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Old 06-28-2016, 01:39 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by geekmaster View Post
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A solder reflow with a heat-gun is the typical fix, but needs an aluminum foil mask to protect all but the part that needs reflowing (melting the solder to flow and resolidfy across the crack). Do not get heat on the glass screen if you are interested in trying such a fix, but I would just use the kindle with the frontlight low enough to avoid flicker, and not risk destroying the kindle in an attempt to fix it.
You probably want to avoid squirting that -65 degree spray on the e-ink display.
I wouldn't even try to guess what (if anything) that might do to the display.
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