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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Accelerometer
  • Flip device over so the black bottom is facing you.
  • Undo latches on both sides to remove the metal cover.
  • Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the black screws to release the back cover.
  • To unscrew all of the screws, you will need to close the latches again.
  • When you lift off the cover, be careful not to lift to far up. The cover contains the speaker which is connected to the motherboard.

Flip device over so the black bottom is facing you.

Undo latches on both sides to remove the metal cover.

Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the black screws to release the back cover.

To unscrew all of the screws, you will need to close the latches again.

When you lift off the cover, be careful not to lift to far up. The cover contains the speaker which is connected to the motherboard.

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Step 2

  • Grab the gears and lift them up to remove from the device

Grab the gears and lift them up to remove from the device

Step 3

  • Remove the (3) three silver screws by the motor using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • Disconnect the speaker plug from the motherboard
  • Disconnect the battery plugs from the motherboard.

Remove the (3) three silver screws by the motor using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Disconnect the speaker plug from the motherboard

Disconnect the battery plugs from the motherboard.

Step 4

  • Once the speaker is disconnected, remove the back cover.
  • Lift up the motherboard and motor assembly out of the device.

Once the speaker is disconnected, remove the back cover.

Lift up the motherboard and motor assembly out of the device.

Step 5

  • Locate the Accelerometer. It is attached to the motherboard by a ribbon.
  • Lift up the black tab to remove the ribbon from the motherboard.

Locate the Accelerometer. It is attached to the motherboard by a ribbon.

Lift up the black tab to remove the ribbon from the motherboard.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Thai Nguyen - Oct 9, 2019

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Any idea where can I get a new accelerometer to complete this repair?

Dinesh Sharma - Oct 19, 2019

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Where can we get a new accelerometer. My phone was not connecting because of the ribbon was broken inside

osallabe - Mar 24, 2020

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Same as above…. where to locate an accelerometer??

LBurd - Jul 26, 2020

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Did anyone find out where to buy the part?

Jeff Wasilewski - Jan 17, 2021

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Where can I find one