Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
10
Time Required
15 - 30 minutes
Sections
2
- How to open the TicWatchPro
- 4 steps
- Core Assembly Removal
- 6 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Unfasten the screws
- Before starting repairs, take your watch off the charger and power it down.
- Remove the four 3.9 mm-long Torx T3 screws.
- Don’t try to detach the back cover yet. It is still connected to the watch assembly.
Before starting repairs, take your watch off the charger and power it down.
Remove the four 3.9 mm-long Torx T3 screws.
Don’t try to detach the back cover yet. It is still connected to the watch assembly.
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Step 2
Open the watch
- Be careful not to strain the sensor flex cable during this procedure.
- Carefully lift the back cover by the watch crown edge and swing it open to an upward position.
Be careful not to strain the sensor flex cable during this procedure.
Carefully lift the back cover by the watch crown edge and swing it open to an upward position.
Step 3
Disconnect the sensor cable
- Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the sensor flex cable.
Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the sensor flex cable.
Step 4
Remove the back cover
- Remove the back cover.
Remove the back cover.
Step 5
Core Assembly Removal
- Remove the three 3.7 mm-long Phillips #00 screws.
Remove the three 3.7 mm-long Phillips #00 screws.
Step 6
- Insert the flat end of a spudger into the notch at the upper end of the white plastic frame.
- Use your spudger as a lever and pry up the core assembly.
- Don’t try to remove the core assembly all the way yet—it is still connected to the watch body.
Insert the flat end of a spudger into the notch at the upper end of the white plastic frame.
Use your spudger as a lever and pry up the core assembly.
Don’t try to remove the core assembly all the way yet—it is still connected to the watch body.
Step 7
- Carefully lift the loose edge of the core assembly up and swing it to a 100-degree angle.
- Be careful not to strain the display and sensor flex cables during this procedure.
Carefully lift the loose edge of the core assembly up and swing it to a 100-degree angle.
Be careful not to strain the display and sensor flex cables during this procedure.
Step 8
- Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the sensor flex cable from the core assembly.
Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the sensor flex cable from the core assembly.
Step 9
- Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the display flex cable from the core assembly.
Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the display flex cable from the core assembly.
Step 10
- Remove the core assembly.
Remove the core assembly.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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luciano.alonso84@gmail.com - Jan 16, 2023
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Hello… in the event that you have submerged the smartwatch in salt water and it does not work, is there a solution?
