The screen is direct contact with the main board when everything is put together? I didn’t realise that.
And I didn’t know that it can be cracked just by opening/closing the case! Extra care needed for sure!
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I might be explaining the (insert own expletive here) obvious here, but I shall state it anyway… the screen is put under pressure when dismantling the case face down by the fact that the keys on the keyboard are higher (lower?) than the rest of the case and as such push the screen upwards away from the little clips that should hold it in place in normal use. It is useful therefore to tape the screen in place and then to check before screwing the bolts back in that the screen is correctly seated.
I would also suggest that the act of unclipping and re-clipping the screen ribbon is adding extra stress onto this delicate part. I have found that I am able to remove the board whilst supporting the screen without having to play with this part but this has its own risk so if you are not sure - continue to unclip the ribbon but do so very carefully as it does not take much at all to damage these ribbons as anybody who has ever owned a Psion 5 will be able to attest.
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