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dissecting my hero (pictures)

Look at picture n°3. I think that the gap problem is explained...
exHERO n°1
exHERO n°2
exHERO n°3

Your mad
What's the GAP problem?

How does it explain the gap problem?
Not for me, for people that don't get it, I know, obviously...

Fantastic mate, was just about to do this myself. Could you post a brief guide? How easy is it to get to the screen?

alpha242 said:
Look at picture n°3. I think that the gap problem is explained...
exHERO n°1
exHERO n°2
exHERO n°3
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Can you please remove the protective shielding too? I want to see what HTC hides under them...
I was expecting to see LOTS of cramped together electronic components but that seems to be well spread out?

Nice high quality pictures. could you maybe make a guide how to disamble the hero? it will be nice

hope you had a spare 500 quid rather than doing this on a contact phone

C45hY said:
hope you had a spare 500 quid rather than doing this on a contact phone
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Or a Torx driver to just put it back together.

so if i'm interpreting the picture right, the gap which quite alot of us are seeing, is irrelevant really as any dust ingress can't actually get onto the screen due to the seal which the foam forms on the outer case...?

I guess that the screen gap is almost inevitable due to the cut in the seal
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no mate the gap in the screen is further down between the actual touch screen and the outer casing not where you have circled. The gap is to the left where the rubber seal bit is and the part of the ribbon cable you can see is where it actually connects to the touch screen.

Madness but crazy-awsome!
Hi, just got mine today Had a brief luck n there seems to be security stickers n the like all over this guy!
Normally I'd join straight in but gona give this one a miss for a while I think
All the best! (and good luck)

crash_194 said:
no mate the gap in the screen is further down between the actual touch screen and the outer casing not where you have circled. The gap is to the left where the rubber seal bit is and the part of the ribbon cable you can see is where it actually connects to the touch screen.
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I'm pretty sure that IS what he circled. If you look at the screen itself, you can see the padding that would be at the top, just below the rubber seal area.

slyydrr said:
I'm pretty sure that IS what he circled. If you look at the screen itself, you can see the padding that would be at the top, just below the rubber seal area.
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No its around the edge of the touch screen so its where the touch screen sits in the frame you can't even see any of that foam when the phone is assembled. You can see the rubber seal on the outer casing on that 3rd picture just compare it to what you can see on your phone.

crash_194 said:
No its around the edge of the touch screen so its where the touch screen sits in the frame you can't even see any of that foam when the phone is assembled. You can see the rubber seal on the outer casing on that 3rd picture just compare it to what you can see on your phone.
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If that were the case, and the area circled was not the part where the rubber seal was, then the rubber seal would be approximately 3/4" below the top of the phone, rather than 3/8" of an inch (approximation). You can see where the speaker is on the white plastic case, and by looking at the outside of the phone, the rubber seal is literally JUST below that. For the rubber seal to be where the clear screen is wouldn't work proportionately.

Similarities to Blackstone like cam etc.
But disassembling seems to be much easier than Blackstone.
Hope we'll get much more spare parts compared to Blackstone.

epic screen removal

hi guys. so im sure im not the only one who has broken my epic all the way down, and i need some help. i ordered these ( http://cgi.ebay.com/80PCS-0603-Ultr...462?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb63073de ) and was going to attempt to mod my leds under the buttons. i got the whole phone apart down to here.(ill use someone elses pic because i didnt have my phone to take pics with the phone apart.)
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i got this far and also removed the ribbon of flex cable.
after that, i cant get the screen out ot the front housing. is there something im missing? when i use a pry tool to try to remove it like the rest of the parts, it creaks like its going to break. ive broken it down to study it before the lights get here just to have a grasp on what im doing. any one have any pointers? some one told me it may be glued in and i would need a hair dryer or something similar to remove it. any help you guys could share would be greazt! thanks!

http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Sp...Galaxy-S-SPH-D700-Take-Apar-p/taprtvdo029.htm

Ballsy man, a lot of phones have the screens glued. It's a stronger construction method and allows for the phone to be thinner.

http://www.youtube.com/user/zeetroninc#p/u/15/83XPLqxJhU0
Start about 4 mins in

NoSoMo said:
http://www.youtube.com/user/zeetroninc#p/u/15/83XPLqxJhU0
Start about 4 mins in
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That, and this one is particularly useful as well:
Sprint Samsung Epic 4G Galaxy S SPH-D700 Take Apart | Tear Down Video

dwallersv said:
That, and this one is particularly useful as well:
Sprint Samsung Epic 4G Galaxy S SPH-D700 Take Apart | Tear Down Video
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That's the EXACT same video posted above. It does not however deal with the question at hand. The OP already has the phone to that point.

