Polaroid PMID4312 Charging Port Replacement

Pry the seam between the screen and the case and slide it on all four sides with a large plastic opening tool until the plastic case comes off.

Lift the device off of the case and flip over the device so that it sits screen side down.

The device is now free from the plastic case.

Wedge a plastic card beneath the battery unit and wiggle the card side to side and up and down gently until the glue sealing the battery to the device is broken.

Peel back any yellow tape not directly attached to the battery.

Using a soldering iron, desolder the two wires that connect the battery to the motherboard.

Remove the two 5mm screws attached to the top right and bottom left corners of the speaker

Solder off the wires connecting the speaker to the device

Pull the speaker out of the casing to release it.

Using the ph#00 screwdriver, remove the four 5mm screws connecting the motherboard to the casing.

Using a spudger or a fingernail, detach the two ribbons from the motherboard by pushing the plastic tab away from the Zero Insertion Force connectors.

Now carefully remove the motherboard.

Desolder each side of the USB port where it is attached to the motherboard.

The USB port will now be loosened from the motherboard.

Using tweezers, pull the USB port straight out from the motherboard without wiggling it up, down, or side to side.

The USB port is now replaceable.