Hey would anyone by chance have any 3m 2mm adhesive tape or any tape that would fit for the htc hd2 digitizer replacement? I would spend $5 to get it on eBay but shipping takes a whole freaking month to get here, and it's not worth $10 on amazon either because I will not be using the whole role. I will be greatly appreciate it if anyone can send me several pieces of some type of adhesive tape that they used when they replace their digitizer
The 3m tape I used sucked (got it off ebay) so I just applied gel superglue between the lcd and chassis lol
In the event you have to change your digitizer/lcd again, you will have to pry it apart with a hobby knife, so just apply enough superglue to hold it together and not too much so that its completely permanent.
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I recently dropped my hd2 and the glass around the lens broke off now the lens is exposed. is there a case that will cover it or a camera lens replacement.
Update: I know im not the only one in America with a glass crack where my lens is and would like to know where to get this fixed or a part site?
I just dropped and broke my camera lens as well today.
mines also cracked after 2 weeks of use....called customer service and they did a manufacturer's warranty and got the replacement right away
Check on eBay - they have direct replacement lenses - OEM. You will have to figure out a way to get some double sided tape to mount it for most of them.
VERY CHEAP - fortunately they are available.
found a replacement on ebay. you dont need to take apart phone or anything. i just super glued around the lens and popped in. good as new.
if $ is not an option look at this...
http://cnn.cn/shop/htc-hd2-oem-housing-set-p-8816.html
They are cheaper on ebay. just ordered one.
Get the Otterbox Defender. I think it is the only case out there truly protecting the camera lens.
i have a cracked camera lens..how do i take it off?
Since it's already cracked, use a knife or something and carefully pry into the cracked area and pull up the cracked glass. Thats how I did it. Just becareful not to push too hard.
is there like walktrhough guide video for this?
Sorry, theres no video or walk through that I know of. As long as you pry off the broken lens its simple from there. Just pry off the lens and then just stick the new one in. Theres not much more than that. You don't have to take the phone apart or anything.
A small sewing needle is a great tool to use. Just pry out the broken piece or you can even do it from the side. What I found when I did it was that there was a ring of adhesive that is difficult to reset correctly once you take the broken lens out. I actually just took the needle and scraped off the adhesive and placed the new lens in so that it's below the surface (beveled, I guess you could say). It stays in just like the old one -- otherwise you'll scratch it the minute you put it down on the table.
charlieb620 said:
found a replacement on ebay. you dont need to take apart phone or anything. i just super glued around the lens and popped in. good as new.
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What happens if it breaks again now that you used super glue?
...I used some 3M double sided tape and a hole punch. I cut it to size and punched a hole in the middle...carefully cleaned all the old adhesive off and dropped it in. Its not going anywhere and absolutely no dust can get under it...if it breaks again (which it may...so I ordered two because the price was so cheap) it will be much easier to remove than super glue.
So one week into having my incredible, it drops on the sidewalk (2days before my rugged case came in) and the glass cracked/shattered. the lcd is still completely intact. I was looking at this http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00424O7JK/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=A3MB8KL7VKZGWY . And was wondering if anyone had any experience with it. I have replaced other screens in other electronic devices, but was looking for any tips specific to the inc or any recommendations on a replacement glass.
I bought mine off ebay and swapped it out. My opinion is to spend the money and buy the whole front housing. Removing the broken glass from the front housing was a MAJOR pain. If you are insistant, make sure you have a good straight razor and flathead screw driver for removing the sticky residue. Head to the local hardware store and get some double-sided tape. If you look in the Epoxy area, i found some double sided rubber material, like what they use for sticking pamphlets together, only a lot stronger. If you dont get it sealed real well, be prepared for lint to get between the screen and LCD. That is the major problem i ahve on mine. Like i said, definitely worth the money to buy the full front housing.
Thanks for the advice. I saw on some videos what a pain it was to get the old glass and adhesive out, but the cheapest I could find the glass with housing already attached was $99 vs $28 for the glass. I wish I would've seen your post prior to ordering. Oh well, we shall see. Thanks also for the advice on the double sided tape. I was looking at it online, but didn't thing to look in just a local harware store for it. I think i'm going to try some medical adhesive remover for the old glue, the only problem is I'm going to have to be really careful around the four buttons on the bottom. It is nice to see that someone has done it successfully though.
You can get the glass and the bezel seperate, but make sure the bezel has adhesive on the entire surface or else you'll get dust in the screen... I fixed mine though and it looks great. Ill post pics later
Ok, so I've managed to gather a few good quality scratches on my screen, and I've got a replacement new digitizer ready to go, with the necessary pry tools, screwdrivers etc.
One question though. The new digitizer has a pre-applied adhesive. Do I need any double sided adhesive tape as well? Seen a reference to 1mm double sided adhesive on an Amazon ad, but not entirely convinced it's needed.
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I can now answer my own question.
No, I didn't need the 1mm wide double sided adhesive. In fact, the whole process was remarkably easy. New digitizer is fitted, and fully functional. Very happy, my tab is beautiful again.
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Congrats on a successful repair.
Care to share where you bought the new part off of?
Just so people, myself included, know where to look for the thing if they ever need it.
New digitizer was bought from ebay. Its a perfect replacement, brand new, but I suspect not official as I noticed the identification lettering on the ribbon cable is different. Could be OEM though.
