Monday, March 18, 2013
Step 30
Step 30
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In this step, you will heat and remove the plastic frame
near the digitizer cable. Do not directly heat this ribbon cable, as it
is extremely thin and sensitive to heat.
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Use a heat gun to soften the adhesive next to both sides of the digitizer cable, being careful not to melt the cable.
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Pry the final section of the plastic display frame away from the front glass.
Step 29
Step 29
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To separate the ribbon cable side of the display bracket,
begin by heating near the lower left corner of the panel (as viewed
from the front of the iPad).
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Carefully separate the lower edge of the ribbon cable
side of the frame until you reach another area where rubber connects the
frame to the glass panel.
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Repeat the process outlined in previous steps to cut through the rubber "dots" connecting the two pieces.
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Be careful when separating this side, as there is fragile ribbon running beneath the frame.
Step 27
Step 27
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Lightly heat the rubber connection area. Use a plastic
opening tool to separate the plastic display frame from the front glass
panel enough to access the rubber area.
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While holding the display frame away from the front
glass, use a razor blade to carefully cut through the many rubber "dots"
attaching the frame to the front panel.
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The razor blade may scratch the black painted border off
the inside of the glass panel. If you are reusing your front glass
panel, try not to scratch the glass while cutting. Also, to prevent
cosmetic damage, avoid cutting through the outer rubber strip.
Step 26
Step 26
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Continue to heat and pry the plastic display bracket
along the lower half of its right edge until it is freed from the front
glass panel.
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Near the top right edge of the panel (as viewed from the
front of the iPad), the frame is secured to the front glass panel by
rubber between the two pieces. Use the following procedure to separate
this section.
Step 25
Step 25
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Heat the lower right corner (as viewed from the front of
the iPad) of the plastic display frame to soften the adhesive securing
it to the front glass panel.
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Use your plastic opening tool to continue to pry the
plastic frame away from the front glass panel, being careful not to
damage the rubber strip around the glass panel's perimeter.
Step 24
Step 24
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When the adhesive has been adequately heated, use the
edge of a plastic opening tool to gently pry the plastic display frame
away from the front glass panel.
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Run your tool under the plastic display frame to separate it from the front glass near the home button area.
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If the panel does not separate from the frame, reheat the
area you are working on and try again. The adhesive must reach a
certain temperature before it will yield, and reaching that point may
require reheating the area several times. Once the adhesive has reached
the right temperature, it should be fairly easy to run a plastic opening
tool under the frame to separate it from the front glass panel.
Step 23 — Display Frame
Step 23 — Display Frame
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In the following steps you will use a heat gun to soften
the adhesive securing the black plastic frame to the front glass. Do not
allow the stream of hot air to contact the thin rubber strip around the
outer perimeter of the front glass as it may melt, permanently deform,
and lose texture.
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Use a heat gun to gently heat the plastic display frame near the home button from the inner side of the front glass panel.
Step 20
Step 20
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Remove the piece of yellow tape securing the digitizer
cable to the inner face of the front panel assembly, being careful not
to rip the cable in the process.
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Peel the protective sheeting off the inner face of the front panel assembly.
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Be careful not to get any fingerprints or dust on the
inner face of the front panel, as they will be annoyingly visible when
the device is turned on.
Step 16
Step 16
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If it is still stuck to the front panel, remove the strip of EMI tape near the ambient light sensor socket.
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If necessary, transfer this to your new LCD.
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If it is attached to the LCD and you are reusing the LCD,
skip this step. If you are replacing the LCD as well, transfer the
strip of EMI tape to your new LCD.
Step 11
Step 11
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Remove the three T5 Torx screws securing the clips and LCD brackets covered in EMI tape near the home button switch.
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Carefully peel the display clip and its attached tape off the black plastic display frame.
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If you are replacing the LCD, be sure to transfer these pieces of EMI tape and their attached clips to the new LCD.
Step 9 — Ambient Light Sensor
Step 9 — Ambient Light Sensor
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If you are reusing the LCD, it is not necessary to peel the ambient light sensor off the back face of the LCD.
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Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to carefully pry
the ambient light sensor board off the adhesive securing it to the
display frame.
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Once you've gained enough clearance, peel the ambient light sensor off the LCD.
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Be careful not to crease the ambient light sensor below its top section, as the portion with adhesive applied may break off.
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If necessary, attach the plastic view window to your new ambient light sensor before installation.
Step 2
Step 2
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With one spudger, work your way along the right edge of the iPad.
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The front panel is held to the aluminum back by metal
clips on the top, bottom, and left sides. The right side has plastic
tabs which slide into recesses in the backplate.
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Once the clips are released, lift the left side of the
front panel up and slide it to the left to clear the tabs from the
aluminum backplate.
Step 1 — Display Assembly
Step 1 — Display Assembly
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Insert a metal spudger between the top edge of the display assembly and the rear panel assembly.
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Rotate the spudger away from you to release the tabs along the top edge of the display.
- Insert a second metal spudger between the top edge of the display assembly and the rear panel assembly to keep the tabs from snapping back into place.
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