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Put iPhone 4 replacement camera in iPad 2?
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<blockquote data-quote="tahiti18" data-source="post: 1328324" data-attributes="member: 224251"><p><strong>Re: opening up the ipad2!</strong></p><p></p><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>New to the forum! Just wanted to pass on my experience with Opening up the ipad2. The day came when my ipad2 met the pavement and the glass shattered. So I decided to tackle the problem myself. I ordered a new digitizer screen, all the tools and studied videos on you tube for a while. iPad 1 is definitely easier to take apart than 2G iPad. The 2 has plenty of 3m super sticky strips to hold the screen while the 1 has proprietary screws. So there is definitely an over 50/50 probability of cracking your screen while doing the theoretical replacement of the ipad2 camera. There is also a chance to damage the antenna for wifi reception and several other sensitive elements. It's a bit like diffusing a bomb . ... Lol</p><p></p><p>After i replaced the screen and put the ipad back together again, the home button was not properly functioning.To cut a long story short it took me over </p><p>six hours to complete the operation and have everything working normally. The </p><p>Process of simply prying the screen apart from the super glued strips was a nightmare.</p><p></p><p>I am an avid photographer and would love a high quality camera in my iPad, however, just the thought of opening up the unit again is enough to send me running in the opposite direction. Well, thats's my 2 cents for what it's worth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tahiti18, post: 1328324, member: 224251"] [b]Re: opening up the ipad2![/b] Hi all, New to the forum! Just wanted to pass on my experience with Opening up the ipad2. The day came when my ipad2 met the pavement and the glass shattered. So I decided to tackle the problem myself. I ordered a new digitizer screen, all the tools and studied videos on you tube for a while. iPad 1 is definitely easier to take apart than 2G iPad. The 2 has plenty of 3m super sticky strips to hold the screen while the 1 has proprietary screws. So there is definitely an over 50/50 probability of cracking your screen while doing the theoretical replacement of the ipad2 camera. There is also a chance to damage the antenna for wifi reception and several other sensitive elements. It's a bit like diffusing a bomb . ... Lol After i replaced the screen and put the ipad back together again, the home button was not properly functioning.To cut a long story short it took me over six hours to complete the operation and have everything working normally. The Process of simply prying the screen apart from the super glued strips was a nightmare. I am an avid photographer and would love a high quality camera in my iPad, however, just the thought of opening up the unit again is enough to send me running in the opposite direction. Well, thats's my 2 cents for what it's worth. [/QUOTE]
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