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How a touchscreen works#6
And here's the broken touchscreen in all its (non) glory. I opened my Reader up to see how feasible it would be to fit a replacement screen, but quickly concluded it was too hard. Replacement screens are relatively inexpensive, and easy to find on sites like eBay, but the original screen is bonded with adhesive, very firmly, to its backplate, so it looks to me like you could only get the old screen off by smashing and splintering it (it's extremely fragile). I decided to give up at this point.
This photo is from our article on how touchscreens work.
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How a touchscreen works#6
And here's the broken touchscreen in all its (non) glory. I opened my Reader up to see how feasible it would be to fit a replacement screen, but quickly concluded it was too hard. Replacement screens are relatively inexpensive, and easy to find on sites like eBay, but the original screen is bonded with adhesive, very firmly, to its backplate, so it looks to me like you could only get the old screen off by smashing and splintering it (it's extremely fragile). I decided to give up at this point.
This photo is from our article on how touchscreens work.
Our images are published under a Creative Commons Licence (see opposite) and are free for noncommercial use. We also license our images for commercial use. Please contact us directly via our website for more details.