A few weeks ago I dropped my iPod Touch 2g and t
he screen broke.A replacement digitizer glass and some tools to repair it with cost $30.57 through Amazon's website. Two of the tools are not shown here
The glass and the frame it is glued to was difficult to remove and I broke three of the four plastic pry tools that came with the kit removing the glass. The pry tools are not strong enough for the job and I ended up using some small screwdrivers to remove the glass.
All of what came before was easy compared to removing the frame from the glass. It is glued onto the glass very well.
A new frame cost about $10. It was challenging to get the digitizer cable reattached. After I got the iPod put back together the home button was pressed down and would not come
back up resulting in the iPod being stuck in recovery mode. I broke the new frame trying to open it up to repair it.
Even with the button removed the vol
ume kept turning itself down. The repair attempt was a failure and the iPod Touch is now unusable. The iPod had a problem locking up before it got dropped so it is the end of the line for this iPod Touch.
Summary:
A new frame cost about $10. It was challenging to get the digitizer cable reattached. After I got the iPod put back together the home button was pressed down and would not come
back up resulting in the iPod being stuck in recovery mode. I broke the new frame trying to open it up to repair it.Even with the button removed the vol
ume kept turning itself down. The repair attempt was a failure and the iPod Touch is now unusable. The iPod had a problem locking up before it got dropped so it is the end of the line for this iPod Touch.Summary:
- Protect your iPod with a good quality case!
- Order the replacement glass with the frame attached if possible.
- The plastic tools that come with the repair kit were not up to the job.
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