SX66 Touchscreen Cracked - need info please!

[T-max]

Hi there
I have an SX66 with a cracked digitizer/touchscreen.
The LCD is ok. I removed and replaced the battery, unit starts ok, but, of course, I cannot get by the alignment screen (makes sense).
I have a couple of questions.
First, I have an opportunity to buy another SX66 that has a cracked LCD, but there doesn't "seem" to be a crack in the touchscreen. There is a "spider's-web". Can this be on the LCD? Or I'm thinking that maybe it's on the underside of the touchscreen. Any opinions?
Is it possible to have a cracked/broken lcd and not have an affected touchscreen?
So, the touchscreen 'looks' to be ok, but is there anyway of testing this without removing it? Any opinions? Should I buy his unit and try it?

Second, there are some instructions for replacing touchscreens in an earlier thread. However, there was one comment that said that if I buy the proper touchscreen, soldering/desoldering is not required. Can anyone clarify or confirm that?

Third, is there anyway of determining which touchscreen I require by just the unit serial number? Or do I need to remove it?
I want to take this apart and fix it, but I would rather gather all the info first. Any help would be hugely appreciated!!

Thanks!
Richard

[balakhan]

Hi Richard,

Well first off all, let me put your situation into other terms...

You have a really expensive suit jacket with a cashmere liner inside. You snag it on a nail, and now there's a big rip on it. You have the opportunity to buy another really expensive suit jacket with a good exterior, but the cashmere is ripped to shreds inside. Do you buy it and try to sew the two together?

I don't know exactly how crafty you are, but retrofitting a touch screen onto an LCD sounds like a daunting task. Buy a new OEM screen outright and fit it into your SX66. You'll have a lot less to worry about in the long run.

[HDuser]

This might help

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BlueangelLCD

2 borken does not make a right (not sure if who said that ;-) )

[yourtech]

the cost eaven on ebay dose not justify not getting a new one so here it is im in cambridge and i need a new housing for mine so we can get one i can chang out the screen for you and split the cost is you like this idea email me thanks

Tri. City Ont.

[hrvc]

I need buy some partc of my SX66, can you tell me where I can buy.

Thanks a lot
Hector Ruiz

[bukwit]

I need buy some partc of my SX66, can you tell me where I can buy.

Thanks a lot
Hector Ruiz

try here

http://www.apexlaptops.co.uk/Blue%20Angel.htm

[Jaka57]

I'm from Europe and I bought touchscreen in USA at http://www.pdasmart.com/.
They have also repairing service.

Regards

[haythams]

my PDA2K digitizer broken and i'm facing the same problem after upgrading my PPC to WM 2005 but as by my knoweledge their is a systematic way of pressing the buttons to get over the screen alignements? any help