Introduction

My device was water damaged so I decided to take it apart! You will see signs of corrosion on the motherboard and electronics closeup images.

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    • Remove 2 Phillips head screws. There is one on each side of the device

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    • Flip the device over and pull the cover upwards

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    • Remove the aperture adjustment holder

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    • Remove O-Ring

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    • Remove buttons and aperture/shutter pieces

    • They should just fall out. If not, they can be removed with your fingers

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    • Grip the bottom and top of the device and pull up slightly

    • The next step will fully remove it

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    • Pull the clear plastic out and away to the left

    • Pull up at an angle

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    • Peel the Kapton Tape off of the battery and clear plastic

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    • Slide the circuit board back so that it is not under the plastic lip

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    • Slowly peel the battery and circuit board away from the plastic housing

    • There is some adhesive under the battery so be careful

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    • Grip the plastic case and use your thumb to remove the height adjustment module

    • It should slide out all the way

    • The ball bearings in the next step might fall out right away so be careful that they don't roll away!

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    • There are two ball bearings that make the height adjustment module work and lock into position.

    • There is one on each side and they easily fall out so be careful

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    • Just some pretty pictures

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    • Use a spudger to carefully remove the screen

    • It is held down with adhesive

    • There is no way to remove the screen completely unless you get rid of the red strain relief material and desolder it from the board

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    • For reassembly, place the slots on the small shutter pieces into the circular holder

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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