IPHONE 3G GLASS REPLACEMENT

“HOW TO” E-LEARNING COURSE

Enid Stern Walden University |

EIDT 6110 Instructional Design |

Dr. Fantiska

STEP BY STEP VIDEO

INSTRUCTIONS

Tools

• Heat gun or hair dryer

• Metal Spudger

• Phillips #00 Screwdriver

• Small suction cup

• Spudger

Relevant parts

• iPhone 3G Front Panel

• iPhone 3G Front Panel Kit

• iPhone 3G Front Panel Adhesive Strips

Before you begin

Remove the Sim-Card Tray

Get Small Phillips Screw Driver

Get Small Flathead

Get Scratch Safe Opening Tools

Read the Legal Guidelines and familiarize yourself with the risks.

Place your iPhone 3G on a flat soft surface.

1st use your thumb and index fingers to squeeze the middle of the ipod

to create a small gap. Next insert the safe open tool and pry the front

bezel along the full edge to open the unit.

STEP 1

REMOVE THE TWO SCREWS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE

OF THE DOCK CONNECTOR.

STEP 2USE THE KNIFE TO PRY THE SCREEN ASSEMBLY UPWARD. USE

CARE TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE TO THE RUBBER SEAL

SURROUNDING THE SCREEN ASSEMBLY. USE CARE TO PREVENT

THE KNIFE FROM ABRUPTLY SLIDING UNDER THE ASSEMBLY.

STEP3THE SCREEN ASSEMBLY IS CONNECTED TO THE LOGIC BOARD

WITH THREE RIBBON CABLES. IN THE IMAGE YOU CAN SEE

RIBBON CABLE 1 AND 2. RIBBON CABLE 3 IS HIDDEN

UNDERNEATH RIBBON CABLE 2. DO NOT PULL THE ASSEMBLY

BEFORE ALL CONNECTORS HAVE BEEN RELEASED.

STEP4USE THE PLASTIC OPENING TOOL TO RELEASE SCREEN

CONNECTORS IN THE ORDER INDICATED BY THE ORANGE

NUMBERS..

STEP5 RELEASE CONNECTOR #2 USING THE OPENING

TOOL.

STEP6

BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL WHEN RELEASING CONNECTOR

#3. GENTLY OPEN THE LATCH USING THE PLASTIC OPENING

TOOL, DO NOT PULL THE CABLE BEFORE OPENING THE

LATCH.

STEP 7

IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, REMOVE THE SIM-CARD

TRAY.

STEP 8HINT: USE A HAIR DRYER TO HEAT UP THE ASSEMBLY

BEFORE YOU TRY TO REMOVE THE GLASS. THE GLUE WILL

BECOME MUCH WEAKER WHEN WARM.

IF THE GLASS BREAKS, HOLD THE GLASS FAR AWAY FROM

YOUR EYES OR WEAR PROTECTIVE GOGGLES. SMALL

GLASS FRAGMENTS WILL SPRAY AWAY FROM GLASS AS

YOU PRY.

SLIDE THE PLASTIC OPENING TOOL BETWEEN THE SEAL

AND THE GLASS. APPLY GENTLE FORCE SINCE THE

ADHESIVE BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE SCREEN

ASSEMBLY IS QUITE STRONG.

STEP 9

REMOVE THE BROKEN GLASS PIECES ONE BY ONE.

USE CUT-SAFE GLOVE TO PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST THE

SHARP GLASS FRAGMENTS.

STEP 10USE THE SHARP FLATHEAD TO REMOVE BIGGER PIECES OF

GLASS, SINCE THE ADHESIVE CAN BE QUITE STRONG.

AVOID APPLYING TOO MUCH FORCE, DO NOT BEND THE

ASSEMBLY TO AVOID BREAKING THE SCREEN. KEEP THE

SCREWDRIVER FROM SLIPPING ONTO THE SCREEN TO AVOID

SCRATCHES.

STEP 11

AS YOU RELEASE THE BROKEN DIGITIZER FROM THE

ASSEMBLY, TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE ORDER OF THE

CONNECTOR CABLES: BE SURE TO BRING THE RIBBON CABLES

INTO THE SAME ORDER WHEN YOU INSTALL THE NEW IPHONE 3G

DIGITIZER.

STEP 12

THE DIGITIZER REMOVED FROM THE ASSEMBLY. REMOVE THE

BOTTOM PROTECTIVE FILM OF YOUR NEW DIGITIZER AND APPLY

ADDITIONAL DOUBLESIDED TAPE OR ADHESIVE OF YOUR CHOICE

TO NEW DIGITIZER IF NEEDED.

STEP 13REMOVE SMALL GLASS FRAGMENTS SHOWING UP AS

GLARING WHITE PIECES IN THE IMAGE.

THEY WILL KEEP THE NEW DIGITIZER FROM SITTING

FLUSH.

STEP 14

THE NEW DIGITIZER INSTALLED ON THE ASSEMBLY (W/ TOP

PROTECTIVE FILM STILL APPLIED).

STEP 15

IF THE DIGITIZER IS INSTALLED CORRECTLY, CONNECTOR CABLE #3 WILL

BE HIDDEN UNDERNEATH CABLE #2.

STEP 16BE SURE TO BRING BACK CONNECTOR CABLES INTO THE ORDER

SHOWN IN IMAGE.

REINSTALL THE SCREEN ASSEMBLY BY FOLLOWING DISASSEMBLY

GUIDE IN REVERSE ORDER.

STEP 17

SUCCESS!

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INSTRUCTIONS