Cracked screen repaired for $20
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Awesome job, thanks for the pics.
Interesting definition of cracked though lol
Do the soft buttons mechanically rotate??? It looks like they're set in landscape on the pic.
Been there too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1155506
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fallenwout said:
Do the soft buttons mechanically rotate??? It looks like they're set in landscape on the pic.
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Naw the digitizer just displays two versions of the image and light up accordingly and have their own touch sensor separate from the lcd. Kind of like a crosswalk sign.
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Fixed
My g/f did it all herself with no experience so I'm sure anyone could do it.
Put it back together and there is no touch sensitivity through the middle portion of the screen looks like we'll need a new lcd : /
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tandfeen said:
Been there too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1155506
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Aha you threw the battery in lol nice. Kind of wish the plastic was clear as the inside looks cool.
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itsbeertimenow said:
Put it back together and there is no touch sensitivity through the middle portion of the screen looks like we'll need a new lcd : /
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You need to change the digitizer again.
You probably broke the cable to the digitizer. I did the same thing the first time. There is very little space for it and you have to be very carefull when pressing the digitizer back in place.
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tandfeen said:
You need to change the digitizer again.
You probably broke the cable to the digitizer. I did the same thing the first time. There is very little space for it and you have to be very carefull when pressing the digitizer back in place.
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Was like that before I changed the screen unfortunately so I have a feeling that's not it... What's the piece that gives touch functionality the lcd or the digitizer?
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itsbeertimenow said:
Was like that before I changed the screen unfortunately so I have a feeling that's not it... What's the piece that gives touch functionality the lcd or the digitizer?
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Ah bummer. It is the digitizer that provides touch. The LCD only gives the picture.
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Ah bummer. It is the digitizer that provides touch. The LCD only gives the picture.
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Crap, digitizer is 20$ but imma put it off for now. Everything is going good though.
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Hey, I'm interested in disassembling the phone to replace the LCD. I just noticed some weird horizontal banding when looking at the phone from the angle, it sucks but it bothers me.
I have a question, do you need a special tape or any other materials that the average guy might not have? How hard is it to remove the glass screen from the digitizer/lcd panel?
I'm assuming I can buy the same unit for the s710d / s710e right? (Verizon incredible 2 / euro Incredible S)
Here's pictures of my banding. I'm uber annoyed at it just because I noticed it now...
http://i39.tinypic.com/xfnat0.jpg
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Hey, I'm interested in disassembling the phone to replace the LCD. I just noticed some weird horizontal banding when looking at the phone from the angle, it sucks but it bothers me.
I have a question, do you need a special tape or any other materials that the average guy might not have? How hard is it to remove the glass screen from the digitizer/lcd panel?
I'm assuming I can buy the same unit for the s710d / s710e right? (Verizon incredible 2 / euro Incredible S)
Here's pictures of my banding. I'm uber annoyed at it just because I noticed it now...
http://i39.tinypic.com/xfnat0.jpg
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The only thing I had to buy was 3m brand scotch double sided clear tape. I do reccomend buying the pry tool advertised beside the glass as I was extremely annoyed using a knife (lol) to seperate the glass from the LCD.
The parts will be the same from your phone to mine.
Search YouTube "HTC incredible s screen replacement" than click on the first video.
Be VERY careful when you pry the bottom portion of the glass away from the adhesive near the captive buttons. You have about a 1/4" of clearance for the cable until it tears. The top of the glass is also attached by a cable and a piece of rubber but you don't have to be as careful as their is a good 1/2" of cable to play with. The hardest part is removing the digitizer adhesive from the bottom of the glass you need a very thin knife if you don't buy the accessory and if you tear it away the digitizer will have to be replaced.
3rd edit: you need a torx driver set and tiny Phillips drivers there's 1 torx size and 2 Phillips size.
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I had to change my metal cover - and had no chance to do it without changing the complete display :-(
Just wondering? What did you use to reglue the Digitizer back ? Also is it glued onto the LCD or onto the phones housing? or both? Thanks for answers!
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Just wondering? What did you use to reglue the Digitizer back ? Also is it glued onto the LCD or onto the phones housing? or both? Thanks for answers!
