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Repair a Malfunctioning LCD

Step 3Prep the Screen

Prepare the screen for repair by exposing the ribbon cable on the backside of the screen. In this phone, there is a plastic clip holding the LCD that must be temporarily removed. A plastic-coated paper clip is a handy for holding the LCD down while you work.

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Jan 3, 2012. 8:54 PMairsnake57 says:

There is an old TI calculator model I really like to keep in my pocket. I have gone through a few that ended up with bad displays. I followed this link and TA DA! I was able to fix 3 out of 3!!!! I am very impressed. Thanks!

Feb 13, 2012. 10:12 AM

markey1979 says:

It worked on my TI-86 graphing calculator, but I do not know if I would ever do that again. What a pain to gain access to the connections on the lcd.......

Jan 15, 2012. 3:01 PMpaulrusu says:

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