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Pebble Time Steel - reparing of a non working button

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  1. Pebble Time Steel - reparing of a non working button, Repairing of a non working button: step 1, image 1 of 2 Pebble Time Steel - reparing of a non working button, Repairing of a non working button: step 1, image 2 of 2
    • With opening picks we start to open the watch by lifting up the display bottom from left (about seven o'clock) in counterclockwise direction. In the left side there is a flexband that has to be disconnected.

  2. Pebble Time Steel - reparing of a non working button: step 2, image 1 of 1
    • Three screws are removed.

  3. Pebble Time Steel - reparing of a non working button: step 3, image 1 of 1
    • down on the left, a Flexband is carefully folded up and loosened. Below it, another screw is visible.

    • Remove this screw.

  4. Pebble Time Steel - reparing of a non working button: step 4, image 1 of 2 Pebble Time Steel - reparing of a non working button: step 4, image 2 of 2
    • Then the board can be removed carefully.

    • If you look closely at the keys, you can see that the defective key no longer carries rubber dabs.

    • With a needle, the smallest drops of superglue are dripped into place of the missing rubber.

    • Now put everything together in reverse order. Remove the sealant before applying the display and stick it around with a new Tesa 61395 Tape 1mm.

    • Then insert the display and press down.

Conclusion

Repeat the steps in reverse order to reassemble your device.

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Vasco Dunker

Member since: 12/02/18

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thanks , I managed to fix my pebble time steel with this guide. it may not be waterproof but at least my buttons no longer stick…

I think the reason it failed was because some water already got inside… could get my pebble starting anymore

Kah Kin Yau - Reply

Works great! Thanks for the guide :D

I would've liked to add an additional step, but it doesn't appear that I can - one other thing that I've found can cause buttons to stick is in the inside of the casing, on each button there's a little circlip that sits in a detent on the pokey bit - if this comes out of its detent, then the button can become quite hard to press and hard to work with. Unfortunately I can't post pictures here, but there's a picture in this Imgur thread of what I'm talking about: https://imgur.com/gallery/V4SUvbz

Aadi Bhamidipati - Reply

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