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System Name | Space Heater MKIV |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
Motherboard | ASRock B550 Taichi |
Cooling | Noctua NH-U14S, 3x Noctua NF-A14s |
Memory | 2x32GB Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z DDR4-3600 C18 1.35V |
Video Card(s) | PowerColor RX 6800 XT Red Devil (2150MHz, 240W PL) |
Storage | 2TB WD SN850X, 4x1TB Crucial MX500 (striped array), LG WH16NS40 BD-RE |
Display(s) | Dell S3422DWG (34" 3440x1440 144Hz) |
Case | Phanteks Enthoo Pro M |
Audio Device(s) | Edifier R1700BT, Samson SR850 |
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x, CyberPower CST135XLU |
Mouse | Logitech MX Master 3 |
Keyboard | Glorious GMMK 2 96% |
Software | Windows 10 LTSC 2021, Linux Mint |
So over the last few weeks, the fingerprint reader on my main smartphone (LG V40 ThinQ) was being finicky. Did some research and saw somewhere that applying pressure under the camera could make it work. Sure enough, that temporarily fixes it.
However, when I took it out of the case I have it in, I saw that the back was bowing outward. The battery is expanding and pushing the scanner away from its contacts on the board. I took it to two repair shops, and neither was willing/able to work on it.
Guess I'm gonna have to do it myself. I did a quick test teardown and found that it's pretty easy to disassemble. I stuck a small plastic prying tool between the side and back of the phone and worked it around until it came off. Undid all of the #00 screws on the motherboard cover and that came off. The battery is stuck down with all the adhesive in the world, so I'll need to figure that out (probably have to use a microwaved rice pack to soften the adhesive). And sure enough, the battery is quite swollen.
Since I still need a usable phone, I've reassembled it and have five pieces of scotch tape holding the back on. I've ordered a new battery and adhesive on iFixit. Gonna minimize charging my phone until then.
This is still kind of disappointing, as I've only had this phone for two years. I've never had this happen on any previous phones (which were all iPhones from 2013 to 2019).
I'm wondering if the fast wireless charger that I'm using might've accelerated the battery's degradation. None of my previous phones had support for QC or even wireless charging.
Also, does anyone know of any good easy-to-repair smartphones out there with decent specs?
EDIT: Took some pictures with my Dell Latitude 5179 tablet (hence the horrible quality). NGL, I almost reached for my phone to take pictures of... my phone.
EDIT 2: Permanently damaged the screen now. Any suggestions for new phones are more than welcome. Lesson learned; don't use metal tools when prying the battery off of the screen.
However, when I took it out of the case I have it in, I saw that the back was bowing outward. The battery is expanding and pushing the scanner away from its contacts on the board. I took it to two repair shops, and neither was willing/able to work on it.
Guess I'm gonna have to do it myself. I did a quick test teardown and found that it's pretty easy to disassemble. I stuck a small plastic prying tool between the side and back of the phone and worked it around until it came off. Undid all of the #00 screws on the motherboard cover and that came off. The battery is stuck down with all the adhesive in the world, so I'll need to figure that out (probably have to use a microwaved rice pack to soften the adhesive). And sure enough, the battery is quite swollen.
Since I still need a usable phone, I've reassembled it and have five pieces of scotch tape holding the back on. I've ordered a new battery and adhesive on iFixit. Gonna minimize charging my phone until then.
This is still kind of disappointing, as I've only had this phone for two years. I've never had this happen on any previous phones (which were all iPhones from 2013 to 2019).
I'm wondering if the fast wireless charger that I'm using might've accelerated the battery's degradation. None of my previous phones had support for QC or even wireless charging.
Also, does anyone know of any good easy-to-repair smartphones out there with decent specs?
EDIT: Took some pictures with my Dell Latitude 5179 tablet (hence the horrible quality). NGL, I almost reached for my phone to take pictures of... my phone.
EDIT 2: Permanently damaged the screen now. Any suggestions for new phones are more than welcome. Lesson learned; don't use metal tools when prying the battery off of the screen.
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