Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

3

  • Back Plate
  • 2 steps
  • Lithium Battery
  • 2 steps
  • LED Screen
  • 7 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Back Plate
  • Unscrew the four 3.4 mm flat head screws

Unscrew the four 3.4 mm flat head screws

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Step 2

  • Carefully lift the back plate off the watch. You will notice a lithium battery and rubber gasket attached to the back plate.

Carefully lift the back plate off the watch. You will notice a lithium battery and rubber gasket attached to the back plate.

Step 3

              Lithium Battery
  • If not replacing lithium battery, skip down two steps.
  • Using the plastic removal tool, pry the battery from the backing plate. The battery is simply attached with glue.

If not replacing lithium battery, skip down two steps.

Using the plastic removal tool, pry the battery from the backing plate. The battery is simply attached with glue.

Step 4

  • Desolder the battery connections from the motherboard. Learn how to solder components here!

Desolder the battery connections from the motherboard. Learn how to solder components here!

Step 5

              LED Screen
  • Locate the ribbon connection, and use remove the clips holding the strip on each side using needle tool.

Locate the ribbon connection, and use remove the clips holding the strip on each side using needle tool.

Step 6

  • With a pair of tweezers, carefully remove the ribbon strip connection.

With a pair of tweezers, carefully remove the ribbon strip connection.

Step 7

  • Remove the screw driver holding the LED screen and Speaker in place.

Remove the screw driver holding the LED screen and Speaker in place.

Step 8

  • Insert a small flat screw driver under the speaker in order to remove it.

Insert a small flat screw driver under the speaker in order to remove it.

Step 9

  • Using tweezers, remove the speaker and move off to the side.

Using tweezers, remove the speaker and move off to the side.

Step 10

  • Place a small flat head screwdriver under the LED screen, and carefully push it out of it’s socket.

Place a small flat head screwdriver under the LED screen, and carefully push it out of it’s socket.

Step 11

  • Remove final connection to accelerometer. The LED screen is now separated from the device.

Remove final connection to accelerometer. The LED screen is now separated from the device.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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