Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
14
Time Required
30 minutes - 1 hour
Sections
3
- Battery
- 4 steps
- SD Port
- 8 steps
- Keyboard
- 2 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Wedge plastic spudger tool between the back panel and the body of device.
- Pry apart the back panel and the device.
Wedge plastic spudger tool between the back panel and the body of device.
Pry apart the back panel and the device.
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Step 2
- Desolder the battery wires from the circuit board.
Desolder the battery wires from the circuit board.
Step 3
- Warm the battery with a hair dryer.
- Be carful not to over-heat the battery, this could cause the battery to ignite.
Warm the battery with a hair dryer.
Be carful not to over-heat the battery, this could cause the battery to ignite.
Step 4
- Gently wedge a spudger or thin plastic card between the battery and the body of device. Work the spudger or card along the length of the battery to free it from the adhesive.
- Do not bend or puncture the battery. Work slowly and carefully.
Gently wedge a spudger or thin plastic card between the battery and the body of device. Work the spudger or card along the length of the battery to free it from the adhesive.
Do not bend or puncture the battery. Work slowly and carefully.
Step 5
SD Port
- Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the fifteen 4mm screws from the silver peripheral edging.
Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the fifteen 4mm screws from the silver peripheral edging.
Step 6
- Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove three 4 mm screws from the circuit board containing the headphone jack and power jack.
Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove three 4 mm screws from the circuit board containing the headphone jack and power jack.
Step 7
- Remove the circuit board.
Remove the circuit board.
Step 8
- Unclip ZIF clip from the chip and unplug ribbon cable.
Unclip ZIF clip from the chip and unplug ribbon cable.
Step 9
- Detach the peripheral edge with plastic wedge.
- This may require a little hard pulling.
Detach the peripheral edge with plastic wedge.
This may require a little hard pulling.
Step 10
- Remove peripheral silver edge.
Remove peripheral silver edge.
Step 11
- Remove screws from the large metal shielding.
Remove screws from the large metal shielding.
Step 12
- Remove the silver backing plate and the adhered SD port chip.
Remove the silver backing plate and the adhered SD port chip.
Step 13
Keyboard
- Remove the 10 Phillips head 4.2 mm screws using PH#00 screwdriver from the key board chip.
Remove the 10 Phillips head 4.2 mm screws using PH#00 screwdriver from the key board chip.
Step 14
- Peal back the sensor array and keypad.
Peal back the sensor array and keypad.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Phynix Heart - Oct 29, 2022
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This is NOT how you open them!!! I broke one of mine doing this. The white part SLIDES UP! DO not ply it open!!! Slide it up ( it needs a LITTLE ply around the silver part. ) It comes off then there are TWO SCREWS holding the brown part down. Once you remove the two screws ( they are under the white part ) then you can slide up the brown part too.