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It is glued to the housing. And so are the lcd. But LCD and digitizer is not glued together.
To put it back on I used some strong double sided adhesive tape.
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the screen and digitizer are stuck together, i have just repaced the full screen, lcd, digitizer and touch keys and it came preasembled.
there is a thin line of adhesive on the edge of the digitizer, i suppose it is to keep dust from getting between them.
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fridaycider said:
the screen and digitizer are stuck together, i have just repaced the full screen, lcd, digitizer and touch keys and it came preasembled.
there is a thin line of adhesive on the edge of the digitizer, i suppose it is to keep dust from getting between them.
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Depends on where you buy it then I guess. As you can see in my thread I linked to before I have changed the digitizer only.
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Hey any idea where can we get the plastic cover , i had dropped my phone so it has scratches now..
Hi tandfeen, question.. now that you replaced the digitizer, do you have to worry about dust getting under the screen? I noticed there was a good amount of black putty glued to the old digitizer and I am worried that with a new clean one it is possible for dust to get between it.
Amar-S said:
Hey any idea where can we get the plastic cover , i had dropped my phone so it has scratches now..
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You can ebay or amazon for "incredible s battery cover" or "incredible 2 battery cover".
Related
There are a couple of threads, hope mods either merge them or put them together. I didn't to post in tandfeen and itsbeertimenow's threads to keep it clean.
You can use Verizon Droid Incredible 2 parts in exchange with the Incredible S. I bought a Verizon Droid Incredible 2 LCD and it is working fine in the Incredible S. I disassembled my Incredible S to replace the front housing (was scratched) and the LCD.
Tips if you plan on replacing your Incredible S:
If you're going to do any of the following:
-Clean dust under screen (Don't do this unless you are serious, IMO)
-Fix or change LCD
-Fix or change Digitizer
-Fix or change Front metal housing
You might as well get a new digitizer to replace at the same time, just a honest opinion. Trying to reuse the old one causes a lot of dust particles and you have to cut around the sticky putty which makes it a mess. Save yourself the hassle of doing that and pay an extra $15-20 for a new clean digitizer unless you are not OCD and don't care that your screen will have fingerprints or dust particles.
References:
itsbeertimenow's thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432289
tandfeen's thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1155506
Pictures:
Verizon Incredible 2 LCD in Incredible S:
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New replacement front housing vs original with LCD and digitizer:
Back of LCD, bottom is the stock position and connection with capacitive buttons:
So the housings for the Inc.2 and Inc.S are interchangeable?
JonBsbB said:
So the housings for the Inc.2 and Inc.S are interchangeable?
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yes, the front housing, LCD, light for softkeys, digitizer, middle smoke bezel, back cover, camera, microusb are completely interchangeable.
In other words, everything except the motherboard can be reused. That is due to because it has slight changes for the CDMA radio.
I've built a hand full of desktops, and repaired a few Original NES systems.
Is this a hard process or time consuming?
Thanks again for the info/reassurance
It's actually very easy until you get to the part that you have to take the digitizer off the LCD and front housing. That's the most time consuming part, and gluing the digitizer back on, if you don't do a good job like they did in stock, you will get dust in it. I learned my lesson about that.
If you're going to replace your housing, I'd recommend buying a full front housing+digitizer+LCD set to save you the hassle.. There is someone on ebay in USA selling a full housing set + lcd + digitizer for Incredible 2 for $45-55 dollars.
I'm going to the red housing. I haven't found that one in one piece. There is a repair shop in town that said they will do the swap, new housing, digitizer, power button for 35. 30 day warranty on work but not the parts since I'm buying else where.
Kaijura, thanks for sharing the info. Quick question would replacing the ear speaker be easy? Mine seems to have died after dropping it once or could it be possible that the connection just became loose? Any tips before dissembling it? Sorry if its not really related to housing, LCD and whatnot.
Optisolator said:
Kaijura, thanks for sharing the info. Quick question would replacing the ear speaker be easy? Mine seems to have died after dropping it once or could it be possible that the connection just became loose? Any tips before dissembling it? Sorry if its not really related to housing, LCD and whatnot.
