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How to change OEM digitizer ?

I want to change my OEM digitizer with a new one. I've bought it but it comes with no installation guide.
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Anyone have a guide ?

Look at this: http://rapidshare.com/files/133052958/Diamond.pdf

wow it's too hard ..
i would only replace digitizer but this guide shown that i've to disassemble a thousand of components if i would access the digitizer

Did you change the digitizer???Because i have the same problem

All your devices are still under HTC warranty! Why do you want to do it yourself?

salada2k said:
All your devices are still under HTC warranty! Why do you want to do it yourself?
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Because warranty service in Bulgaria until now no change is digitizer.They just do not know how to change this part.What do you advise me to do?
...In Bulgaria there is no representation of HTC.

I would call HTC and ask them what to do. I'm sure you could send it to them!

Can't you just take off the front isn't only just stuck there with double sided tape ?

I replaced the touchscreen in my Touch Dual and the hardest part was to find the right part after a hopeless and unhelpful ebay seller sent me the wrong part (still waiting for my refund) Once I got the correct part it was about 30mins work to swap it. I used double sided tape as the replacement parts don;t come with a gasket. I just cut my own and it stuck fine. Make sure you place parts together in stages of dis assembly as there's a few and some of the screws look the same but have different threads. I would have thought the diamond would be easier as it has no moving parts. Good luck.

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I have just stripped my Ignito (touch diamond) and it was no big deal but easily the most complicated phone I've dismantled. You dismantle the phone then peel the front clear skin off the digitiser, then gently lever-out the screen & digitizer together then split them. The LCD is VERY fragile, so use a real thin tool (like a feeler gauge) and go slowly to allow the glue time to come apart.
The digitizer and LCD ribbons are soldered together BTW so you'll need to use a soldering iron with a very fine tip to re-attach. I wrap some copper wire round a regular soldering iron tip for stuff like this to keep the heat input down.

How I resolved the joystick issue (C600)

Hi folks my other half who has a C600 has complained about joystick issues for a while now so I finally did something about it (sick of her complaining about her 'crap phone' - ungrateful #!&@! ), not sure if this is THE issue with the c600 joystick so would be interested in any feedback good or bad.
Basically the joystick became less and less responsive over time so harder presses were necessary to perform actions. Didn't fancy spraying WD40 in my phone (what does this actually do?) and after testing switch operation with my meter all seemed ok.
What I noticed was that the piece of metal holding the joystick is stamped to a lower level than the rest of the metal chassis holding the keyboard. This section is only supported at one end and therefore, every time the joystick is moved a bending action is exerted on this 'sub chassis'. Hopefully this picture might help people understand what I am on about...
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Now I found that by simply bending this piece of metal back up a little bit I restored the joystick to it's former self! No cleaning, NO WD40!
Now just to note I didn't mess around but I suspect the problem might return in time so maybe these phones are missing a bit of support between the joystick chassis and main board? Maybe someone messing about might want to investigate sorting this.
Hope this is useful to someone although I realise it is coming a little late in the C600 lifetime!
I just thought on if I get enough requests I could do a decent photo guide for stripping the C600 and maybe the VOX too.

What I do is clean all the dust out of the rubber piece that's over the joystick in my T-mobile SDA, and then spray the joystick with quick dry electrical cleaner (usually available at your local car parts store).

Hi thecraze, yes being an electronics engineer I am aware of switch cleaner. I realise in my case however this was not the issue, as all switch contacts showed a good low resistance with little effort on the joystick. There was also negligible dust too.
I have also noted that cleaning does not work for everyone, and this may be one of, if not the contributing factor in such cases.
Thanks anyway.

Ghetto fix for flimsy screen/keyboard

To start off I am not responsible if you break your phone, do at you own risk.
My device list goes Wizard>8525>Tilt>Fuze. From my previous devices all had the loose Screen/Keyboard and thanks to this forum Ive found ways to correct the problem. I tried this method on my 8525 and worked like a charm so I figured I try it on my Fuze.
step 1.. Open phone then flip, take small screwdriver and very very gently make a small dent in the rail to create friction when the phone is closed. If you look inside the actual rail you will see a small tab and thats where then dent need to be on both sides. see pics
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step 2..... do the same on the other side and it should look like this
Again... if you break your phone its not my problem.... not sure how this would affect warranty either.

