Kindle Touch 3G Card Housing Replacement

Geschrieben von: Adam Yerly
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Kindle Touch 3G Card Housing Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Easy

Schritte

5

Zeitaufwand

5 Minuten

Einleitung

Next to the battery is the 3G unit. However, in the

models that are WiFi only, there will instead be a plastic placeholder instead. The replacement instructions for both are identical.

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    • Use the plastic opening tool to undo the ten plastic clips around the back panel of the Kindle.

    Wear work gloves as the tool can easily slip and stab you in the hand.

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    • Gently lift the bottom and slide the panel off.

    There are four tabs on each side.The two nearest the top are open at the top, hence they slide out (back towards the power connector end.

    This is important in the reassembly stage:

    1. Align the back cover about 0.75 cm away from the top

    2. Hold the top half of the cover flat against the unit, and flex the cover away from the case a little at the bottom

    3. Slide the top and the first two clips parallel to the case

    4. snap the remaining bottom clips in place

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    • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the five screws.

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    • Using the flat end of your spudger, gently pry the battery up and remove it.

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    • Remove the indicated four 2 mm screws with a Phillips #00 screwdriver. (Units with the 3G assembly have Phillips #000 screws.)

    • Next, gently lift the 3G assembly with a Spudger or your fingers.

    • This Kindle Touch is the WiFi only model and comes with a plastic placeholder instead of the 3G assembly.

    • Disconnect the antenna lead by carefully prying it off the 3G board with a plastic tool.

    The 3G model has an antenna connector near the top left on the underside.

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Abschluss

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

Tinte & Feder

Adam Yerly

Mitglied seit: 20/01/15

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2 Kommentare

Hey, thanks for your guide!

I, however, have one question, maybe I misunderstood - is it possible to add a 3G module to a kindle touch that didn't have one installed by default?

Would it work?

Curious_Guy_Threepwood -

You would need to add more than just a 3G module - there’s a slot for a SIM-card tray and special Amazon SIM that are missing from non-3G Kindle Touches. I don’t know if there would be any software changes that would need making.

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