Here we go.... (48G fixing and MEMORY UPGRADE)

[lemontea]

Alright, where were we?

So yes, I removed the damaged LCD.

Now, you can't have a 48G faceplate without an LCD. It's got to be sacrilegious or something.

So needed to find a replacement LCD.

What better than to check for any other device with the same LCD?

Why, a 39G of course, which can be had for CHEAP.

Had to wait a few days again for it to be shipped...

Opening the 39G was EASY compared to the 48G.

Surprisingly, it was also heat staked at the bottom. Since I didn't much care about the 39G (darn thing's algebraic anyway) I carefully pried open the top bit, and then for the finale, I simply applied many newtons of force and ripped it open.

Actually everything looked pretty good, pretty intact.

The VERY INTERESTING part is that it looks SO MUCH like the 48 series layout!

Note the HUGE IMPROVEMENT on the +ve battery terminal, with the insulation pad underneath the chassis -ve ground plane.