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Disassembling Kindle 11 Removing electronic from the case

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Couldn't find any instructions for Kindle 11. Here are the steps necessary to get to the guts.

Included photos are of the device with water damage.

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  1. Disassembling Kindle 11 Removing electronic from the case, Heat up the front frame: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • The front frame of the device is secured with black double-sided tape. To make its removal easier, it is recommended to heat the frame using a heat gun set to approximately 120°C. It is important to avoid excessive heating of the screen. Alternatively, a heating plate can also be used.

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  2. Disassembling Kindle 11 Removing electronic from the case, Remove front frame: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Start prying, from outside edge using Opening Pick from any of top corners.

    • After grabbing tob frame, move pick to be parrarel to the screen. Try not to go too deep.

    • There are no cables on top of the device.

    • Then moving to the bottom of the device - be careful as there are some ribbon connections and the digitizer for the touch screen can be reached with the pick. Try to make it as shallow and parallel as possible.

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  4. Disassembling Kindle 11 Removing electronic from the case, Remove frame screws: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Disassembling Kindle 11 Removing electronic from the case, Remove frame screws: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • There are 8 screws - Torx T4. Remove them.

    • In the second image, you can see the exact position of the threaded inserts.

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  5. Disassembling Kindle 11 Removing electronic from the case, Remove frame from outer case: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • There are 6 plastic latches on the outer case. Using pick tool, unlatch them starting from top corner of the device. Use 3 picks and use Jimmy to gently pull inner frame from outer case.

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  6. Disassembling Kindle 11 Removing electronic from the case: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Here is the back of the main frame. There is mainboard PCB and battery.

    • Batterie has been glued with easy removal adhesive. Connector for the battery is disconnecting by lifting it up (it is a pretty snug fit).

    • Mainboard is screwd with 4 Torx T5 screws and also glued to metal frame.

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

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Just to add the battery connector is disconnected by lifting up, off the board, don't pull back towards the battery.

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Good point, I forgot about it. I will add it to the guide. Thanks.

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This is cool, thanks! Was it possible to fix the water damage?

jinnifer douglass - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0

It had contact with sea water, so it needed to be cleaned. Fortunately, it has survived.

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