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Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          20 minutes

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Touchscreen Sensor
  • Unscrew all four black 3 mm screws on the underside of the watch using a T5 screwdriver.

Unscrew all four black 3 mm screws on the underside of the watch using a T5 screwdriver.

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Step 2

  • Use an X-Acto knife to cut the band above, on either side, and in between the 2 screws.
  • Note: Part of the band is hard plastic.
  • Caution: Once the band is cut it cannot be reattached.

Use an X-Acto knife to cut the band above, on either side, and in between the 2 screws.

Note: Part of the band is hard plastic.

Caution: Once the band is cut it cannot be reattached.

Step 3

  • Scrape away the glue beneath the hard shell portion of the band to reveal the GPS.

Scrape away the glue beneath the hard shell portion of the band to reveal the GPS.

Step 4

  • Use a PH000 screw head to undo the newly revealed silver 4 mm Phillips screws that were hidden beneath the glue.

Use a PH000 screw head to undo the newly revealed silver 4 mm Phillips screws that were hidden beneath the glue.

Step 5

  • Using a metal spudger, push down on the plastic gray square clamps on the underside of the device to dislodge the whole silver backing.
  • Note: the buttons will also come off.

Using a metal spudger, push down on the plastic gray square clamps on the underside of the device to dislodge the whole silver backing.

Note: the buttons will also come off.

Step 6

  • Use a thin tool to pry the the device apart by lodging it between the clock face and back side of the device.
  • Note: A spudger may not be thin enough to fit in the seam of the device. We used the 6 inch metal ruler from the Pro Tech Toolkit.

Use a thin tool to pry the the device apart by lodging it between the clock face and back side of the device.

Note: A spudger may not be thin enough to fit in the seam of the device. We used the 6 inch metal ruler from the Pro Tech Toolkit.

Step 7

  • Remove the touchscreen sensor using a spudger or your fingers.
  • Note: In this photo we removed the metal cover on the main PCB, but you do not need to remove it for this guide.

Remove the touchscreen sensor using a spudger or your fingers.

Note: In this photo we removed the metal cover on the main PCB, but you do not need to remove it for this guide.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. Keep in mind that the wristband will need to be cut for this repair and it cannot be reattached.

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Terry Brown - Sep 27, 2017

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Is there a company that will perform this fix for me?

Francisco Cortez - Oct 10, 2017

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Where can I get a replacement sensor?

Erazm Gondoresku - Jul 13, 2018

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Isn’t any step missing in that instruction ?

Removing sensor will solve the issue ? How about adding new one ?

viktoras - Apr 15, 2019

Hi, I didnt get the point, what should I do after removing sensor? Should I clean it or something? If I need to place a new one, maybe someone knows where to get one?