Acer Liquid E1 Teardown

ID: 28065

Description:

Steps:

1. Remove the plastic back and the exposed battery.
2. Do not forget to remove sim- and SD-cards
3. Use a torx t5 to unscrew all screws. This will be the first and last time you'll use a screwdriver with this device.

4. Use a plastic opening tool or spudger
5. Pry around the side to release the backframe from the middleframe
6. Be careful as the frame is quite fragile

7. To free the main board, remove the connector and antenna-cable
8. Use a plastic spudger
9. Be careful not to chip components

10. Tilting the main board will reveal this connection
11. Use a plastic spudger to open the lock
12. Carefully pull the flex cable out of it
13. Don't put alot of stress on it

14. At the bottom, use a pair of tweezers to remove the yellow tape from the connector
15. Use a plastic spudger to unlock
16. Pull the flexcable out carefully

17. Next, use a platic spudger to remove the flex cable from its connection

18. Use a spudger to remove the bottom-plate from the frame.
19. Be careful when using metal tools (like I did)
20. Make sure the antenna cable isn't attached to anything except it's socket

21. Let the remaining heat at 95°C for about 3-5 minutes to soften the adhesive
22. Use an opening tool to pry at the top, between your digitizer and the middleframe
23. Open it from the top, your digitizer-flex runs at the bottom
24. Be careful when using a heat-gun. Heat-guns don't distribute heat evenly and LCD-burns may occur

25. To remove the LCD, remove the sticker on the back of the midframe. It conseals the LCD-flex
26. Be careful when removing the sticker. It's glued tightly and too much stress will tear the LCD-flex
27. Remove the LCD by pulling the whole cable through the midframe.

28. All done
29. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did