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[Q] Best way to clean the screen?

Hey guys, was looking for effective methods that specific XPlay owners use to clean their screen. Thanks for the info!

I've just got a specsavers glasses cloth, which works fine.

I usually use a silk piece of matter and a low-concentrated soap water. I used it for years previously on PCs and laptops now on phones...never had an issue.

I always only use microfiber cloths with good results when doing a full clean. Otherwise I usually just use the shirt I have on at the moment.

I use the micro fibre cloth or whatever from my iPhone 4, its the same as the specsaver glasses fibre cloth.

Spit and your shirt to wipe it

swebosdev said:
Spit and your shirt to wipe it
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I use a cleaning kit I got from Firebox

Mine goes in the dishwasher. Try it, it works really well
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AndroHero said:
Mine goes in the dishwasher. Try it, it works really well
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Wow, this works really well, my phone is sparkling.
Those salt crystals really rejuvenates the screen.

AndroHero said:
Mine goes in the dishwasher. Try it, it works really well
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Is that for real or are you screwing around? The dishwasher
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thatsupnow said:
Is that for real or are you screwing around? The dishwasher
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AndroHero said:
Mine goes in the dishwasher. Try it, it works really well
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Thats why my phone has no lag, jet dry ftw

Karcher
I use a pressure washer
Gets right into the difficult to reach areas

While watching tv I lick mine. I took the idea from my cat.

thatsupnow said:
Is that for real or are you screwing around? The dishwasher
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I lol'ed

I only bothered asking cause I've got a Buddy who's a mechanic and he's got a Nokia n7 that he just takes the battery out and drops into a cup of semi soapy water cleans all the grease and what not off lets it dry over night and fires it up next morning still works perfect
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thatsupnow said:
I only bothered asking cause I've got a Buddy who's a mechanic and he's got a Nokia n7 that he just takes the battery out and drops into a cup of semi soapy water cleans all the grease and what not off lets it dry over night and fires it up next morning still works perfect
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How is that possible without killing the internals?

thatsupnow said:
I've got a Buddy who's a mechanic and he's got a Nokia n7 that he just takes the battery out and drops into a cup of semi soapy water cleans all the grease and what not off lets it dry over night and fires it up next morning still works perfect.
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Video or it didn't happen.

I got nothing to prove to any of you dumb f*cks. So speculate all you want I really could care less got better things to do then make a video of my Buddy cleaning his phone ha ha ha
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[Inquiry] possible rubbing compounds to fix scratches on the screen?

Hi.
Recently, for the first time in months I was able to experience broad daylight. And I saw three scratches on my hox.
Can anyone confirm a certain product able to remove them?
Much appreciated if it is available locally here in the Philippines. The 3M one is yet to call me back for availability.
Thanks guys
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The screen has an oleophobic coating, you'll lose that before touching the scratches.

BenPope said:
The screen has an oleophobic coating, you'll lose that before touching the scratches.
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and you don't wanna lose it - the coating increases hardness to around 9h, versus 7h without the coating.

So I'm opting to replacement housing as best resolution?
Thanks for the lightning fast feedback by the way
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walaway said:
Hi.
Recently, for the first time in months I was able to experience broad daylight. And I saw three scratches on my hox.
Can anyone confirm a certain product able to remove them?
Much appreciated if it is available locally here in the Philippines. The 3M one is yet to call me back for availability.
Thanks guys
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You were able to experience broad day light?
Where are you living, Mars?

Wilks3y said:
You were able to experience broad day light?
Where are you living, Mars?
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My shift starts at 3am in the morning and when I get off work I usually don't have memory of how I even got home
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Wilks3y said:
You were able to experience broad day light?
Where are you living, Mars?
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Maybe the Philippines is like the poles (months of constant day and night). only joking it cheered up my morning that
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walaway said:
My shift starts at 3am in the morning and when I get off work I usually don't have memory of how I even got home
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Gotcha
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laneyofdeath said:
Maybe the Philippines is like the poles (months of constant day and night). only joking it cheered up my morning that
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Glad to make someone chuckle

walaway said:
So I'm opting to replacement housing as best resolution?
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Wait, are the scratches on the screen or the plastic body?
There is a thread about polishing the body.

