seperis: (Default)
seperis ([personal profile] seperis) wrote2012-09-14 07:33 pm

castiel and I had an experience

Backlight on my tablet Castiel went out this morning at work. Because I totally needed more stress this week. And when I got home, I did what I always said I wanted the option to do in any piece of electronics I own; that is, be able to take it apart.

Okay, when I said that, I didn't actually mean it literally, but what do you know.

Breakdown I used for guidance.

It would have possibly been the easiest breakdown ever if the screws were not, literally, small enough to get stuck under my fingernails. Also, only after much googling did I find the piece I needed to check was--look at the picture? see the long gold ribbon?--to the left of that, under that bundle of wires where the backlight connector was out, I kid you not, the thickness of my fingernail. I pushed it back in and voila! I had backlight!

Tools used: a razor blade after I broke off the tip. Yes. I have apparently every size screwdriver for a computer but a tablet requires something the thickness of a razor's edge. I did not cut myself, and I have no idea how I avoided it. I mean, I'm pretty sure nothing I have put together or taken apart hasn't had a blood sacrifice (and sometimes, skin). I suppose being named after an angel made that like, icky for it or something. I need to remember that for future naming purposes.

I fear nothing. Except my new phone finally shipped, and now I'm distrustful of everything because seriously, I did not mean I needed to literally test all my hardware personally in its component parts. However, for the record, I'm ordering the tiniest toolkit I can find next time I get paid, because hello, razor as screwdriver; that shit sticks with you.
lilacsigil: 12 Apostles rocks, text "Rock On" (12 Apostles)

[personal profile] lilacsigil 2012-09-15 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
One of my jobs at work is to change batteries in watches, and I've never yet cut myself with razor-as-screwdriver, which is astonishing. I have, however, twice gouged out flesh with screwdrivers while doing the same job. Maybe the razor engages survival instincts!
lilacsigil: 12 Apostles rocks, text "Rock On" (12 Apostles)

[personal profile] lilacsigil 2012-09-15 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
Yes! It's not hard to do and I think it's fun, but everyone else has trouble seeing the tiny little screws and the tiny writing on the batteries, so they get me to do it.
everbright: Eclipse of Saturn (Default)

[personal profile] everbright 2012-09-15 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
That tear-down is heart attack inducing to look at. LOOK, imm'a gonna peel this bezel right off the screen! And then poke around inside with a screw driver! Though it's pretty awesome you were able to do your own tablet repair.
Edited 2012-09-15 09:32 (UTC)
out_there: B-Day Present '05 (Default)

[personal profile] out_there 2012-09-16 12:23 pm (UTC)(link)
And all I did today (okay, with a 50% contribution from mum) was move a dozen rocks, pull down the cladding on the toilet wall and attach a new shower screen. Yours sounds far more exciting.

[identity profile] harriet-spy.livejournal.com 2012-09-15 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
Wiha screwdriver set (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NZ5QGK/ref=pe_175190_21431760_cs_sce_dp_1). I use it for my laptop.