NoSoMo said:
That's the EXACT same video posted above. It does not however deal with the question at hand. The OP already has the phone to that point.
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My apologies. I don't generally follow every link in threads I read, unless I have some reason to. You will understand that the link as posted gave no hint as to what it was.

sorry, i was cooking pork chops. that video posted stops right before where im at...(i know because that is the video i used for reference to get as far as i did.)
they dont remove the screen or where the buttons are at.
its not that ballsy really. this phone only has about 12 screws and 3 cables. there arent even any security stickers or water indicators.

"Just curious, what happened with this.. Every lcd i've tried to get out, I've busted.. There's a pretty strong adhesive, holding a very fragile and flimsy display..

azyouthinkeyeiz said:
"Just curious, what happened with this.. Every lcd i've tried to get out, I've busted.. There's a pretty strong adhesive, holding a very fragile and flimsy display..
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I used finger nail polish remover to remove my screen. Apparently its just glued right along the outter boaders underneath.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA Premium App

I always use denatured alcohol and a hair dryer.. I guess it was just my hands.

azyouthinkeyeiz said:
"Just curious, what happened with this.. Every lcd i've tried to get out, I've busted.. There's a pretty strong adhesive, holding a very fragile and flimsy display..
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i never got any farther. ive got a box of surface mount leds in 10 colors and nothing to do with them...

Its a double sided sticker holding the lcd to the front housing. I've replaced mine and had to reuse it. It went ok but I stretched it and the glue weakened.
Also the soft keys are glued to the lcd so remember to unplug that ribbon.
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[INFO] Asus Transformer Minor Teardown

Well today I thought I'd see what could be done about a light bleed spot that was annoying me. There are a couple of light bleed spots (seems pratically evident to some degree on all IPS screen devices). Anyway I did a minor disassemble as a result.
Result: Impossible to get rid of completely, its just an unfortunate trade off. I did manage to make it less intense and under normal light conditions and 60% brightness you can not really notice it now. p.s. there is nothing to "losen" the screen. It is not screwed down by the edges.
Anyway since it was apart I took some pics so you can see what is inside the beast
WARNING: The bezel is VERY fragile, so be warned. I used a guitar pick to remove it VERY carefully. After the bezel is off its easy sailing to remove the back cover. /warning
Enjoy.
LHS Speaker (CRAP!!!)

Thanks for this. I've been umming and ahhing about doing it myself, just to see whats in there. Now I dont have to. Added to ultimate thread as well. Nice job.

Your welcome

Just got a couple questions if I may. In order to lift off the back plastic casing, was it just held down by those 2 torx screws at the bottom by the 40pin connector socket, and did it just lift off easily, or were there clips holding it down? Oh and were there any labels/security stickers that would invalidate a warranty that you saw when it was open please, as I cant see any in the pics?

stuntdouble said:
Just got a couple questions if I may. In order to lift off the back plastic casing, was it just held down by those 2 torx screws at the bottom by the 40pin connector socket, and did it just lift off easily, or were there clips holding it down? Oh and were there any labels/security stickers that would invalidate a warranty that you saw when it was open please, as I cant see any in the pics?
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Hi stuntdouble,
Two torx screws have to come off first, these are part of what holds the bezel down.
After that you need to use a guitar pick from the back to lift the bezel up...best to get all 4 corners up and keep sliding..as soon as it wont slide lift it out and back in again a bit further on... it absolutely destroyed the pick by the way..lots of sharp edges in there.
The bezel will then come off from the front of the tablet. Just be careful and dont force it, Around the 40 pin connector was the biggest pain.
The back cover is held down by 4 screws on the top glass, and umm if I recall about 10 screws behind where the bezel . It basically then falls off once all screws are off with not to much effort.
There are also no security stickers over any of the screws anywhere inside the tablet

Excellent thx a lot. Will have a fiddle inside mine one of these days then.

What did you do, specifically, to fix bleed? Were some screws too tight, too loose, did you move stuff around...?
Thanks for the pics.
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mike5065 said:
What did you do, specifically, to fix bleed? Were some screws too tight, too loose, did you move stuff around...?
Thanks for the pics.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium App
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I tried to lift the screen a bit where the bleed was. when i did that it went away a bit. I then cut and jammed small bits of black foam under it. it worked ok enough but not to get rid of it totally.
There are no screws holding it down. well not onthe edges anyway. You would have to dig deeper to find out the direct cause. I did not want to do this as it means components being removed.

I appear to have a small bit of hair or fibre trapped under the glass - it's visible when the screen is off - do you think doing a tear down like you did would give me access to blow it off or is the screen still secured?

Thanks for doing this, gives me an idea of how well its made.

Thanks for posting this! After breaking it open, any ideas of where the creaking is coming from?

Great work there, thanks for sharing your efforts with all.

What size torx screw driver does on need? Would loosening the bottom screws help for light bleed ?

