Hi everyone! My question is how to remove the back cover? I have never done any repairs on this model. I found only one video that says SM T510 the guy removed the screen just to take the back off. Thanks for your help
Watch some teardown vids.
It's an LCD display right? Do Not allow alcohol *or any solvents near the display. They can poison and destroy it!!!
Generally heat and careful prying with plastic picks are how it's done. Take your time.
Verify the correct method and have the right tools for the job.
Understand ESD protocols and practices if disassembling the components ie display, mobo.
Out of circuit they are suspectable to ESD damage.
At the very least make sure the room humidity is 50% or higher. A earth grounded ESD mat and wrist strap are best.
*with AMOLED displays you can use anhydrous isopropyl alcohol to make it easier to break the seal adhesive. You don't have this option. LCDs are very sensitive to solvent poisoning. Their edges aren't sealed as they need to be able to equalize to outside air pressure, they use a semipermeable membrane.
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So after much thought i considered the pros and the cons of removing the film and decided to remove it as the oleophobic had worn away in less than 2 months. This will give you the information you need to remove it if you wish and how to do it properly without damage to your device or at least help you to not damage it.
1st. The tools you will need are as follows
1. razor blade thinner and or flat at one end
2. nail polish remover ( to remove the glue after)
3. cloth of some kind microfiber preferred 2 works best
4. "Recommended if no screen protector replacement"
Rain-x or some kind of wax or an oleophobic coating apply several coats
5. band aids or tape for your fingers as they will be put through alot of pushing and will be raw afterward
so know that this won't come in 1 sheet it will be coming off in chips and if your lucky it will come in larger chips and small sheets. when you start pick a corner that you can get at easlily. once you get a little up know that your going for a large enough area that you can get the entire blade under so you can slide it forward under the sheet as this will provide the least amount of damage if any the screen won't scratch this way but if you take the blade sliding up or down it will leave scratches so alway push the blade forward and leave it at a tilt just enough to get the sheet there is a layer of glue just as thick under. if you can see the glue when it comes up your doing well.
==warning== while you scrap this blade across your device be cautious not to get the sides of it as they are just high enough they will get scraped and nicked
after you have removed all the film you will need to use the nail polish remover to get the glue off it will come off slowly and there will be alot of small balls as it is moved off some will desolve the rest will come off in small balls. dont be afraid to use plenty it will make it will make it easier.
after all this wash with water only scrub clean and dry then apply a coating or screen protector whichever you wish .
==Important== know if you use wax some will get into the sides if your not careful with enough water and and cloth you can get access out. best to use waxes that are clear or liquid ones work well.
if you have any questions or if i have left anything out pls ask
Once you've peeled up 1 corner, you can use a credit card instead of a blade to slide it forward. It's safer that way.
If you're a single man and don't have nail polish remover, you can use concentrated alcohol instead. Cloth, Q-tips and rubbing alcohol worked really well for me.
I do not know if this has been mentioned or brought up before, but I just wanted to let the G2 crowd know that if they want to go the cheaper route and replace just the digitizer on their G2, it is possible with patience! You will be separating the glass from the LCD with a little bit of heat and a lot of caution, so as not to bust that beautiful LCD that these things are packin'. As you all may already know, the front glass is the digitizer so it'll all be replaced and your touch will work again, without busting the bank! This should only be considered if you're a very handy person with some superfine motor skills.
All you really need is a steady heat source of around 200F. I use a griddle, similar to this
http://www.walmart.com/ip/16451315?...56276670&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=34449323470&veh=sem
Most people have one of these laying around in a cabinet.
Get on eBay and find the digitizer for the phone and some LOCA UV Adhesive. 10ML is way more than enough.
Take the phone apart, then lay the LCD/Digitizer face down on that griddle and let it sit for about 10 minutes. Use a razor blade to VERY CAREFULLY and slowly peel the glass back. You should see the glass separating from the LCD. Continue this and take your time until all of the glass is removed. Then clean the LCD. It takes some work, this glue is extremely sticky and the only thing I've found to completely remove it is Clorox Surface wipes. They're the kind that come presoaked with some kind of cleaner. Even those take a little elbow grease to completely remove the glue from the LCD surface. It should be shiny. A couple specs wont matter, the LOCA has proven to be great at hiding imperfections. Next you will remove the LCD from the frame of the phone. There will be some connectors following through the bottom half of the phone to the PCB that has the charging port on it. Once the LCD is removed, add a line of LOCA glue to the LCD about as wide as a cigarette. Lay your new glass down on that glue, being careful not to trap too many bubbles. If you have a couple, no problem. You can leave them if it doesn't bother you, or you can push them to the edges. Next, align the LCD with the handy little lines that are printed on the back of the glass. Get something to hold it together, clothespins or hair clamps will do fine. After clamping, once again ensure the glass is aligned properly with the LCD. Then all you have to do is take it outside, let it cure in the sun for about 5 minutes, clean the extra glue up and reassemble the phone!!! I've got one waiting for a glass to come in so as soon as I get that I'll try to post some pics. Enjoy the savings, and the adventure!
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VirtueToVice said:
I do not know if this has been mentioned or brought up before, but I just wanted to let the G2 crowd know that if they want to go the cheaper route and replace just the digitizer on their G2, it is possible with patience! You will be separating the glass from the LCD with a little bit of heat and a lot of caution, so as not to bust that beautiful LCD that these things are packin'. As you all may already know, the front glass is the digitizer so it'll all be replaced and your touch will work again, without busting the bank! This should only be considered if you're a very handy person with some superfine motor skills.