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Watch the youtube for the dissembled Incredible S, or if they have an Incredible 2 it's the same thing.
Here you go, the ear speaker is fairly easy. It's just this oval piece in the middle. You just pluck it out with a toothpick or a plastic pick device. Guitar pick works great.
Since it's not behind the LCD/Digitizer, it makes changing it a breeze.
some swapped pictures from a Incredible S (s710a) to Incredible 2 (ADR6350) housing. Everything is a perfect fit.
The only cosmetics difference besides the HTC logo is that the Incredible 2 has some black accents on the USB port, and the camera ring.
kaijura said:
Watch the youtube for the dissembled Incredible S, or if they have an Incredible 2 it's the same thing.
Here you go, the ear speaker is fairly easy. It's just this oval piece in the middle. You just pluck it out with a toothpick or a plastic pick device. Guitar pick works great.
Since it's not behind the LCD/Digitizer, it makes changing it a breeze.
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Thanked for the reply, so theres no ribbon/connector or anything? was thinking of opening it before i actually buy the part because i highly doubt it was blown. It stopped working when it dropped from my bed so thought it could just be loose or something.
Optisolator said:
Thanked for the reply, so theres no ribbon/connector or anything? was thinking of opening it before i actually buy the part because i highly doubt it was blown. It stopped working when it dropped from my bed so thought it could just be loose or something.
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Well, you do have to disconnect the existing three major cables on the motheboard before you can access it and repair it easily:
- The smallest one is the front four softkey lights
- The middle size one is the LCD cable
- The largest one on the back side (side facing the earpiece) is the digitizer cable.
This video should make disassembly very easy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTOyjGol_iM
The earpiece is just connected by two metal pins as you can see on both sides.. here are some pictures of the one I replaced:
Removed from housing:
kaijura said:
Well, you do have to disconnect the existing three major cables on the motheboard before you can access it and repair it easily:
- The smallest one is the front four softkey lights
- The middle size one is the LCD cable
- The largest one on the back side (side facing the earpiece) is the digitizer cable.
This video should make disassembly very easy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTOyjGol_iM
The earpiece is just connected by two metal pins as you can see on both sides.. here are some pictures of the one I replaced:
Removed from housing:
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Thanks for the help, helped a lot
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kaijura said:
Well, you do have to disconnect the existing three major cables on the motheboard before you can access it and repair it easily:
- The smallest one is the front four softkey lights
- The middle size one is the LCD cable
- The largest one on the back side (side facing the earpiece) is the digitizer cable.
This video should make disassembly very easy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTOyjGol_iM
The earpiece is just connected by two metal pins as you can see on both sides.. here are some pictures of the one I replaced:
Removed from housing:
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So you got your phone fixed already kaijura ???
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just what i was looking for tar !!
Psyloid said:
So you got your phone fixed already kaijura ???
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Yep, back up and running disguised under an incredible 2
Awesome dude !!!
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You can safely and quickly replace the damaged part of your HTC Vivid by simply following this written repair guide. It will walk you through to fully disassemble and replace such as cracked glass touch screen digitizer, damaged LCD display and all internal components.
This guide will help you to install the following HTC Vivid part(s):
HTC Vivid Touch Screen Digitizer Replacement – White
HTC Vivid Touch Screen Digitizer Replacement – Black
HTC Vivid LCD Screen Replacement
Tools Required:
Safe Open Pry Tool
Small Phillips Screwdriver
Adhesive Strips (For Touch Screen Replacements)
Hot Air Gun / Hair Dryer
HTC Vivid take apart/repair guide:
In order to disassemble HTC Vivid, first of all you need to remove the back cover, the battery, and the sim and memory card.
Using the Small Philips screwdriver, remove the six (6) screws as shown in Figure 1.
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Then remove charging port connector cover and gently pry up the connector. This is a simple "pop" connector.
Use a safe open pry tool to carefully pry the back housing from the rest of the phone. Work your way around the edges, as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2
Remove the vibrator motor from the housing and carefully disconnect it, as shown in orange on Figure 3.
Remove the six (6) small Phillips screws on the motherboard, as shown in red in Figure 3.
Pry up to release battery tray.