BenPope said:
Wait, are the scratches on the screen or the plastic body?
There is a thread about polishing the body.
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Its on the glass honey
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walaway said:
Its on the glass honey
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Replacement housing won't have the screen as such, old phones would have when they weren't touch screen, but in these the screen and the glass that covers is its own unit, the glass is glued to the screen, unfortunately if you want to replace, you'd need the whole new screen
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the best solution i have found to remove scratches(doesn't really) is to put a screen protector, especially if the scratches are thin/small.
but you can try using a car-scratch marker, if the scratches are that deep XD

Gonna note that down. How about 3m stuffs? Need some more options before I start killing myself heh
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Transparent back cover?

Hey there, I currently have the white S3 and I'm wondering if anyone knows where to get a transparent back cover to replace the white one that came with it. That would be awesome.

No idea but yeah, it would be awesome XD

bigboxrate said:
If you want a transparent back cover, why not just give up adding a cover, I think cover is made for showing individuality
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Ya'. That would be totally awesome!! That's what I did with mine. The battery falls out 20 times a day, but who cares!?
Jesus. Read the ****ing thread!!
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bigboxrate said:
If you want a transparent back cover, why not just give up adding a cover, I think cover is made for showing individuality
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Ye, maybe we can take screen off too, so we have transparent screen...

Mister_Mxyzptlk said:
Ya'. That would be totally awesome!! That's what I did with mine. The battery falls out 20 times a day, but who cares!?
Jesus. Read the ****ing thread!!
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HE is from Cleveland, English is like a second language there, so give him a break. how is he supposed to know the difference between back cover, and.. whatever he thought the rest of us are talking about?

you can use the samsung ultra slim covers just without the battery door of the phone, works well. tried it right now.

Closest thing I could find.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hard-Plasti...t=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item3a79bb6a85
It isn't completely transparent, though. Just the outside edges.

You guys are hilarious!
Its a shame that there isnt anything like this. It would look so cool!
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zexco said:
You guys are hilarious!
Its a shame that there isnt anything like this. It would look so cool!
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I fully agree.
well, there is the one guy that made silicone molds of his back cover, and then made a real CF one... perhaps he can be perswaded to use his molds to make clear ones from some other material?

I think it would look cool but it would also get severely dirty and/or yellow
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scarrmrcc said:
I fully agree.
well, there is the one guy that made silicone molds of his back cover, and then made a real CF one... perhaps he can be perswaded to use his molds to make clear ones from some other material?
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Really? Link to thread if there is one? I'd definitely be interested in getting in touch with him. I'm sure others would be too.
jnicks510 said:
I think it would look cool but it would also get severely dirty and/or yellow
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Well I already fear that my original white back cover will gain that effect anyway, not too worried about a transparent one doing that.

I have a smoke coloured TPU case that looks pretty good. The picked it up on Amazon for 7$ish
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1. buy this
2. take off stock backplate
3. put this on
the case is ok.. hard plastic will probably get scratched after a while.
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DrKaotica said:
1. buy this
2. take off stock backplate
3. put this on
the case is ok.. hard plastic will probably get scratched after a while.
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bingo!
my friend used this http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...words=cruzerlite+s3&sprefix=cruize,mobile,112 for his nexus w/o the back plate and it looks pretty cool because of the color

DrKaotica said:
1. buy this
2. take off stock backplate
3. put this on
the case is ok.. hard plastic will probably get scratched after a while.
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so.. protection AND clearness? perfect for anyone that doesn't want to use an aluminum bumper.
and at that price, who cares if it yellows over time.. buy another.

That is a good idea! Does it fit tightly?
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yeah it works just as well.. those cases use the sides of the phone to hold the phone so.. shouldnt be any difference

zexco said:
That is a good idea! Does it fit tightly?
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worst case scenario: ad a LITTLE heat (like a tiny bit at a time) just to soften a tiny bit, and then push it closer to the battery. not too much, so you don't melt anything.

here my, it's a Box Wave case with no back cover. i don't use it much cause the power button is to stiff and the side grip feel like sh*t

I remember back in the day, those clear candy bar shape phones with the flashing lights inside was all the rage lol .. these phones just dont look as cool inside lol

Anyone smooth/sanded a TPU case before?