The whole process was pretty simple. Used a tool like a heavy guitar pick to pry the back case off the chassis, with a suction cup to pull the chassis away from the back case. Check the teardown on techreplubic for more on that.
I used my wifes hair drier to soften the adhesive holding the digitizer on the chassis, then used the same guitar pick tool to break into the adhesive seal, and worked my way round slowly, before finally peeling the digitizer away.
Then just cleaned off any residual adhesive (there was barely any left, it all stayed on the old digitizer). Peeled the protective films off the back of the new digitizer, lined it up, and stuck it down.
Trickiest thing is making sure you're in a pretty dust free area so you don't get any specks on the LCD before sticking the new glass down. And be careful pulling up the brown retainer bar on the ribbon termination, you need to release that before disconnecting the ribbon cable, and then flick it back into place once the new ribbon cable termination is slotted in.
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Hello. Some time ago, I broke my digitizer and had to replace it. I ordered just the plain digitizer, removed the old one from the frame and put the new one on. The guides recommended to use double sided tape, but I used glue instead. Now, I've already had to open the device once to clean the dust. When I changed the digitizer, there were 2 small particles of dust accidentally left under the screen, and over time there were eventually 100s of particles. 2 days ago I cleaned the digitizer and LCD of dust and again, accidentally left a small particle of dust under the screen, but it didn't really bother me. Now I am already seeing 10s of dust particles under the screen. Where is it all coming from? Could it be because I used glue in the first place to put the glass to the digitizer instead of tape?
Oh, and I'll mention that with the original digitizer+frame there were no dust problems
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When i change my digitizer to me i didnt found so much dust.(and i was using the phone for 1,5 year.
I didn't have any dust problems with original digitizer either, but when I installed a new one and used glue to put the glass to the frame (the original used double-sided tape) I started getting dust problems.
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I didn't have any dust problems with original digitizer either, but when I installed a new one and used glue to put the glass to the frame (the original used double-sided tape) I started getting dust problems.
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Well, I've never replaced this phone digitizer. But I've done it with other phones, and some ipods. From my experience, I think you have the answer: using glue instead of double-sided tape creates some little holes as the glue dries and (hope to made myself understandable) "compresses" itself leaving some empty spaces "behind". ¿Do you have any possibility to clean glue and reinstall with double sided tape?
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Well, I've never replaced this phone digitizer. But I've done it with other phones, and some ipods. From my experience, I think you have the answer: using glue instead of double-sided tape creates some little holes as the glue dries and (hope to made myself understandable) "compresses" itself leaving some empty spaces "behind". ¿Do you have any possibility to clean glue and reinstall with double sided tape?
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I'll probably order a new digitizer, the one I have has scratches. I am not sure if I should order digitizer+frame and attach it myself using double sided tape or order a frame with the digitizer already attatched? The plus side to ordering a ready one is that it'll save me a few hours of work, but maybe they used glue to attach glass to the frame?
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I am not sure if I should order digitizer+frame and attach it myself using double sided tape or order a frame with the digitizer already attatched? [...] maybe they used glue to attach glass to the frame?
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I would trust that if they sold it attached, it should be by the "official" way. And as I understand, that is with double-sided tape. But of course, I can't be sure.
I changed mine a couple of weeks ago and have the same problem. I used double sided tape but I cut it myself in small fragments and might not have been that accurate and might have left gaps between the fragments. Don't really remember what it looks like from inside but could the hole for the phone speaker allow dust to get in from above? Really have to open it up and seal it better...
Unfortunately the display of my X98 Air 3G is broken.
I checked with aliexpress and found various replacement displays.
However I could not find a tutorial on how to replace the display.
Any help or a link to a step by step guide would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
It's quite easy. . . just take your time.
I replaced the digitizer on mine a few weeks ago. It's a very easy task to accomplish. Just take your time. If your old digitizer screen is badly cracked, cover it with masking tape to hold the pieces of glass in place before continuing.
The digitizer is held in place with double-sided tape. To soften the bond, use a hair dryer or paint remover blower (just keep it a few inches from the screen and don't let the screen become too hot). As the old bond softens, use guitar picks or some other plastic tool to wedge between the digitizer frame and the tablet frame and slide the pick or tool carefully all the way around. This takes a few minutes to work you way around the outside edges of the tablet screen. Be patient and work at it slowly.
Once you have it free, open the back of the tablet with the same guitar pick or tool (the back pops off white easily). Be careful to retain the switch buttons which will fall off when you remove the back.
Disconnect the digitizer ribbon cable from the motherboard by sliding back the black end tabs and lifting the flap to free the cable.
Clean off the LCD panel, make sure there are no dust or glass particles. Use alcohol or eye glass cleaner to carefully wipe it clean
The new digitizer already has double-sided tape attached. Peel off the protective film on the inside of the new digitizer. Peel off the protective strips from the double-sided tape. Feed the ribbon cable through the slot and carefully line up the new digitizer to the frame. Gently press around the edges to hold it in position. Attach the ribbon cable, close the connector flap and lock both sides. Fold and tape the excess ribbon cable to keep things flat.
Insert the power/volume buttons in their slot on the back panel and close the tablet and snap it into place. Check that the new digitizer is firmly in place.
You're done.
There are many YouTube videos showing how to remove the digitizer on various other tablets, they are pretty well all the same including your Teclast.
Have fun
Where you brought that screen and how much was that?
As I saw right now is very expensive...