Boogie Board Rip Internal Antenna Replacement

On the back of the device, remove the four 3/8" Torx head screws using the T-6 Torx bit.

Remove the stylus if it is in the housing at the top of the device.

Turn the device so you are looking at it from the top down.

Using your thumbs on each wall of the stylus housing, open the frame of the device by gently pulling the two sides apart.

Insert a spudger into the seam between the front and back plates of the frame. Unsnap the snaps around the entire frame of the device.

Remove the front face plate by pulling it straight up.

Use a spudger (or gently bend the back plate of the device) to unsnap the snaps holding the screen in place.

With a spudger, press against the lip of the connector closest to the wires to remove the battery connector from the motherboard.

Gently lift the motherboard with a spudger or small object by inserting it in the seam between the back frame and the motherboard.

Remove the battery hidden behind the motherboard.

Use a pair of tweezers or a small, pointed object to gently pull the connector out on both the left and right sides.

Once you see an even white line of the plastic pin casing appear (about 1 mm), use your index finger and thumb to pull the connector straight out from the motherboard.

Using a spudger or prying tool, lift the connected screen and motherboard straight up to expose the gold-colored antenna taped to the back plate.

Using a spudger or your fingernail, remove the black electrical tape securing the antenna to the black plate.

On the back side of the antenna, use a spudger or your fingernail to remove the transparent tape holding the transformer to the antenna.

Using a spudger or the nail of your thumb, lift the black cover securing the antenna to the transformer up and away from yourself.

Using your index finger and thumb, disconnect the antenna from the transformer.

Gently pull apart the transformer from the back of the anenna.