Disassembling Ericsson CF 388 Phone Casing

User-Contributed Guide

User-Contributed Guide

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This guide will allow the user to open and disassemble the phone casing, showing all the major components.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Battery  ¶ 

  • To remove the battery from the casing, grab the front panel and back panel with opposite hands (as shown). The back panel is the same as the battery.

  • With your index finger, push in the button on the bottom of the battery to release it.

  • Pull the battery away from the phone.

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Add Note Edit Step 2 — Phone Casing  ¶ 

  • After removing the battery, the front phone casing becomes accessible.

  • Locate the two star-shaped T6 screws on the bottom end of the rear of the phone, underneath the battery, as indicated by the red circles.

  • Remove these two screws using the Torx T6 Screwdriver.

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • Locate the top two U-shaped screws on the back of the phone, as shown by the red circles.

  • Remove these two screws with a SP 2.6 screw driver.

  • Note: Remove gray plastic grommets with screws.

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Add Note Edit Step 4  ¶ 

  • Grab opposite panels of the phone casing and carefully open and pull apart the phone, as shown in the image.

  • Note: Be careful not to damage the circuit board and components as you as open the casing.

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