[DM-MUG] Ipod touch repair

[Matthew Nuzum]

On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Christopher Kavanaugh <
chris at kavanaughgallery.com> wrote:

> Thanks, I had looked for the backlight earlier and couldn't find anything
> because I didn't realize that it was part of the lcd screen.  I wonder if it
> is cheaper to get new guts (my daughter would know I had not fixed it but
> replaced it, (I dont know if it is just me but in my house my fixing ability
> is part of what makes me "Dad") sobbing daughter "Its OK, Dad can fix it"))
> Or just put this case on a new ipod. Thanks for the help.  Regards Chris
>
>
I saw a video that demonstrated the fix as just re-seating the cable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k30hvwhiK9w

The only caution I thought of while watching that was he used a special tool
to pry up the battery. If you do that, please be careful not to puncture the
battery. In the electronics repair world the term for what happens is called
"vent with flames." See figure 1. at
http://www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-5B.htm This is easy to avoid by
using a tool that is neither sharp or pointy since the battery has a thin
protective casing.

By the way, if you order an iPod from Apple's website I believe it comes
with free engraving. Also, their are firms across the country that will fix
your iPod for about $100 if you break the screen. I can't imagine that this
would be much different.

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Matthew Nuzum
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