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                          10 - 15 minutes

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Screen
  • Power off the device and keep it unplugged.
  • Open the case using a plastic opening tool around the edges. Slightly pull the cover off.
  • Do not completely remove back casing because there is a speaker attached to the back.

Power off the device and keep it unplugged.

Open the case using a plastic opening tool around the edges. Slightly pull the cover off.

Do not completely remove back casing because there is a speaker attached to the back.

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Step 2

  • Using the Phillips Head 0 bit, carefully unscrew the three 3.5mm screws holding the motherboard in place on to the back of the screen.

Using the Phillips Head 0 bit, carefully unscrew the three 3.5mm screws holding the motherboard in place on to the back of the screen.

Step 3

  • Disconnect the two ribbon cables between the screen and the motherboard.
  • Be careful not to rip out the ribbon cables or you can harm the ports.

Disconnect the two ribbon cables between the screen and the motherboard.

Be careful not to rip out the ribbon cables or you can harm the ports.

Step 4

  • Cut the power cables connecting between the screen and the motherboard. There should be a red and black cable each.

Cut the power cables connecting between the screen and the motherboard. There should be a red and black cable each.

Step 5

  • Separate the front screen protector from the lcd screen. There are clamps holding the screen in place.

Separate the front screen protector from the lcd screen. There are clamps holding the screen in place.

Step 6

  • Separate the LCD screen from the metal protecting case with the metal spudger.

Separate the LCD screen from the metal protecting case with the metal spudger.

Step 7

  • After creating space to work, warm up a soldering iron.
  • Apply heat onto the solder over the corresponding cut wires to the new screen wires.
  • How To Solder and Desolder Connections
  • The soldering iron will be extremely hot. Keep out of direct contact to other wires, the motherboard, and especially the battery.
  • Keep out of reach of children.

After creating space to work, warm up a soldering iron.

Apply heat onto the solder over the corresponding cut wires to the new screen wires.

How To Solder and Desolder Connections

The soldering iron will be extremely hot. Keep out of direct contact to other wires, the motherboard, and especially the battery.

Keep out of reach of children.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in order.

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Zuzzi Z Amend - Oct 21, 2018

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where do you buy the screen?

i need a battery an a screen? is their a place on this page where to get them?