OK so ive been trawling through various online guides, on how to dismantle the Kaiser, but all the ones i've seen, focus on replacing the LCD. E.g. http://www.pdacenter.ru/razborka/razbor_htc_kaiser/
Could someone show me a guide for 'just' replacing the keyboard please!
I'm hoping i dont have to 'completely' dismantle the damn thing, to do it >.<
Also, will i need a Torx screwdriver, or just a normal cross-head?
Thanks
pm mikechannon he is sort of a master when it comes to dismantling kaisers.
he should be able u out.
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I just got a new keypad that I want to replace the chrome one with. Does anyone know how to replace it? I heard about the four screw method, but am not 100% sure what to do. I don't want to take the entire phone apart just to replace a keypad. What is the easiest and fastest way to do this? If anyone knows, please share because I didn't really find a for sure way through searching. I would like to do this tonight, so let me know soon. Thanks.
use the search dude,
i'm looking to replace mine too and i found out that you can either
1. buy the whole keyboard assembly, disassemble the phone and replace the whole keyboard assembly it
2. buy just the keyboard and replace it, you dont even have to disassemble as discussed here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=458991
guess which way i'm going to use.......
XtreMe_G said:
use the search dude,
i'm looking to replace mine too and i found out that you can either
1. buy the whole keyboard assembly, disassemble the phone and replace the whole keyboard assembly it
2. buy just the keyboard and replace it, you dont even have to disassemble as discussed here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=458991
guess which way i'm going to use.......
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Did you even read my post? I asked how to remove the outer keypad not the inner keyboard. I want to know how to do it without taking apart the entire phone.
my bad
the 4 screws method u refer to i assume is probably from this thread a few days ago http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=490043. i've attached an image to show which 4 screws to remove.
I did try to pry the front housing off after removing that 4 screws but i was not successful, although i have to admit, i was using an old credit card to do the prying.
Thanks. I have one of those plastic prying tool I used to open my Ipod, so those should work. Is there anything I need to be carful of when taking off the cover, like a ribbon cable? I just don't want to snap on and be without my phone like what happened with my Ipod.
look at the disassembly guides, once you remove that outer housing, you need to disconnect one connector and that's it.
also.....since u're not disassembling the whole device, theres gonna be a ribbon cable that connects to the main board that you cant remove. that's the one u gotta be careful
whoa
where did u guys find the original kaiser button pad?
i wanted to replace mine also, but all i found was an all-chrome ugly one.
Thanks guys. It worked great and was pretty simple to replace. Here is a link to where I found the instructions:
http://www.formymobile.co.uk/vodafone1615disassembly.php
I was wondering if anyone could assist me with replaceing the lcd and housing. I cant get a replacement one and i think i can manage taking it apart as long as i have directions,lost the manual
Google htc g1 manual. I found it online.
He's right, you'll find a lot of online parts manuals and tear-down guides, specifically from HTC's website. Be careful though, a lot of fragile components with LED's and such!
Hey people, I’m a long time reader of this forum but this is one of my first posts. Also, I am sorry if I have written this in the wrong place as I was slightly unsure which section to put this in.
Basically I am looking to replace the housing on my Kaiser as it has become damaged over time and now the keyboard doesn’t work. The problem I am having though is that I also need to replace the little sticky triangle thing that goes in the corner above part of the sliding mechanism as I have lost it. The reason for this is that when I bought replacement housing in the past it only includes one screw for the right hand side of the sliding mechanism and my guess would be that they expected you to superglue the little triangle bit over the other side or something. But I managed to ruin it and then lose it. Lol
Anyway all the places I have checked seem to only sell replacement housing without the sticky triangle bit and that strip that goes above the keyboard (which I havnt lost, but it would be nice getting a new clean looking one). So I was wondering if anyone knows of anywhere that sells these? (Either with or without the rest of the housing)
I have included a picture showing what parts I mean as I realise my explanation may be slightly confusing.
Thank you in advanced for any advice.
Check www.ppctechs.com
thanks for your suggestion. unfortunately that site doesnt have what im looking for.
cnn.cn has quite a bit of HTC replacement parts, try there.
Once again, thank you for your help, but unfortunately that site doesn't have what I'm looking for either. It's quite strange how its proving so difficult to get hold of these parts as I'm sure other people have encountered the same problem. Strangest of all is how these parts are not included in the full housing replacement kits.