Received this case:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/160881769645?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
I like it alot so far but the tpu has rough edges, wondering if anyone knows how I could attempt to fix it? I know I could just try sandpaper but would hate to ruin a new case if the sandpaper doesnt work

What part of it is too rough?
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I haven't done it on neoprene, but possibly a lapping kit may work. For example, when I lap a cpu or water block, I can usually find a lapping kit which includes various types/levels of roughness of sandpaper. Obviously it would be on the other spectrum as a cpu but one of the pieces should work, it usually includes about 10 different kinds. I'll see if I have any left, cause I usually use the second softest to polish, which may work

ChrisM0678 said:
What part of it is too rough?
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The front lip....You can feel it when holding the phone and when talking
Nizda1 said:
I haven't done it on neoprene, but possibly a lapping kit may work. For example, when I lap a cpu or water block, I can usually find a lapping kit which includes various types/levels of roughness of sandpaper. Obviously it would be on the other spectrum as a cpu but one of the pieces should work, it usually includes about 10 different kinds. I'll see if I have any left, cause I usually use the second softest to polish, which may work
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Nice

bob2300nx said:
The front lip....You can feel it when holding the phone and when talking
Nice
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you may have gotten a fake one.
1. its from ebay
2. i think they are made in Korea (could be wrong)
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bob2300nx said:
The front lip....You can feel it when holding the phone and when talking
Nice
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lol i just found this in the description of the item
"High quality (very good)
Made in China
This item is not genuine SGP"

I knew it was fake when I bought it. This is a discontinued case. It's pretty nice other than a few flaws. Looks stylish. I know it's fake and from eBay, if you read my first post I'm not complaining just want to make the case better than it already is

bob2300nx said:
I knew it was fake when I bought it. This is a discontinued case. It's pretty nice other than a few flaws. Looks stylish. I know it's fake and from eBay, if you read my first post I'm not complaining just want to make the case better than it already is
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Well that's why the build quality is crappy because its fake.
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Not just on the fake ones...... I've got a genuine lumi with a hideous sharp lip all round. Took the wife's nail file to it and now is much improved.
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daniel4653 said:
Well that's why the build quality is crappy because its fake.
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No ****. Your really good at stating the obvious.

Mr Woolf said:
Not just on the fake ones...... I've got a genuine lumi with a hideous sharp lip all round. Took the wife's nail file to it and now is much improved.
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Nice so filing with the nail file didnt make it look weird? I was just worried by sanding that the finish would get messed up

Worked fine with mine....
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=170946339302
Those guys sold me a real one. Good case but prefer my tpu.
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Sad pandas

Got this phone in June... 3 foot drop in a commuter case and still.....
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lurtis said:
Got this phone in June... 3 foot drop in a commuter case and still.....
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My goodness! I hope it wont happen to me. BTW it has no protection? Like bumper case or something like that?

turvat1377 said:
My goodness! I hope it wont happen to me. BTW it has no protection? Like bumper case or something like that?
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It was in an otterbox commuter case. I took it off after it broke for the photo. Phone is super fragile. Sucks cuz there's no replacement screens available for this particular phone.
Thank goodness I have my old nexus s 4g that I reactivated today.
I loved my OG it since you can get a nexus 5 on sprint I'll prolly order a white one next paycheck
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Meanwhile I drop mine every other day on the wood floor, sans case. Physics can be a cruel mistress.

I drop mine in a regular rubber case off a truck and it didn't break thank god I love my optimus g more than my lgg2 lol
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Damn bro sorry to hear that I too would love to get me Nexus 5 though...
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PartimusPrime said:
Damn bro sorry to hear that I too would love to get me Nexus 5 though...
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Yeah man I was pissed when it happened but on the bright side its pushing me to buy a new phone now haha
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lurtis said:
It was in an otterbox commuter case. I took it off after it broke for the photo. Phone is super fragile. Sucks cuz there's no replacement screens available for this particular phone.
Thank goodness I have my old nexus s 4g that I reactivated today.
I loved my OG it since you can get a nexus 5 on sprint I'll prolly order a white one next paycheck
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http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=111195877790
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lurtis said:
It was in an otterbox commuter case. I took it off after it broke for the photo. Phone is super fragile. Sucks cuz there's no replacement screens available for this particular phone.
Thank goodness I have my old nexus s 4g that I reactivated today.
I loved my OG it since you can get a nexus 5 on sprint I'll prolly order a white one next paycheck
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http://www.amazon.com/Sprint-Optimus-Digitizer-Assembly-Replacement/dp/B00C4R37MA
theres quite a few screen replacements out there

