Introduction
Replacing the display on the Aranet 4 Home
The aranet 4 uses a 1.54 inch (3.9 centimeters) E-ink display, when dropped the glass on the back of the screen can break causing the display to be stuck on whatever was last shown.
What you need
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Remove the battery door and the batteries.
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Unscrew the two T6 screws.
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Turn your device over so that the screen faces you and remove the cover.
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Pull back the screen.
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Carefully release the display ribbon cable by, depending on your board revision either lifting the brown cover on the flip-up connector or sliding out the stuffer actuator connector. (Refer to the images for clarification.)
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Remove the old screen.
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Insert the new screen's cable into the connector (black side up).
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Carefully place the front cover back and reassemble the device.
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It is not necessary to remove the the board from the bottom-case, if you do wish to do this be carefull not to break the battery terminals!
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Great info and instruction. But….. amazone does not ship to The Netherlands.
Hi Cees,
You can look for products sold on amazon in different countries using the ASIN number.
Here's a link for the Netherlands: https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B071HW4Z6N
Good luck with your repair!
Thanks a lot! Great info.
Yes yes yes. Both my Aranet’s work again.
Thanks for the guide! I successfully repaired my Aranet4 by following it. A couple of notes:
- I was able to get a better price than Amazon for the replacement display at https://www.waveshare.com/product/displa....
- The connector for the flexible printed circuit board on my model didn't flip up, but instead slides forward. I found documentation for the connector (or something very very similar to it) here: https://www.te.com/content/dam/te-com/do... (search for "Stuffer Actuator (Plunger Style)")