Remove the two (2) silver small Phillips screws still holding the motherboard in place as shown in yellow.
Figure 3
On the lower section of the motherboard there will be two (2) pop connector located on the under side. Carefully lift the board and release these cables
Release the clips holding the upper part of the motherboard in place. Gently fold the motherboard and motherboard flex over to the right.
You can now remove the one "jaw" connector and remove the full motherboard assembly.
Remove mylar tape holding the touch screen flex cable in place. Gently fold this away from the device.
Heat the screen with hair dryer or hear gun on medium heat for 45-60 seconds to warm the adhesive holding the touch screen in place.
Use a safe open pry tool to carefully run along the edges, releasing the adhesive. Be careful not to go too deep into the device.
Figure 4
Reheat if needed.
Fully remove the screen from the rest of the device.
Remove or peel back the outer adhesive on the LCD screen.
Heat the back of the screen assembly to loosen the adhesive holding the LCD screen in place.
You can now pry the LCD screen out of the device and replace either screen.
Simply replace the damaged parts with the new ones and reverse the order to put your phone back together again.
You can find a downloadable version of the HTC Vivid screen repair which may make it easier for some people to print out and use while preforming a screen repair, etc.
Yeah...the vivid is surprisingly easy to take apart...did it months ago to change the color of my capacitive button lights
Thanks for sharing!
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mg2195 said:
Yeah...the vivid is surprisingly easy to take apart...did it months ago to change the color of my capacitive button lights
Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks. Glad you found it useful.
mg2195 said:
Yeah...the vivid is surprisingly easy to take apart...did it months ago to change the color of my capacitive button lights
Thanks for sharing!
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haha same what color did you change yours to .?
XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX said:
haha same what color did you change yours to .?
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I was gonna go red but I ended up with green thought it would look better on the long run
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Excellent. I may have to use this guide to clean out the dust that got under my screen
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mg2195 said:
I was gonna go red but I ended up with green thought it would look better on the long run
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Haha I went with red cx
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not fully functional digitizer
Hey ,
i used your guide step by step and once i put the vivid back together and booted the digitizer is not 100% functional. I get partial response
any thoughts ?
That happened to me with an HTC Sensation. I would get weird touch screen issues like it would lose track of my fingers halfway up the screen I tore the ribbon on the digitizer I didn't even notice
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spydergt said:
Hey ,
i used your guide step by step and once i put the vivid back together and booted the digitizer is not 100% functional. I get partial response
any thoughts ?
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Only time this happened to me was when I nicked the ribbon with an exacto knife...
Nice guide thanks!
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capacity light plastic connectors
Hey guyz,
does anybody have an idea where I can buy a set of plastic connectors for capacity light. I've got the phone with the replaced digitizer but the capacity buttons aren't litted. I'd like to install them if I find the set of this plastic things.
What is the right name for them, by the way?
Regards,
Philipp
My Vivid Sceen got broken, its Touch screen digitizer is cracked but the underlying LCD is fine... Touch digitizer is selling seperately but online reviews of product say that you cant change Digitizer only... If screen is cracked you have to change the LCD too...
Anyone changed the digitizer can tell me plz...
jjdoctor said:
My Vivid Sceen got broken, its Touch screen digitizer is cracked but the underlying LCD is fine... Touch digitizer is selling seperately but online reviews of product say that you cant change Digitizer only... If screen is cracked you have to change the LCD too...
Anyone changed the digitizer can tell me plz...
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Changed just the digitizer three times on my vivid... Never touched the LCD.
esloan said:
Changed just the digitizer three times on my vivid... Never touched the LCD.
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thanks... now tell me where did you get it from U.S?
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thanks... now tell me where did you get it from U.S?
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Repairs universe... More expensive than others I saw... But it appears to be OEM quality.
Grr.. just changed out my cracked screen. Somehow I was able to break the lcd. Not quite sure how I did it through. It all looks good on the surface, but when I turn on my phone You can't see anything except lines of color
spydergt said:
Hey ,
i used your guide step by step and once i put the vivid back together and booted the digitizer is not 100% functional. I get partial response
any thoughts ?
