Texas Aggie Ring Replaces the Screen on His iPad.
Someone at a coffee shop accidentally pushed Jersey Shore Fightin’ Texas Aggie Ring’s iPad off of the counter and shattered the screen. (Technically, it’s called the digitizer. The actual display is inside the iPad and doesn’t typically break.)
The next generation of iPads will be coming out next year so Aggie Ring didn’t want me to buy a replacement with new models coming out soon. Aggie Ring’s current iPad is about 3 years old, so it was out of warranty.
There’s a place near us that fixes broken phones and other devices. They wanted $125.00 to repair the iPad.
“Hell no!” said Aggie Ring.
“What do you want me to do?” I replied.
“You’re going to fix it like a God Damned man.” said Aggie Ring. “Any man that can’t do something as simple as changing out the screen of his iPad should have to wear a dress and have everyone call him Nancy!”
“Well,” I thought to myself. “If that’s the way he really feels about it, I suppose I will just have to man up and fix the iPad myself.”
Aggie Ring went on Ebay and ordered a replacement digitizer screen. It cost him $20.00 plus about $5.00 for shipping. It came from NYC so it arrived two days later.
When the replacement screen arrived, Aggie Ring supervised while he had me get a heat gun and use it on the broken screen to soften the adhesive so the screen could be removed. It took a little care and I had to use a guitar pick and some cut up old credit cards to stick between the screen and the case so as I worked the guitar pick around the screen parts of it that I had separated from the case didn’t stick again.
Once the screen was freed from the case, Aggie Ring had me remove the four screws that hold the display down. There’s a cable under the display that has three screws connecting it to the logic board. You have to hold the display at a 90 degree angle to the logic board while you are removing the three screws or you will rip the delicate cable. Aggie Ring used his trumpet to hold up the display screen while I was removing the three screws. “I knew that trumpet would be good for something.” said Aggie Ring.
After Aggie Ring had me disconnect the display screen, he had me remove the two cables that connect the logic board to the digitizer and the cable that connects to the function button to the logic board.
Aggie Ring instructed me to take a craft knife and go around the edge of the case to remove any excess adhesive and broken glass.
Once the lip of the case was clean and passed Aggie Ring’s inspection. Aggie Ring had me remove the new digitizer screen from the protective bag. Using his trumpet to hold the screen up, Aggie Ring had me carefully reconnect the three cables to the logic board. “Careful!” Yelled Aggie Ring. “This isn’t rocket science, but you have fat fingers. Be gentle!”
When the digitizer was connected, Aggie Ring had me connect the display to the logic board. Again, using the trumpet to hold it steady while I connected it.
As I was about to begin to put the digitizer back on the case Aggie Ring said, “Did you get your fat greasy fingerprints on the display screen?” I looked and I had indeed. Aggie Ring made me get a microfiber cloth and clean the screen so that when the digitizer was put back on the case, he wouldn’t have to look at my fat, greasy fingerprints under the glass.
After the cleanup and final inspection, Aggie Ring had me remove the protective plastic on both sides of the digitizer and the little strips that covered the new adhesive.
“Gently!” said Aggie Ring as I set the new digitizer into the lip of the case and ran my “fat” fingers all around the edges to seal it in. Aggie Ring turned on the iPad and it was as good as new.
“That took what, fifteen minutes?” asked Aggie Ring. “I don’t know how any Aggie who can’t do something as easy as replacing a screen on an iPad could call himself a man!”
“Now.” said Aggie Ring. “Why don’t you take that $100.00 you saved by not being a Nancy Boy in a dress and having to have someone else fix your iPad up to the store and get me some Shiner?”
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Texas Aggie Ring Replaces the Screen on His iPad.
Someone at a coffee shop accidentally pushed Jersey Shore Fightin’ Texas Aggie Ring’s iPad off of the counter and shattered the screen. (Technically, it’s called the digitizer. The actual display is inside the iPad and doesn’t typically break.)
The next generation of iPads will be coming out next year so Aggie Ring didn’t want me to buy a replacement with new models coming out soon. Aggie Ring’s current iPad is about 3 years old, so it was out of warranty.
There’s a place near us that fixes broken phones and other devices. They wanted $125.00 to repair the iPad.
“Hell no!” said Aggie Ring.
“What do you want me to do?” I replied.
“You’re going to fix it like a God Damned man.” said Aggie Ring. “Any man that can’t do something as simple as changing out the screen of his iPad should have to wear a dress and have everyone call him Nancy!”
“Well,” I thought to myself. “If that’s the way he really feels about it, I suppose I will just have to man up and fix the iPad myself.”
Aggie Ring went on Ebay and ordered a replacement digitizer screen. It cost him $20.00 plus about $5.00 for shipping. It came from NYC so it arrived two days later.
When the replacement screen arrived, Aggie Ring supervised while he had me get a heat gun and use it on the broken screen to soften the adhesive so the screen could be removed. It took a little care and I had to use a guitar pick and some cut up old credit cards to stick between the screen and the case so as I worked the guitar pick around the screen parts of it that I had separated from the case didn’t stick again.
Once the screen was freed from the case, Aggie Ring had me remove the four screws that hold the display down. There’s a cable under the display that has three screws connecting it to the logic board. You have to hold the display at a 90 degree angle to the logic board while you are removing the three screws or you will rip the delicate cable. Aggie Ring used his trumpet to hold up the display screen while I was removing the three screws. “I knew that trumpet would be good for something.” said Aggie Ring.
After Aggie Ring had me disconnect the display screen, he had me remove the two cables that connect the logic board to the digitizer and the cable that connects to the function button to the logic board.
Aggie Ring instructed me to take a craft knife and go around the edge of the case to remove any excess adhesive and broken glass.
Once the lip of the case was clean and passed Aggie Ring’s inspection. Aggie Ring had me remove the new digitizer screen from the protective bag. Using his trumpet to hold the screen up, Aggie Ring had me carefully reconnect the three cables to the logic board. “Careful!” Yelled Aggie Ring. “This isn’t rocket science, but you have fat fingers. Be gentle!”
When the digitizer was connected, Aggie Ring had me connect the display to the logic board. Again, using the trumpet to hold it steady while I connected it.
As I was about to begin to put the digitizer back on the case Aggie Ring said, “Did you get your fat greasy fingerprints on the display screen?” I looked and I had indeed. Aggie Ring made me get a microfiber cloth and clean the screen so that when the digitizer was put back on the case, he wouldn’t have to look at my fat, greasy fingerprints under the glass.
After the cleanup and final inspection, Aggie Ring had me remove the protective plastic on both sides of the digitizer and the little strips that covered the new adhesive.
“Gently!” said Aggie Ring as I set the new digitizer into the lip of the case and ran my “fat” fingers all around the edges to seal it in. Aggie Ring turned on the iPad and it was as good as new.
“That took what, fifteen minutes?” asked Aggie Ring. “I don’t know how any Aggie who can’t do something as easy as replacing a screen on an iPad could call himself a man!”
“Now.” said Aggie Ring. “Why don’t you take that $100.00 you saved by not being a Nancy Boy in a dress and having to have someone else fix your iPad up to the store and get me some Shiner?”
#AggieRing