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Dust on ffc

Does anybody else have dust between the glass and their ffc? The image the camera produces doesn't appear to be affected but I can clearly see the dust and its only a matter of time before some is in the way of the lens.
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Really nobody? What should I do?
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Nope, there's no dust on my ffc. Maybe take it back for an exchange?

Nope. I use a TPU case. May have came that way from the factory. REPLACE!

JRG1392 said:
Does anybody else have dust between the glass and their ffc? The image the camera produces doesn't appear to be affected but I can clearly see the dust and its only a matter of time before some is in the way of the lens.
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Yes, after two months of use, mine has dust under the glass in front of the ffc. Haven't find a way to clean it.

Cleaned mine, don't think it's a case issue as the dust is probably coming in through the earpiece.
Ifixit has a good teardown: six screws in back, then 3 screws to remove the sim module. Don't bend the ffc back, that ribbon cable is weak and breaks easily. Clean with a screwdriver with the tip covered with a thick microfiber cloth.
Problem is that I've been repeating this once every two months. Today I took some yellow tack (for sticking posters to walls, just a tiny strip) and sealed the ffc. You can see the strip from the front, but hopefully I wont have to attempt the cleaning again! And I can't see any negative results in the camera app.
You may have more success with something like superglue, but I wanted something a little less permanent.
EDIT: I'm from Prairie Village if you want me to show you in person sometime

yes i am reviving this. how the hell do i get the dust out lol. ive even tried spraying a keyboard dust can into the damn earpiece.

[Q] for those still interested in disassembly

There are two screws on the bottom of the Tf by the charging port. Then on the back there are clips all around the outer edge of the "Asus" panel. Use any non marring tool for the clips. Once all the clips are loose, the bezel around the screen comes off frome the front. It seems to bemostly plastic with a metal overlay. Then there are ten or eleven philips screws that hold the rear panel on.
Sorry no pics

So the metal bezel comes off first then followed by the plastic back panel which is held in by screws?
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Thats correct. You can see the screws for the back after the bezel is removed.

The metal around the edge is seprate from the back plastic and the front glass. However the metal is extreemly thin and WILL bend with any kind of proping. Also once u remove it getting dust under the glass is going to happen. Also the plastic clips are very ****ty and if one bends or brakes the transformer will not click back on. Its not worth opening this thing up. If u have a issue with your unit call asus and have them fix or return to store.

cowballz69 said:
The metal around the edge is seprate from the back plastic and the front glass. However the metal is extreemly thin and WILL bend with any kind of proping. Also once u remove it getting dust under the glass is going to happen. Also the plastic clips are very ****ty and if one bends or brakes the transformer will not click back on. Its not worth opening this thing up. If u have a issue with your unit call asus and have them fix or return to store.
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Thanks to everyone who posted this information!
The only thing that bothers me about the TF is the creaking, so I was thinking about fabricating some pieces to upgrade or replace the back, bezel, or both.
couple of questions for you...
--Were you able to determine exactly where the creaking comes from? Is it just the flimsiness of the back panel or the way it all mounts together?
--Also, you mentioned dust getting under the screen after reassembling- so the glass is a completely separate component? How does it attach to the rest of the unit?
--Finally, are there any warranty/tamper seals that get broken during dissassembly?
Thanks again!

I didn't go any further than removing the bezel out of fear that I would break something or not be able to get it back together. I didn't get any dust under my screen and there wasn't a single tamper seal that i saw

[Q] Samsung Infuse Cracked Glass

I have a samsung infuse from AT&T and recently dropped my phone.
The glass is completely cracked; however, the touch screen is working like normal.
Is there a way to replace the cracked glass only?
If it is possible, does anyone have instructions or a guide on how to fix the cracked glass?
Or, would I just have to file a claim with AT&T Insurance?
Thank you!

Your most likely going to have to claim insurance on your phone from my research the glass is not replaceable !!!
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Kdog71588 said:
Your most likely going to have to claim insurance on your phone from my research the glass is not replaceable !!!
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Really?
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1...e&ie=UTF-8&q=samsung+infuse+glass+replacement

Well damn guess you can but I guess it depends upon how brave you are to start ripping into your phone and if your comfortable with small electronics
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Either of you go through with this yet? Would be curious to hear how it went...
I've looked around online, and everything I'm seeing says the digitizer, LCD, and outer glass are one fused together piece on the Infuse:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZI6d59ufSc
Even though eBay sellers have the Infuse outer glass for sale separately, it seems like pulling the glass off of the LCD/digitizer without destroying it is going to be extremely difficult. Even if you get the old glass off without damage, you still need to figure out how to attach the new glass to it.
Then what??????
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Kdog71588 said:
Either of you go through with this yet? Would be curious to hear how it went...
I've looked around online, and everything I'm seeing says the digitizer, LCD, and outer glass are one fused together piece on the Infuse:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZI6d59ufSc
Even though eBay sellers have the Infuse outer glass for sale separately, it seems like pulling the glass off of the LCD/digitizer without destroying it is going to be extremely difficult. Even if you get the old glass off without damage, you still need to figure out how to attach the new glass to it.
Then what??????
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http://www.repairsuniverse.com/samsung-infuse-i997-take-apart-repair-guide.html
This must be the instructions to remove outer screen because I have seen a video to replace the digitizer and screen assembly and it just popped off after removing some ribbon cables. I am waiting for outer screen ,outer casing and battery cover to arrive from China. Cost $30 with shipping. Will look brand new on outside if it works. I'll let you guys know how I make out.
Edit....After removing top glass with razor blade as it is fused to LCD with glue I lost response to touch. Ordered new LCD and digitizer with bezel (plastic frame that screen is attached to and circuit board mounts on) . I am not sure if I could get it to work if I could glue or fuse new top glass back on. Scratched the heck out of it anyways. Live and learn, if anyone else had better luck I would like to know.