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Be sure all of the internal connections are securely in place involving the digitizer. If it still doesn't work you may have damaged a cable connected to the digitizer or another important part.
repairsuniverse said:
Be sure all of the internal connections are securely in place involving the digitizer. If it still doesn't work you may have damaged a cable connected to the digitizer or another important part.
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Hey ,
yea this was a while ago turns out it was a bad digitizer the seller replaced it and the replacement worked fine thanks
This written repair guide will show you on how to disassemble and take apart your HTC Sensation XL. This guide will enable anyone to take apart their HTC Sensation XL safely and easily and give them a chance to replace damaged screen or broken parts of their phone.
This guide will help you install the following HTC Sensation XL part (s):
HTC Sensation XL Touch Screen Digitizer Replacement
Tools Required:
Safe Open Pry Tool
Small Phillip screwdriver
Adhesive Strips (For Touch Screen Replacements)
Heat Gun/Hair Dryer
HTC Sensation XL take apart/repair guide:
The first step is to turn off your phone and remove the back cover and also the battery
Remove the ten (10) screws using the small Phillips screwdriver.
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Use a safe pry tool to remove the middle cover
You can now remove the 2 antenna cables and after that disconnect the mainboard connector.
Remove the one (1) screw using the small Phillips screwdriver circled in Red.
At this point you should be able to lift up the mainboard slightly away and disconnect the 2 connectors circled in Yellow in Figure 2.
Figure 2
The next step is to remove the camera cover as well the vibrate motor circled in Green..
Disconnect the display connector. Lift up the power button and the volume button located in Blue.
Once the buttons release you can now remove the full motherboard.
Use a heat gun or hair dryer to heat the display module and carefully separate the display from middle plate and touch screen digitizer.
Now you will be able to replace any parts on your HTC Sensation XL. Simply replace the damaged parts with the new ones and reverse the order to put your phone back together again.
Nice teardown. Thanks
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SXL disassemble in pictures
AndroHero said:
Nice teardown. Thanks
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No problem. Glad you liked it!!
That's great. Been buying a new screen and now I can replace it!!!! U just saved me a lot of money!!!! Thx man
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Thank you for the positive feedback! Good luck with the repair.
SXL Screen
Bit random, but whenever I try to remove the digitizer from the LCD it never comes away easily and I have to order the LCD and the digitizer pre-bonded to repair the SXL.
Done two now and the second one I spent quite a while heating the display?
Any Ideas?
HI
I've tried but I made a mess .....
I do not understand what must heat the glue was hard to the touch,
and I broke the display....
be very careful
sorry for the translator.
But now I suicide
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Is there any one who have experience in separating the Digitizer from the LCD?
Is this possible to do at home with normal tools without breaking the LCD on the SXL ?
I tried to remove digitizer from LCD and i broke it. I've ordered a complete screen assemble. Its not easy, be careful.
Thanks
Thougt so I quess its kinda of like the iphone 4? you'll need some very special tools for it...
But thanks for your answer now i know what NOT to do hehe
does anyone know how much htc charge to do the repair?
lnoormohamed said:
does anyone know how much htc charge to do the repair?
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I guess it will be between 130-180 pounds.
i have a mate whos lcd has broken and needs replacing and he is not sure if the diagram you have here for the digitalizer is also the same way you can use to replace the screen. Also i have heard they are different model of screen out there, how is the best way for me to find the same screen compatibility
info thanks
hi friends
I finally had to take a lcd touchscreen assembled.
remember to check the buttons on the touch are not covered does not illuminate
after reassembling
I have a small problem, the touch screen is not calibrated to perfection
there is a way to do it?
thanks oly
biorca25 said:
hi friends
I finally had to take a lcd touchscreen assembled.
remember to check the buttons on the touch are not covered does not illuminate
after reassembling
I have a small problem, the touch screen is not calibrated to perfection
there is a way to do it?
thanks oly
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Make sure you applied adhesive all the way round the touch screen so there is the correct spacing between the LCD and touch screen. This should resolve your problem.