Greatness83 said:
http://www.amazon.com/Sprint-Optimus-Digitizer-Assembly-Replacement/dp/B00C4R37MA
theres quite a few screen replacements out there
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That's just the digitizer. That link I gave is the glass LCD and digitizer attached and for the same price.
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RayTrue04 said:
That's just the digitizer. That link I gave is the glass LCD and digitizer attached and for the same price.
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he never said how bad it was...if he can still see the screen all he needs is this

Greatness83 said:
he never said how bad it was...if he can still see the screen all he needs is this
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Anyone actually repaired one of these? Just curious. I'm gonna attempt it. Still doing research.
The screen does turn on. There is no touch input.
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lurtis said:
Anyone actually repaired one of these? Just curious. I'm gonna attempt it. Still doing research.
The screen does turn on. There is no touch input.
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I doubt it because lg screens are a bit complicated and ppl are scared to attempt it. However there are how tos on YouTube you can follow. I would go with the link I gave since the two pieces are attached. With the separate piece you might have to loca the glass to the LCD so u don't get an air bubble in the middle or dust in the screen after time. My first time fixing my Note I didn't use no loca since none of the vids instructed to do so. Worst experience ever, thank god I was able to take it apart and redo it.
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RayTrue04 said:
I doubt it because lg screens are a bit complicated and ppl are scared to attempt it. However there are how tos on YouTube you can follow. I would go with the link I gave since the two pieces are attached. With the separate piece you might have to loca the glass to the LCD so u don't get an air bubble in the middle or dust in the screen after time. My first time fixing my Note I didn't use no loca since none of the vids instructed to do so. Worst experience ever, thank god I was able to take it apart and redo it.
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I have replaced 3 screens on the OG(mine and 2 of my sisters). It is super easy only hard part is getting the glue behind the screen hot enough to take off. Other than that super easy got a phone repair kit from radio shack for like $12. I can tear down and put back together in like 5 minutes now.

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I have replaced 3 screens on the OG(mine and 2 of my sisters). It is super easy only hard part is getting the glue behind the screen hot enough to take off. Other than that super easy got a phone repair kit from radio shack for like $12. I can tear down and put back together in like 5 minutes now.
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Nice! I never got a chance to own an OG because I ended up with my Note but still followed this forum because I like the device. Maybe you can give OP some pointers
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The phone kit is the best thing has everything you need.http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13180768&retainProdsInSession=1&znt_campaign=Category_CMS&znt_source=CAT&znt_medium=RSCOM&znt_content=CT2032236 And use a hair drier or heat gun to get the screen off. DO NOT touch the battery if it gets poked or bent out of shape a little it will go bad very quickly. Obviously unplug it from the board but thats it, and its only 2 connections to get the screen off the main board. Everything is pretty easy once you get inside. I watched a video and that was a huge help.

natelw said:
The phone kit is the best thing has everything you need.http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...ce=CAT&znt_medium=RSCOM&znt_content=CT2032236 And use a hair drier or heat gun to get the screen off. DO NOT touch the battery if it gets poked or bent out of shape a little it will go bad very quickly. Obviously unplug it from the board but thats it, and its only 2 connections to get the screen off the main board. Everything is pretty easy once you get inside. I watched a video and that was a huge help.
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For 80 bucks would you recommend just the digitizer or the bundled glass and digitizer? I'm assuming the two piece together is the better deal and less work correct? Just trying to make it easier for the op lol
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RayTrue04 said:
For 80 bucks would you recommend just the digitizer or the bundled glass and digitizer? I'm assuming the two piece together is the better deal and less work correct? Just trying to make it easier for the op lol
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Definitely get with the glass. If you get a fingerprint or dust under the whole thing wont work.

RayTrue04 said:
For 80 bucks would you recommend just the digitizer or the bundled glass and digitizer? I'm assuming the two piece together is the better deal and less work correct? Just trying to make it easier for the op lol
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Get both. All things being equal, your best bet is to replace both. Since screen and digitizer are so close together on this phone a break like you got probably means both are damaged anyway.
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One more week then I can order the part....
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