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Thorned Rose · 10-07-2018, 01:14 AM

I am looking to replace a broken screen on my H2O. I have watched this video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bffxKvz9RhA

And this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj4mvkpgGXg

My problem is that neither of them shows how to get off the 'scallop edge' plastic frame.

When I tried to remove the plastic front as in the first video, only the top came away (as in the second video)

You can see in photo 2-4 that the 'scallop edge' plastic surround is still there. I'm pointing to it in photo 2. In the first video it is part of the front.

In my case, it seems to be stuck to the screen and I can't see how to get it off. The screen is rather spectacularly broken and is crunching around a fair bit when I pull on the remaining black plastic.

I tried taking out the 6 screws that hold the motherboard on but they don't seem to make any difference for getting the rest of the black bezel off.

Does anyone know of any better tutorials or videos that show how to seperate the screen from the bezel fully or can anyone tell me how to do that?

Also, the number on the screen's flex cable is -2.13 but the closest replacement screen I can find says -2.14 (same model number). I read that this may be the waveform number? Will it matter being different by .01?

TIA!

10-07-2018, 01:14 AM	#1
Thorned Rose Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: New Zealand Device: Kobo Aura H2O2 (H2O v2)	Screen replacement problems I am looking to replace a broken screen on my H2O. I have watched this video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bffxKvz9RhA And this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj4mvkpgGXg My problem is that neither of them shows how to get off the 'scallop edge' plastic frame. When I tried to remove the plastic front as in the first video, only the top came away (as in the second video) You can see in photo 2-4 that the 'scallop edge' plastic surround is still there. I'm pointing to it in photo 2. In the first video it is part of the front. In my case, it seems to be stuck to the screen and I can't see how to get it off. The screen is rather spectacularly broken and is crunching around a fair bit when I pull on the remaining black plastic. I tried taking out the 6 screws that hold the motherboard on but they don't seem to make any difference for getting the rest of the black bezel off. Does anyone know of any better tutorials or videos that show how to seperate the screen from the bezel fully or can anyone tell me how to do that? Also, the number on the screen's flex cable is -2.13 but the closest replacement screen I can find says -2.14 (same model number). I read that this may be the waveform number? Will it matter being different by .01? TIA!