All you really need is a steady heat source of around 200F. I use a griddle, similar to this
http://www.walmart.com/ip/16451315?...56276670&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=34449323470&veh=sem
Most people have one of these laying around in a cabinet.
Get on eBay and find the digitizer for the phone and some LOCA UV Adhesive. 10ML is way more than enough.
Take the phone apart, then lay the LCD/Digitizer face down on that griddle and let it sit for about 10 minutes. Use a razor blade to VERY CAREFULLY and slowly peel the glass back. You should see the glass separating from the LCD. Continue this and take your time until all of the glass is removed. Then clean the LCD. It takes some work, this glue is extremely sticky and the only thing I've found to completely remove it is Clorox Surface wipes. They're the kind that come presoaked with some kind of cleaner. Even those take a little elbow grease to completely remove the glue from the LCD surface. It should be shiny. A couple specs wont matter, the LOCA has proven to be great at hiding imperfections. Next you will remove the LCD from the frame of the phone. There will be some connectors following through the bottom half of the phone to the PCB that has the charging port on it. Once the LCD is removed, add a line of LOCA glue to the LCD about as wide as a cigarette. Lay your new glass down on that glue, being careful not to trap too many bubbles. If you have a couple, no problem. You can leave them if it doesn't bother you, or you can push them to the edges. Next, align the LCD with the handy little lines that are printed on the back of the glass. Get something to hold it together, clothespins or hair clamps will do fine. After clamping, once again ensure the glass is aligned properly with the LCD. Then all you have to do is take it outside, let it cure in the sun for about 5 minutes, clean the extra glue up and reassemble the phone!!! I've got one waiting for a glass to come in so as soon as I get that I'll try to post some pics. Enjoy the savings, and the adventure!
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Have a perfectly good LCD at home now with damaged digitizer and frame I'd rather use vs playing around with these crappy Ebay replacement parts I've gotten in the past month
It is not easy to replace but it is very easy to damage LCD, it's not so expensive to buy new screen with digitizer and frames (90-100$) so i prefer to buy full lcd and dont try to replace digitizer.
My display was broken so I had to buy a new display and bought it along with the side frame. It's perfect but there's one problem-- the screw holes are kinda not in perfect size so none of the 16 screws fit in tightly. They are just somehow screwed in, holding the inner back cover with the sideframe. I'm afraid that if the phone falls, the inner back cover might rip off the sideframe and display assembly and totally rip apart damaging the motherboard, etc.
Since the screws aren't holding the phone tightly in place, I wanna take some measures so as to prevent it from ripping off incase of a fall. I applied very little amount of super glue (fewikwik, popular in India) at two places. But I DO NOT want to use super glue further around the frame because it'll become impossible to remove the inner back cover in future.
My question is, is there any sort of "super glue" available that stick things (plastic here) very firmly but can be removed as well when needed? You can say I am looking for something stronger that typical fevicol but less stronger (and not permanent) than super glue (fewikwik).
you're looking for glue on XDA.
-z3r0- said:
you're looking for glue on XDA.
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It's related to phone repair and I didn't wanna sign up at a new place for asking this.
Hi, I just replaced the back for a new one (fully assembled). The problem is that dust enters the main camera (just the main camera, not the wide angle camera). I guess it's a bad assembly of the rear glass.. It's not sealed.
My question is what to do with it? I guess I can put glue on the outside to seal it but it will look ugly. It will work, but will look ugly. I think the dust enters from the side on the flash/laser module.
Any recommendations?
Sounds like a bad assembly, yes.
What I would do if I were you is to open the phone up (ifixit has a nice, comprehensive guide to teardown), clean the camera and the glass that covers it on the inside, and either glue it or use some 2mm 3M double sided tape around the edges of the glass inside. You could even leave the back paper covering the double-sided tape (making it well.. single sided). Glue may be too "permanent" a solution.
Get yourself an air duster (compressed air in a can), some 2mm 3M double-sided tape (I like that one the best and it's cheap), a set of precision screwdrivers and a plastic prying tool (if you don't wanna buy one, improvise with anything that can do the trick, so long as it's plastic. Metal can break parts very easily).
I've only had my v30 for a week and I dropped it in the back glass shattered the worst shatter is in the corner and it's small but it looks pretty deep so I was wondering if it's okay if I filled it witg super glue to try to make my phone waterproof again
use some elastic glue which do not melt plastic or a strong dual side adhesive tape
A 2-part epoxy would fill in the gaps and give you plenty of time to spread it evenly before it sets. Super Glue sets really quickly, isn't flexible and can make a mess.
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A 2-part epoxy would fill in the gaps and give you plenty of time to spread it evenly before it sets. Super Glue sets really quickly, isn't flexible and can make a mess.
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in case you need to open the phone again will you be able to remove the cover if you will use epoxy?
Really, your best option is to just replace the back glass. Kits sell for less than $20 on Ebay and Amazon, and they include the adhesive. The toughest part is of the replacement procedure is not cracking the original glass, but yours is already shattered so that's not a concern. It would look good as new and retain water resistance (assuming you do a good job with the installation).