Replacing the Openmoko Touchscreen

Brad Pitcher bradpitcher at gmail.com
Mon Aug 18 17:03:28 CEST 2008


John Koenig wrote:
> Otherwise, it is possible to remove the screen and it required nothing 
> more than the guitar pick that I used to open the case.  The only tricky 
> part was the connection to the main board.  There is a small black 
> locking mechanism that flips up and allows for the LCD panel to be 
> disconnected from the main board.
>   

Also, one must be very careful when removing the ribbon which connects 
the LCD panel.  When I removed my LCD, that ribbon got a tear in it.  
Good luck with the replacement John.
cheers,
Brad




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