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When dismantling any phone, great care should be taken to ensure that no damage is caused to any of the parts. Rough handling may result in severe damage of many parts, and if proper anti-static procedures are not followed, electrostatic damage may result in any electronic component.
Before commencing, it is recommended that the correct tools are purchased for the job in hand. At the very least, you will require a Torx T6 screwdriver. Do NOT attempt to use a small Allen key or filed down screwdriver, you will only damage the screws.
Step 1. Ok lets get straight into this one. Remove the battery and then remove the screws with a Torx T6 screwdriver. The red circles are these very screws and all 4 must be removed. The purple circle is the in car plug for a vehicle's aerial and is normally covered with a rubber grommet. The green square is obviously the base connections.
Step 2. The 6210 has 2 clips in line with the screen lens, displayed here by a red square. If you lift the rear housing away at the bottom slightly and also twist it very slightly whilst rocking it back and forth they should pop out. DO NOT PULL IT AWAY TO HARD OR YOU MAY DAMAGE THE CLIPS. DO NOT use a screw driver as shown below. I only used this to hold the phone open a bit to display the clips whilst taking the photo!
Step 3. THIS IS THE HARDEST PART (in my opinion!). Once these two side clips come away there are three more clips at the top of the phone. Again lift the rear housing and rock from side to side, giving the panel a slight twist. You may damage these clips (if you are not too careful) as shown in the next photo. DO NOT WORRY too much at this stage as this causes few problems later. Try keeping a good hold of the phone around the aerial (top), this does reduce the changes of damage. (I needed one hand for the camera!)
Step 4. As per the last photo, the clips should look like the red circles, but there is always a small chance they will look like that in the green circle. Do not worry too much at this stage. If it is seriously loose when assembling it then the problems start.
Step 5. More parts recognition as this is now the stage you should be at, with the rear housing removed. The red square is the aerial and the red circle is the screw which holds the aerial and the circuit board in place. Obviously you now remove this screw too. The blue circles are the battery contacts, the purple circle is the on/off button. The yellow square is the volume control button and will freely fall out so take care! The purple square displays the SIM contacts.
Step 6. Ok, a nice close view after the aerial has been removed! The red circle shows the actual off on button. It is soldered in place and unless you are proficient with soldering I would advise against touching it. The blue circles are the battery contacts and again are soldered in place but not quite as hard to replace. The yellow square is the vibra motor and is actually housed on the front fascia as will later be displayed. The green circles are the volume buttons and the same warning goes for these as for the on off button!
Step 7. As promised, you can now see the vibra motor (in the green square) housed in the front fascia. I would advise you ALL never to buy a housing unless it comes with this motor as they are melted in place and not easy to fit, or should I say to keep fitted in a new fascia! Superglue will not hold it, Araldite MAY but the mess is a consideration! Melting it back in is not easy. The red circle denotes the ear piece and also the ringer is here.
Step 8. This is the front of the main circuit board. The blue circle denotes the vibra motor connection point. The red circle the earpiece connection point. The green square the ringer contact point and the purple circles denote where the LCD and frame are held in place.
Step 9. Here is the side view of the LCD and frame retaining clips. To release the screen simply prise these off carefully.
Step 10. Now the LCD frame is off you are left with the basic board. The blue circle is, as before, the aerial contacts. The red circle the ear piece contacts, the green square the ringer contacts and now you can see the LCD/elastomer circuit board connections. The elastomer simply touches these when the screen is pressed back into place. The large red square denotes the keypad connection area.
Step 11. Lastly, the LCD and frame. The glass only can be fitted on these and we do stock these (new stock only) but we advise people to buy the entire frame as it is easy to break the glass. The red square denotes the elastomer and the green circle shows the internal battery.
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