I had great luck with mine. I started by heating the outer glass with a blow dryer and used a card from a regular deck of playing cards starting from top to bottom of the screen to get it started. After i got it about half way i didn't even use the blow dryer anymore just allot of playing cards. You have to be extremely careful on the top right of the LCD not to damage the ribbon for the digitzer. I got a few minor scratches on the LCD from shards of old glass but you can only see them if the screen is off and you look really hard. It pretty much looks brand new now. I just used thin double sided tape on the outside edges of the new glass for now as i haven't found a permanent way to hold down the glass yet. I will probably leave it that way so next time it breaks i don't have to go through the long process of separating the glass from the LCD again. In my opinion it was well worth the $10 and the labor to replace just the outer glass rather than the $130-$150 for the replacement LCD/digitizer and outer glass.

Thanks for trying.
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I had great luck with mine. I started by heating the outer glass with a blow dryer and used a card from a regular deck of playing cards starting from top to bottom of the screen to get it started. After i got it about half way i didn't even use the blow dryer anymore just allot of playing cards. You have to be extremely careful on the top right of the LCD not to damage the ribbon for the digitzer. I got a few minor scratches on the LCD from shards of old glass but you can only see them if the screen is off and you look really hard. It pretty much looks brand new now. I just used thin double sided tape on the outside edges of the new glass for now as i haven't found a permanent way to hold down the glass yet. I will probably leave it that way so next time it breaks i don't have to go through the long process of separating the glass from the LCD again. In my opinion it was well worth the $10 and the labor to replace just the outer glass rather than the $130-$150 for the replacement LCD/digitizer and outer glass.
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Hey thanks for trying, braveheart. I'm gonna try that too. Dont have a 100 to spend on the pair.
Can you make a guide of that? I think it will help alot of users. You can get pictures from internet and mark the critical points which will help in separation.

broken screen. Help!!! .
Month back, dropped my phone(2-3 times).
Now stuck with unusable mobile.
Can somebody suggest,where I can get its lcd [email protected]+ digitilizer, on cheap price.

Cheap Screen,is it good?

Guys i just scratched my screen.I found some cheap replacements for 25eur.
Did someone try them already ?
I think someone asked this question already but i can't find that topic.Thanks.
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yes i asked that very question , the counterparts are okay didn't have a problem with them.
but buy them with front casing , it's hard to glue them back together , sometimes they don't fit completely due to the residue you probably missed on the front casing some parts of it become higher than the other parts which really bothered me.
If you're going to buy it glass only , be really careful.
Counterparts are not so scratch resistant as the originals.
One wrong move with the razor blade and it's scratched for good.
You would need a heatgun or blowdryer. I used blowdryer.
After heat treatment the original digitizer stops working for some reason.
So you're stuck with the replacement.
Don't ever remove the front screen protector layer before finishing up the work.
If you don't have double sided tape then use a flexible adhesive like shoe glue but i highly recommend double sided tape. I didn't have beautiful results with shoe glue... It bonded allright but i screwed up the casing with the excess glue i tried to remove.
Also , dust is a real problem. Everytime i did it there was some dust in it. I hated it.
You need an air compressor pistol to work it out.
Blowdryer always leaves some in.
And there's the issue of 4 capacitive keys and their backlight.
If you kill the ribbon that's blocking the light out of the screen , the screen is going to be lit up like christmas and you won't be able to see anything.
If you kill that tape , be sure to replace it with a reflective tape.
Take it from someone who knows , don't lose the crystal things that focus the light to the keys. Otherwise you won't be able to even look at the screen. those leds are really bright...
All in all i did it , but wasn't satisfied with the results went to ebay and bought it with frame.
Now , i'm quite happy...
Hope , i helped.
Cheers!

Thank you for your post, it's great!I will order one with frame then.It's too risky to try to replace it with one without frame because if I don't do it right, i will need to wait a lot for another one (Serbia sucks when it comes to buying stuff online ) .Once again thank you so much for your info.
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No problem at all.
If you have a problem changing it , i can always guide you through it.
Though it's fairly simple with a frame.
Don't order them seperate.
Just don't apply force and you should be fine.

Replacing a GS3 touch screen digitizer for the FIRST time.

Hello all. I was just wondering if I could get any input or suggestions on my first repair for this phone. I know there is going to be a of adhesive and the screen is actually going to be attached to the LCD.
Any do's or don'ts?
Thanks in advance.

If you are going the route of replacing the glass on top and not the digitizer, make sure you use a real heat gun (not a blow dryer) to heat up the adhesive and TAKE YOUR TIME. I tried to fix my daughter's screen. She had wrapped the ear buds around it and put it in her back pocket. There was like a bullet hole in the center and cracked all the way around outward from the center. I got all the way to the end, tried to remove the corner piece and I cracked the digitizer. I was tired and anxious to finish. Plenty of people are successful, so I would just say make sure you hear the glue up enough and take your time.
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