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Open a Palm Vx
Name: Zoom Date: February 7, 2001 at 08:57:12 Pacific
Comment:
Does anyone know how to open the case on a Palm Vx?
Name: Chris Date: February 12, 2001 at 12:19:23 Pacific
Reply:
I sure hope you got it open.....not being able to open your Palm for 5 days would suck!
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Response Number 2
Name: desmond Date: February 24, 2001 at 22:35:19 Pacific
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You cann't. To open Palm, you need a special heating element to melt the glue inside without damaging other components.
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Response Number 3
Name: isam Date: April 8, 2001 at 04:24:03 Pacific
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How do you open up a bloddy vx pilot my battries have died?
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Response Number 4
Name: Chase Date: July 6, 2001 at 19:26:46 Pacific
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They're lithium. Put it in the cradle.
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Response Number 5
Name: Cecil Date: July 9, 2001 at 16:58:57 Pacific
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I opened mine up with no problems. See www.sfu.ca/~cecill/palm.
Since I made the page, I've glued it back together with no problems too.
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Response Number 6
Name: Tim Date: October 16, 2001 at 04:37:05 Pacific
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hey thanks for posting www.sfu.ca/~cecill/palm it was very informative. When you had it open did it look possible to change the screen eg. if it had been scratched?
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Response Number 7
Name: Nate Date: December 6, 2001 at 14:01:17 Pacific
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You can open a Palm Vx with a hairdryer. Put it screen side down and hold a hairdryer to it for about 1.5 or 2 minutes. The case should lift off after the glue gets heated.Its only held together by super glue. And you can take the screen off but its 50 bucks for a new screen. I wouldn't replace the screen for a scratch but u can if u want. Just remove the battery cable to the motherboard and the two ribbon cables from the complete screen(not only the glass) fromt he motherboard. Then run your thumbnail between the metal backing and the glasstop and this should break the seal from the super glue. Be careful with the ribbon cables. They are brittle and snap or "tear" easily. www.gethightech.com offers service and parts. They will also give u directions on replacing parts in it. If the battery is "dead" dead then you can just take it off the metal sleeve for the complete screen and unhook it from the motherboard. Then just replace it with a new one.
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