I need to replace the front housing / front faceplate on my tilt. I have read the service manual and watched some videos on taking apart the tilt and have read the wiki etc. My question is do I really need to disassemble the whole unit to just replace the front faceplate? It looks like I may just need to remove 4 screws on the rear of the faceplate. So can I remove the faceplate by just removing those screws or do I need to dissasemble the whole phone?
thanks!
taz
oh and I searched tis forum too, but to no avail. I dont want to take apart the whole unit if it isnt necessary.
Yes you can.
Refer to manual attached.
Info is in this forum so search again if you need more info.
freakin awesome. I had searched a ton for something like this and did not find anything, maybe because I was using the terms front housing and faceplate in my searches - I just didn't know what else it would be called. Thank you SO much, this will save me a huge hassle!
taz
Instructions will work - but you have to be pretty carefuly not to damage the rest of the unit and overflex the hinges. Potential for having the top and bottom section gap large than you would like.
Did the ENTIRE housing yesterday - wasn't that bad - just have to keep track of the screws and not forget anything. Have to follow the directions carefully esp when removing the keyboard from the housing - the plastic stick on piece really has to be removed. Followed the official HTC manual from Mike Channon and the only thing I didn't do was completely take apart the SIM to separate the slider. In hindsight should have done that to tighten the hinges a bit so the tilt mechanism is a little more firm. Held my breath when I pressed the power button but it powered up and it worked perfectly all day.
thanks for the tips stim!
I just got done replacing the front cover and everything fit back together ok, one spot on one of the sides has a very slight gap now where the new cover and the rest of the phone don't 100% touch but it is barely noticeable and you would probly only notice it if you were looking for it.
One thing that is missing from those instructions, is that there is one screw that you have to remove after unplugging the 2 ribbon cables, this screw is a B*tch to remove and even harder to put back. It was such a pain to put back that I determined it wasnt necessary and left it out. If you're looking at the front of the phone, this tiny screw is located on the upper right corner.
so I'm hoping that the gap will eventually close more on on that one problem area but I'm not too concerned with it.
thanks again for the instructions Mister B
taz
hi, i have my phone opened, and i dont know how to replace digitizer on my LCD screen which i take from phone
Please Urgently.. Thx. Mike
P.S. Must i open LCD scr.?
I'd advise replacing the whole screen as digitizer is glued to screen, there is guides to how to replace the screen which can be found via search one of them is very easy as just remove the four screws from behind the screen.
Good luck
If your only replacing the digitizer, which isn't easy I have done a few.
You will need to carefully remove old digitizer, I heat up the digitizer where it's glued and remove it, it will come off in pieces (glass).
then clean residue glue off lcd frame.
then glue the new digitzer.
last part is soldering the connector on the digitzer to the connector on the lcd it's not easy, it can be done with solder iron but I use a rework station makes it 100 times easier.
good luck
now it isnt urgently.. on night i closed phone.. but it is strange.. my slide effect is strange.. whn i put phone on table, so UP part (LCD,action buttons) is little moved right than DOWN part.. for ex. i think this slide after closing has opposite direction !BUT ONLY LITTLE (1mm)!
thanks for advice..
and i think this thread can could be good tread for everyone who dont know what to do with LCD. As me
I would also advise to replace the entire screen. They are easily sourced from a well known auction site and most will supply the opening tools and a screen protector.
A simple web search will find the service manual to open your pda. There are tuts for replacing the screen by removing the 4 screws behind the screen and pulling the housing apart to slide the screen out. Bewarned that if you are too forceful you will damage the mic and other parts that are still screwed to the board.
I bought two Xda stellars some time back. Both needed a lil TLC. One a scratched screen the other the housing was badly scuffed. Having repaired a few PDAs, I thought I would ask an independant store to see what they would charge (labour only as i would supply parts). He quoted £20 for each phone, have a look at the service manual see the steps to take it apart and reassemble ask yourself for the sake of £20 is it worth the aggro.
Good luck with your replacement, I hope this helps and any others who encounter similar issues.
is it possible to use a raphael lcd replacement and install it on the kaiser? thus allowing a higher dpi?
seedub said:
is it possible to use a raphael lcd replacement and install it on the kaiser? thus allowing a higher dpi?
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Simple answer, No !
ok, on kaiser i can use only kaiser LCD? (no vogue,no tytn 1.....)
Correct, the Kaiser motherboard is ONLY compatible with the type of screen it originally came with.
I heard the t-mobile wing digitizer would work on the tilt.
I have not try it, maybe on next one needs new digitizer.
My son has just broke the screen on his tytn2, reading through there seems to be the screen itself and the digitiser behind, if I order both of these, are they a simple fit, someone referred to soldering, I do not want to go down that route................
Just found how to video on you tube, looks fiddly, but I will give it a go.