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Microwave the iOpener for about 30 seconds. Then place it on top of the screen, and let it sit for about 2 minutes.
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Repeat this process a second to ensure that the glue is becoming loose.
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Alternative: Use a heat gun or hair dryer to heat up the glue
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Use the Jimmy tool carve around the edges of the screen to break the glue seal.
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Use the iFixit plastic opening tool to pry open the screen.
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crwdns2935267:0crwdne2935267:0Tweezers$3.99
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Remove brown copper tape with the FPC (not clipped). Removing of the copper tape is necessary, I didn't find a way to avoid it. Try to remove the copper tape as gentle as possible to reuse it.
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Also remove green tape with angled tweezers and unclip in a 2nd step the FPC from the board
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Unscrew the three 1 mm screws around the perimeter of the motherboard
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with the 2nd screw also the light senor will come of the PCB
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Use the reverse tweezers to gently pull on the silver box on top of the motherboard to remove it from the back cover.
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Alternative: Use a plastic card in between PCB and cover.
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Locate the wire connector on the motherboard. Slowly release the wires by gently pulling with the blunt tweezers.
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Use the halberd spudger to lift and remove the battery from the back cover.
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With the T4 screwdriver, unscrew the two 1 mm screws on the green piece located on the inside of the cable connector
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Use the halberd spudger to lift and remove the cable connector from the back cover.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.