I am in the process of replacing a screen on a HTC Sensation XL also, I have only got as far as disassembling the phone with the cracked screen so far, but I have noticed the HTC factory touch screen (the cracked one) has little clear plastic parts stuck on the underside to help the illumination of the button areas. The replacement part screen I have (which is not genuine HTC but chinese I guess) does not have these clear plastic pieces on the underside.
I have not seen any mention of removing them from the original screen and adding these to the replacement screen but is not doing this going to mean that the buttons will not light up after I put the phone back together??
Thanks for any advice
Dubs1980 said:
I am in the process of replacing a screen on a HTC Sensation XL also, I have only got as far as disassembling the phone with the cracked screen so far, but I have noticed the HTC factory touch screen (the cracked one) has little clear plastic parts stuck on the underside to help the illumination of the button areas. The replacement part screen I have (which is not genuine HTC but chinese I guess) does not have these clear plastic pieces on the underside.
I have not seen any mention of removing them from the original screen and adding these to the replacement screen but is not doing this going to mean that the buttons will not light up after I put the phone back together??
Thanks for any advice
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The functionality of the device will still work. The light will not go through however. You can transfer these clear buttons by applying heat and using a pry tool.
seperating the digitizer from the lcd succesfully
i succesfully seperated the digitizer from the lcd with a razor blade mainly and fishing line (not nessecary) could help though, if your digitizer is smashed pick the pieces off one by one by cutting between screen/digitizer very carefully, allways stay closer to the digitizer with the blade and stay clear from the lcd keeping the glue on the lcd, after getting all of the digitizers glass off, carefully start to peel back the glue from the bottom corner starting with the area where the buttons were, dont pull it up pull it back on itself! and carefully with a razor slice the glue using the lcd face to lean on with the flat side of the razor! the lcd will not get any scratches on it dont worry, i repeat take your time it took me 5 hours, keep pressure down to a minimum or youll smash the lcd, this is a pre buying digitizer option, because if you fail youll be stuck with a spare digitizer :crying:
hope this helps
jay
Separating digitizer from lcd on SXL is not possible simply because adhesive is applied in between (whole surface).
Been there, done that..
I always smile when see all these digitizers on fleebay..
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The IncREDible S
Hi all
I want to share my project The Incredible S. It's not finished this time, but is going to be in the next days.
A friend has dropped his phone out while he was driving his motorbike. The result of this little accident was a completly destroyed IncS-Housing:
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My friend bought a new phone and gave the IncS to me.
The Idea
I decided to buy a new housing, the phone itself was fully working and the screen was not broken. I searched on eBay for some housings and found a red one that looked very nice. I fall in love with this and bought it.
The Assembling
After 3 weeks of wating for shipping my housing, I began to disassemble the Incredible and build it into the new housing.
That was sometimes difficult, especially the screen that was glued with a ton of glue and sticked to the housing and was very hard to remove.
But I also handled this hard part and assembled my new red Incredible S that will replace my black Incredible S.
The Failing :silly:
But the first try failed: After some days of using my phone, I recognized a screen lift. The glue isn't sticking anymore and dirt went between glass and display. Also i destroyed the display a little bit: It wasn't illuminated everywhere the same.
And the tip of the iceberg: I killed the digitizer, a have about a half cm in the bottom part that doesn't work anymore.
As summary: The housing looks nice, but thats all. I have a phone that looks good but can't do really much (like the iPhone )
The never giving up (aka the second try)
So I again ordered a red housing, but this time with a new display (Glass and Display as one part, they hold together now).
Add 23.12.2012:
Today I tried to build my Red phone as the display/glass/digitizer and the red case arrived. The button light is taken from the other case, since there are still working fine.
Before I built the Screen into the case, I tested the functionality of the phone and digitizer without any case. Sadly, I killed my button lights with my dissasembling from the old case.
Now I'm awaiting some new button lights and hope that I can have my complete red Incredible S this year.
What do you think about my project? Do you think red is a good color for a phone? Would you have yourself a red phone?
P.S. I know my english is not good, I had a hard day at School and my brain is now too f****ed up to write something english with correct gammar and so on...
Sounds interesting, good luck. I also dropped my phone 1 week ago, screen was fine but the casing has a little scratch(not like yours posted in picture, mine is barely noticable).
