Introduction
The screen of the device is attached to the motherboard by a ribbon cable, which is a fragile piece of circuitry. This guide will help you in removing the screen from the motherboard without damaging these elements.
Tools
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Position the VTech Little Apps Tablet face-down on a flat surface so that you can clearly see the back of the device.
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Remove all seven 9.6 mm screws located around the perimeter of the back cover with a PH1 driver head.
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Gently remove the back cover then flip it 180 degrees so that the back cover of the device is now face-down.
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Unscrew the two 7.3 mm screws using a PH0 driver head.
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Gently lift the beige circuit board and set aside.
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Unscrew three 7.3 mm panhead screws with the PH0 driver.
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Remove the red-brown washer after removing the screws.
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Remove the black foam insert and set aside.
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Unscrew the 7.3 mm screw fastening the LED circuit board to the device shell with a PH0 driver head.
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Gently lift both LED circuit board and the white glass light refractor panel away from the device.
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Separate the LED circuit board and light refractor panel by gently pulling apart. Place the light panel to the side.
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Carefully desolder the LED leads (labeled "R", "+" and "B" on the circuit board) to disconnect the LED from the circuit board.
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Replace the LED and solder the new connection to the LED circuit board.
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Carefully lift both the screen and motherboard, to access to the ribbon cable underneath.
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Use a heat gun (or hair dryer) to apply low heat to the ribbon cable attachment on the motherboard.
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Carefully use a nylon spudger to separate the ribbon cable from the motherboard and remove the screen.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Where do you get a replacement LCD?