Thanks for posting this...I don't suppose you have any more shots of the left/right speakers? Like a closer view/shot of them? There's a lot of people with speaker issues and I'm thinking I should just replace my own/test it somehow.
Thanks!
verkion

RavenMad said:
I appear to have a small bit of hair or fibre trapped under the glass - it's visible when the screen is off - do you think doing a tear down like you did would give me access to blow it off or is the screen still secured?
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Yes I'd say you could with a can of air, you would not have to remove the screen, however you risk getting more dust under it to be honest. So id say be careful.
dbiggss said:
Thanks for posting this! After breaking it open, any ideas of where the creaking is coming from?
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is it around the edges you get the creaking?... if so its the bezel as that is clipped on. The back cover is screwed on pretty well.
Canadoc said:
What size torx screw driver does on need? Would loosening the bottom screws help for light bleed ?
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T5 torx. The screws's inside are phillips 000's.
loosining the T5 torx screws will do absolutley nothing to help bleed as they are no where near the screen. The screen starts and ends where it shows externally. The black boarders are just filled with circuitboards.
verkion said:
Thanks for posting this...I don't suppose you have any more shots of the left/right speakers? Like a closer view/shot of them? There's a lot of people with speaker issues and I'm thinking I should just replace my own/test it somehow.
Thanks!
verkion
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Hi Verkion, These are the only two pics I have, , the wiring is SUPER bad on the left hand side speaker (look close at the bottom wiring in white/red. I was scared to sneeze close to in incase it broke!.
The wires are soldered on too.
Right Hand Side Speaker
Left Hand Side Speaker

Whats this i see....a mini PCI-E pinout
Probably for HSPA/HSPA+/LTE/WiMax/ETC/ when they release a model to carriers, but still cool nonetheless
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I think there's a thread in the zoom forum that tried to do something with a similar pinout....
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Hey, any idea about battery capacity? I'm hoping its at least 6000 :S

josephislee said:
Hey, any idea about battery capacity? I'm hoping its at least 6000 :S
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If i'm not mistaken TF has 2x 3300mah battery.
From one of the pics, you can see it is printed 3300mah batt capacity.
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hey thanks a lot for this !
Has anyone spotted the microphone ? I'm looking to change it if possible , depending on what this involves...
Is this it ? h t t p: / / i.imgur.com/K2yPh.jpg
I kinda i doubt it .. why would it need such a large data bus.
It could probably be the one on the left though , under the yellow sticker

Samsung Google Nexus S Take Apart Repair Guide

Does your outer touchscreen have been damaged or cracked? This take apart repair guide will help you to fix your damaged screen or other internal part on your Samsung Google Nexus S.
This guide will help you to install the following Samsung Google Nexus S replacement parts:
Samsung Google Nexus S Screen Assembly Replacement
Other Samsung Google Nexus S Parts
Tools Required:
Safe Open Pry Tool
Small Phillips Screwdriver
Adhesive Strips
Samsung Goggle Nexus S disassembly guide:
The first step will be to remove the back battery cover and the battery.
Using a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the six (6) screws holding the back housing in place, as shown in Figure 1.
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Using a safe open pry tool, pry the back housing away from the rest of the device. It will be clipped into place, so carefully work your way around all edges with your pry tool.
Remove the three (3) small Phillips screws holding the motherboard in place. There will also be two (2) flex cables that will need to be released. These are simple pop connectors that only need to be lifted with a safe open pry tool to release.
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The motherboard can now be safely removed.
We are now left with the screen assembly and front case. Using a heat gun or hair dryer, heat the outside edges of the outer screen for 45-60 seconds. Use quick movements and do not stay in one area for too long.
Now, using a safe open pry tool, pry the screen assembly away from the front cover and bezel. Reheat if necessary.
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Your screen assembly can now be replaced.
Simply replace the damaged parts with the new ones and reverse the order to put your phone back together again.

The screen is the super hardest part, tried with heat gun, but seams like it stick forever

doc_v15 said:
The screen is the super hardest part, tried with heat gun, but seams like it stick forever
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It shouldn't hard. Just use a pry tool and work your way round gently and slowly prying the screen up from the frame.

Hi,
i have bought a new display and installed it but the touchscreen isn`t working! Display works, all the connections of the screen to the mainboard are placed properly. Is the new screen defective?

Nice guide!
Sent from my Nexus S

Räph96 said:
Hi,
i have bought a new display and installed it but the touchscreen isn`t working! Display works, all the connections of the screen to the mainboard are placed properly. Is the new screen defective?
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If its not a connection issue then it could be a bad screen. Does the touch screen on your original still function ok? You may wish to contact your supplier.

shockem said:
Nice guide!
Sent from my Nexus S
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Thanks. Glad it helps!