Let me know how it goes I am curious as I might replace mine too in future if I drop it more .
Looks cool bud. You didn't order a new digitizer? Or did you order a new LCD and glass and digitizer?
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I remember when I dropped my phone on the street and scratched the whole front... I'm glad HTC replaced the front because of a motherboard problem and a broken vibrator (sounds weird but I know no other name).
The red housing looks nice.
MrSenne said:
I remember when I dropped my phone on the street and scratched the whole front... I'm glad HTC replaced the front because of a motherboard problem and a broken vibrator (sounds weird but I know no other name).
The red housing looks nice.
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lol
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I ordered the complete package: display, digitizer and glass.
The costs for the housing and the display and digitizer and glass was about 70 swiss francs.
Still cheaper than a new phone.
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So today I tried to build my new IncREDible S.
But again I failed... The screen and digitizer was working fine, but I had to take out the button lights from my first try and sadly killed them. Now I have a case, a Screen with digitizer(and glass) and a mainboard wo isn't in any case and now I'm awaiting some new button lights...
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So today I tried to build my new IncREDible S.
But again I failed... The screen and digitizer was working fine, but I had to take out the button lights from my first try and sadly killed them. Now I have a case, a Screen with digitizer(and glass) and a mainboard wo isn't in any case and now I'm awaiting some new button lights...
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To bad you failed your second try. I hope you will succeed and wish you good luck on your third try.
Btw I think red looks hot on a Incs :good:
Why did you buy 2 housings and one screen you could have bought a new phone ?
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JELLYZ said:
Why did you buy 2 housings and one screen you could have bought a new phone ?
Sent from my HTC Incredible S using xda premium
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Because the housing has some glue in it. And when I disassemble and reassemble, the glue doesn't stick as good as it did. So I bought a new housing.
And the housings and displays were chepaer then a new phone: 70swiss francs vs 450-600 swiss francs for a new phone.
Sent from my HTC Incredible S
Motorola Atrix HD Repair Guide
Our take apart repair guide will show you how to disassemble the Motorola Atrix HD quickly and safely. This guide was designed by the Repairs Universe team and can help you replace a cracked or damaged touch screen glass digitizer, and damaged or faulty LCD display screens, as well as other internal faulty parts.
This guide will help you to install the following Motorola Atrix-HD parts:
Motorola Atrix HD LCD Display Screen
Motorola Atrix HD Touch screen digitizer
Tools Required:
T5 Torx Srewdriver
Save open Pry opening Tool
First step is taking out the sim card. This is located on the left side of the device.
Lift up the door and push down on the SIM card and it will release. If you have a micro SD card you will need to remove it.
Now you will need to remove the back plate of the device using the safe open pry tool which you can order from Repairsuniverse.com.
The back plate is held in by adhesive and you will need to be careful when prying the back plate off not to pull out the battery.
Start prying from the bottom of the device and then proceed all around the edges gently.
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Using the T5 Screwdriver you will need to remove 10 screws around the edges of the device.
There are 2 screws which hold the battery terminal which we will remove later.
Once the screws all around the device have been removed, you can start removing the Mid Frame Bezel just like the back battery door in the first step.
Start from the bottom of the device and begin releasing the clips all the way around.
Now that the Mid Frame Bezel has been removed, you can remove the 2 screws holding the battery into the device. There will be a little red grommet piece which indicates where the terminal screws for the battery are located.
You can now remove the screws holding the silver frame in place. There are 10 screws around the edges of the device.
Take the frame out and place to the side.
Now you are ready to remove the LCD and touch screen digitizer. You will need to release the LCD and touch screen digitizer flex cables from the motherboard.
Once the ribbons have been released you may now begin removing the motherboard.
Using a safe open pry tool, begin lifting the motherboard which is held in by minor adhesive.
After the Motherboard has been removed you can move the long touch screen digitizer flex ribbon cable upwards away from the LCD.
You can now remove the LCD just like the motherboard.
We are now ready to take the touch screen digitizer off of the frame and replace with a new touch screen digitizer.
You want to press outwards all around the edges to remove the touch screen digitizer.
Applying heat with a heat gun or hot hair dryer will loosen the adhesive for easier removal if needed.
