Howto: Pinetab Screen Replacements (+ Pictures)

[RTP]

Thank you @RTP , I'll need to open mine up again to replace the motherboard some day. The WiFi in mine bricked itself for no reason at all. I have also been waiting for quite some time for the M.2 port to add an SSD inside. One day hopefully the Tab will get some love.

Firstly, I don't recommend ever taking apart your Pinetab unless you absolutely have to.

This is really sad. The entire point of owning an open source device is that you should be encouraged to open it up.

Using a clam shell for such a large display was a mistake - it is just asking to bend the display. It would have been infinitely better to have some M2 screws holding it in place instead.

Opened mine maybe around 20 or so times for different exploratory adjustments without so much as a scratch.

It's absolutely a great device for opening/modification options! The cover design works well coming off and going back on without damage. But I don't know the limitations in screen, and try to play it safe and recommend that.

Only wrote initial warning after reading where others reported breaking their screens and so was hesitant to openly encourage it.
But it really is safe if someone is careful and follows the recommendations IMHO.

I think the way I open it is very safe. But there's always a concern when dealing with screens like this and a cover that is less "pop off" than the Pinephone design

Following the "peel the cover off the screen, not the screen off the cover" advice is best IMHO.

I secretly encourage everyone to open it and tinker! It's really not hard to open!


Thanks for your feed back!