Ouch, that was hard to watch.

You sir, have larger huevos than I.

Da_G said:
You sir, have larger huevos than I.
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+1
also you may have just kissed your warranty goodbye

hello,
What exactly is the behavior before this mod? KB sliding open 2 easily? KB wiggling as it slides open? Mine seems to be smooth and solid.

Mine moves a mm or so when closed. This seems a bit too OCD for most, IMO. I figure that if I were that OCD to do this dent and scratch mod, that those dents.scratches would equally drive me nuts.
To each his/her own though. God speed to ya.

jamespaulritter said:
hello,
What exactly is the behavior before this mod? KB sliding open 2 easily? KB wiggling as it slides open? Mine seems to be smooth and solid.
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My keyboard would also slide solid but was very easy to slide open when closed compared to my tilt. Since it opens opposite to the way the tilt did it would open slightly when I put the phone to my ear.

I say there ol' chap...
that there is certainly
'Ghetto' indeed.
+2 on the huevos part...

That is not ghetto, it is just plain stupid.

I see the discussion for this thread headed nowhere good. I personally wouldn't recommend doing this, but of course it's your phone not mine. The instructions are here, but i'm gonna close this thread.

Black clear TPU case

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It simply fits.

Not bad but I cannot stand the hole in the left hand corner!

mingkee said:
It simply fits.
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We call this style the DiamondFlex at TPU-Cases, others simply call it the Diamond Pattern. This look amazing on the phone. We didnt make this style for the G2x, but have made them for numerous other phones. I've never seen a TPU case designed like the one you posted, I'm surprised its able to hold its shape with such a large cutout in the corner. I personally would of done 2 holes in that corner instead of 1. Although we ended up just using 1 hole for the power button since only the Korean model has that corner port anyways.

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We call this style the DiamondFlex at TPU-Cases, others simply call it the Diamond Pattern. This look amazing on the phone. We didnt make this style for the G2x, but have made them for numerous other phones. I've never seen a TPU case designed like the one you posted, I'm surprised its able to hold its shape with such a large cutout in the corner. I personally would of done 2 holes in that corner instead of 1. Although we ended up just using 1 hole for the power button since only the Korean model has that corner port anyways.
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Yes, this hex pattern looks pretty good. This is a reason why I went for this. Moreover, it simply fits 100%. It's pretty easy to put on but it's not loose at all.
I can live with this "TV antenna" cutout though.

Wondering how this compares: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0050ISVW6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=A2HOCXU5SC35JO Obviously this one is solid black, and it doesn't appear to have an antenna cutout.
I just ordered one anyway, hopefully it will work for me.

How to fix unresponding digitizer

So I bought a replacement screen, it became unresponding to touch within a few days. After sending it for a replacement the new one had the same issue right away. This time I desided to give it a go fixing it myself. I'd like to share with you how to fix this problem.
First of all the problem, the touch screen is not responding; its feeling very warm when you turn on your phone on the left down corner. The left down corner is where the screens hardware chip is located.
There are enough video's on youtube how to dissable your phone; so I will skip that part. Remove the screen and continue reading.
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Remove the copper carefully, try to keep it in one pieces. Its probably a ground field to keep interferences away.
If you dont want to remove the white plastic frame of your screen, you can cut it carefully for a little. Make sure you cut as less as needed and never cut it completely. Don't cut it near connections.
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After remove the copper you see an L shape of components, protected for short circuits by an L shape on the copper plate. These are circled with red.
Then also note there is an arrow on the picture, showing there are more conductors, but these are unprotected! Pressing on the screen cause short-wiring here. Fix it by placing some kind of protector on it ( insulation tape or something like that). Place the copper back and assemble your phone!

Thanks. You have resolved a long standing problem with my 1020, two displays later.
For others:
To insulate those exposed components use the proper stuff. Kapton tape. Google it. Sold by electronics suppliers and on ebay.
Also, look carefully at the circuit board for uninsulated vias. Vias are the small holes that join tracks between layers in the circuit. They look like a small gold circle with a tiny hole in the middle. Cover these too.

Thank you so much ! :good::good:

You are a genius