When attempting to disassemble my NS4G to do this repair, I encountered a lot of difficulty trying to remove the back housing without disturbing/breaking the front bezel. Fortunately, the replacement assembly I was installing came with a new bezel already installed; but had I needed to salvage the original (or if I ever need to disassemble the device again), do you have any more specific advice about properly removing the back housing?
Granted, I was using a guitar pick instead of a safe open pry tool, but I couldn't seem to do it without causing the bezel to come undone opposite my prying.

repairsuniverse said:
If its not a connection issue then it could be a bad screen. Does the touch screen on your original still function ok? You may wish to contact your supplier.
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Yes, the old screen is working. Also i contacted the supplier. Somebody said that there are 2 versions for i9023. Is that true?
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA

Excellent useful and informative thread.
Thank you!

Microphone
I was curious about the microphone on the board. Is it soldered on the main board or do you have to pry it off.

This is great.... now all we need is some cheap replacement screens. The moment I saw the curved glass I knew this phone was going to be expensive to fix.

nickel911 said:
This is great.... now all we need is some cheap replacement screens. The moment I saw the curved glass I knew this phone was going to be expensive to fix.
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You can find replacement screens here - Samsung Replacement Screens

here is a live video;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYB5wiFFIno http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYB5wiFFIno

has anyone replaced just the outer glass? i bought the outer glass, but i don't know how to separate it from the rest of the assembly.

svtfmook said:
has anyone replaced just the outer glass? i bought the outer glass, but i don't know how to separate it from the rest of the assembly.
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You can't successfully replace just the glass. The glass and the LCD are fused together on these models.

iFixit also has a guide...cant post links yet but easy to find with a quick search

How would you use one of these to replace just the screen: http://www.ebay.com/itm/All-New-Out...773?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a77cd07e5

interessant said:
How would you use one of these to replace just the screen: http://www.ebay.com/itm/All-New-Out...773?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a77cd07e5
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You can't successfully replace just the glass. The glass and the LCD are fused together on these models as we said in an earlier post.
These eBay sellers really shouldn't sell these parts as they can not be used.

Thanks for the response. So even a heat gun won't work right?
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Screen glass pushed out of body

As the title say. The glue on my LG G2 screen has peeled of the body. Any way to glue it back or fix it any other way?
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Bumpish. Anyone know what kind of glue I need to use or how I can fix it?

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Bumpish. Anyone know what kind of glue I need to use or how I can fix it?
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A quick google search shows the best option. https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View...dhesive+or+glue+can+I+use+for+the+lcd+&+glass

Actually it is battery with back cover pushing the screen out. Probably too thick new battery inside that phone. Is there any point gluying it back then?

bl00keRs said:
Actually it is battery with back cover pushing the screen out. Probably too thick new battery inside that phone. Is there any point gluying it back then?
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I really don't know. Go to iFixit and look how they dissasemble the G2. Maybe there's a trick. Also they have a repair-forum.
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/LG_G2

that happend to my device too . it was my new battery . It was a third party battery

Zero_Rik said:
that happend to my device too . it was my new battery . It was a third party battery
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You repaired your glass in any way?

bl00keRs said:
You repaired your glass in any way?
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Nope, after i tested something i saw that it dont made a difference if i take original or third party . On both batterys the diplay getting pressed out. I tryed glue stripes for phones bjt dont work . So i have my phone without back cover into a secure case

Did you disassemble the glass of digitizer to use these stripes? I ordered a kit on eBay; an UV lamp, LOCA glue and some hypodermic syringe to try put a little bit of glue under the glass. Maybe it gonna work that way. Which battery you talking about?

bl00keRs said:
Did you disassemble the glass of digitizer to use these stripes? I ordered a kit on eBay; an UV lamp, LOCA glue and some hypodermic syringe to try put a little bit of glue under the glass. Maybe it gonna work that way. Which battery you talking about?
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jep, i heated the digitizer and with a little line i cutted it off . After that i layed the glue stripes on the screen end sites and put it back into frame .
thats the battery :
https://www.amazon.de/cellePhone-Po...TF8&qid=1494445075&sr=1-2&keywords=LG+G2+akku

Dude, this is the same battery...

Hi again! Thank you for helping so far.
I'd like to disassemble original glass with a heater and put some new LOCA glue. Do I need to clean glass/lcd after disassembling it? I mean old glue must be completely off, huh?
I bought LOCA glue and a UV lamp from eBay. Is that lamp any good ? I just got it but seen some movie about applying LOCA glue and they got much bigger and probably much better UV lamp than mine and wondering if mine will be fine though?

Tried to do it yesterday but failed. I think the glass was still attached to the LCD and it was some glue holding it to the frame. Anyway, screen is partially broken now and I'm wondering if I should just buy a new one and replace it or just go for OnePlus 3T or 5.