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

[lemontea]

OK, so here's where we are at.

The first 48G didn't work even after cleaning the contacts. Might be the PCB itself, or the PCB contacts, or the keypad contacts.

The second 48G has a busted LCD. It is from this second 48G that I want to get a PCB, to try on the first 48G (which still has damaged keypad connectors, and also unknown status of the keypad itself).

But maybe the second 48G only has a damaged LCD problem. If the LCD is replaced, maybe it would work? It would narrow down the detective work, because if I just put the 2nd PCB into the 1st 48G, there are multiple unknowns (PCB, Keypad connector, Keypad...)

So, perhaps it is best to replace the LCD on the 2nd unit, and then see if it works first.

So, let's take out the LCD from the 39G.

The plastic cover is MUCH harder than the softish plastic of the 48G. The LCD even has another clear plastic cover protector.

Since the 39G is to be salvaged (it actually doesn't even turn on either, despite the auction listing saying it does, with photos to show, but anyway that's not what we are concerned about) I just bent up the retaining structure around the LCD to make it easier to take out.

The LCD was kept intact, with its foam connectors all intact, and completely removed.