You can now replace the touch screen digitizer and the LCD.
Notice:
Repairs Universe's guides are for*informational purposes only.
Nice! I hope I never need this.
Sent from my phone.
Same but great to have such detailed instructions.
Sent from my MB886
Thanks for this- just came in handy.
rsiggs said:
Thanks for this- just came in handy.
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You're Very Welcome!
thanks for the nice guide.
I somewhat successfully replaced my digitizer last night. I had to main problems:
a) somehow I created a bunch of streaks on the back of the digitizer trying to clean off a few dust particles. I made things much worse after getting too close to the felt-like border around the digitizer. Damaged the border and had big problems cleaning off the adhesive that got on the screen. I ended up doing an ok job cleaning it up, but have some backlight bleed through where the border was damaged. I'd recommend to be VERY careful in trying to clean off anything on the inside of the glass.
b) I also have a defect on the LCD toward the top of the screen.
the strange thing is that the white spots are (mostly) only visible on a black backround. They are only slightly noticable on full color fields.
the other strange thing is that it appears the white spots are not full pixels - as you can see in the close up.
if this was damage to the LCD, I'd expect that the entire pixel would not work (unless I'm not correctly identifying what a pixel actually is). I'll prob try to disassemble again tonight and at least make sure the flex cable is fully seated. I'm thinking about ordering a replacement LCD display, but a little hesitant unless I can figure out what caused/is causing the problem.
I wonder if anyone has seen something like this before - and if this is likely damage to the LCD or an assembly related issue. any feedback would be appreciated!
LCD Damage
ginhead said:
I wonder if anyone has seen something like this before - and if this is likely damage to the LCD or an assembly related issue. any feedback would be appreciated!
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This is where you applied too much pressure to the LCD screen. Sometimes it works out, others, it is that way for good. I usually see this when the screen has been flexed or hit. If a bright background kills it for you, then go bright. Otherwise you may want to consider replacing the LCD. But considering the amount of money you already invested in the digizer, you might want to save for something else...up to you.
Is there any other type of glue that I can used?
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Is there any other type of glue that I can used?
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I wouldn't use any more glue.
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skeltonh said:
This is where you applied too much pressure to the LCD screen. Sometimes it works out, others, it is that way for good. I usually see this when the screen has been flexed or hit. If a bright background kills it for you, then go bright. Otherwise you may want to consider replacing the LCD. But considering the amount of money you already invested in the digizer, you might want to save for something else...up to you.
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thanks for the reply. guess that happened when trying to detach the LCD from the PCB. bummer.
I think I'm going to end up replacing the screen...I'm not seeing many new phones that have both SD card support and HDMI (or at least MHL) out. Hopefully this thing will have a long life as ROM support grows.
We highly suggest using 3M adhesive as advertised on our site. I'm sure there are other adhesive agents you can use. But in the event you would have to re-open the device, you could run into issues.
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We highly suggest using 3M adhesive as advertised on our site. I'm sure there are other adhesive agents you can use. But in the event you would have to re-open the device, you could run into issues.
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Hi,
I replaced the digitizer but after assembling the whole phone observed that the screen has white glow on the edges. maybe the digitizer was not glued properly to the outer casing. I used 3m tape and applied it evenly though.
However, after using the phone i came to know that it is not reacting to the touch gestures at the top end part. I suppose it is a faulty digitizer. Right ??
I have ordered the replacement and will be doing it again. Any tips to avoid the white edge problem will be appreciated. :good:
aquaticbullet said:
Hi,
I replaced the digitizer but after assembling the whole phone observed that the screen has white glow on the edges. maybe the digitizer was not glued properly to the outer casing. I used 3m tape and applied it evenly though.
However, after using the phone i came to know that it is not reacting to the touch gestures at the top end part. I suppose it is a faulty digitizer. Right ??
I have ordered the replacement and will be doing it again. Any tips to avoid the white edge problem will be appreciated. :good:
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Yep , sounds like a bad Touch Screen.
Now with the white edges . Check to make sure the LCD is adhesive to the touch screen good. Sounds to me like the LCD is showing though the Touch.
Thanks. This worked out for me.