Elephone R9 - Vibrator

Guide with all the steps necessary for you to change the Elephone R9 vibrator yourself.

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Tutorial: Step by step

Step 1 Housing screws

To remove the case, we will extract the two lower Pentalobe 0.8mm screws (TS1).

Step 2 Remove screen

To detach the screen, we will introduce an opening tool between it and the frame. It is recommended to heat the screen to soften the adhesive and make it easier to peel it off.

The screen is not very resistant and is very likely to be damaged in the process.

Step 3 Remove home button and SIM / SD tray

Now, we disconnect the flex from the home button to remove it. We will also extract the SIM / SD tray.

Step 4 Remove intermediate housing

To remove the intermediate housing, we introduce a tool between the frame and the housing to unhook it.

Step 5 Disconnect components

In order to remove the auxiliary plate, we will first disconnect the interconnection flex and the antenna coaxial cable. Then we removed the three Phillips screws (PH # 00) that hold it to the chassis.

Step 6 Vibrator

We take off the vibrator and the speaker and we can remove the plate with the welded components.

We only have to desolder the vibrator.

Video Tutorial summary

In this video you can watch a quick summary of the tutorial, but we recommend to follow the complete tutorial, with its explanations and detailed images.
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