and grinding. Slid down a hole once and other farm work. Another problem is when I leave it in the pocket I'll pull out lint and small metal shavings whenever the old girl stops charging.

[Poland308]

Microphones and speakers have permanent magnets. So they suck up anything magnetic.

[Farmwelding]

Microphones and speakers have permanent magnets. So they suck up anything magnetic.

Yep knew a guy who was a lathe operator and didn't think about it and mounted a big Bluetooth bar speaker above his lathe. Pretty soon the chips were going up and hanging on the speaker.

[homeboy]

I leave my phone in my pocket and haven't had much problem but I am wondering if it would help to put the phone in a small felt bag ( think Crown Royal mickey size) if that would filter out the crap but allow air flow to prevent any possible battery heating up like in a sealed case