How to open your Nokia 6300

Hello everyone, and welcome to my first attempt to document the art of taking apart things. I hope this serves as a useful guide to those who wish to perform some minor cleaning operations in case your phone gets soaked in water (as did mine) or for those who simply have an itch to take apart their phone and study its innards. I have not gone so far as to disassemble the main board (I love my phone and I wish to use it for as long as it can support my usage). However, if any of you have actually gone that distance, I would love to hear about it.

Step 1: Requirements

Here is a list of things that are absolutely essential before you begin your work.

• Clean, well-lit workplace
• Set of precision screw drivers
• Clean cloth
• Strong adhesive (Fevi Kwik should do)
• A Nokia 6300 :)

Step 2: Initial disassembling

Switch off the phone. Remove the battery, SIM card and memory chip from their respective slots. Note that the SIM card is located just below the battery, while the memory chip is in a slot on the side of the phone.

Step 3: Removing the silver cover

The real fun begins now. The silver cover is attached to the phone body by adhesive. No screws here. Start prying around the edges with a flat head screw driver, and you should be able to pry off the cover in no time.

Caution: There are a number of copper connections (shown in picture) on the phone body that are now visible. These tend to fall off, so be careful and collect them in case they do come out.

Step 4: Removing the screen cover

You should be able to simply lift the cover off. In case it is still held to the phone body by some adhesive, you can use the flat head screwdriver to carefully pry it loose.

Step 5: Removing the black cover.

This is held to the phone body by 4 clips, two at the top, and one down each side, as well as two small screws at the back. Remove these screws and try your very best not to lose them :). Then pry around the clips, using your flat head screwdriver, and you should be able to remove the black cover.

Step 6: Removing the keypad

Simply lift the keypad out.

Step 7: Removing the main board

Note the 4 screws, all placed around the LCD screen. Remove these 4 screws, and once again, try your very best not to lose them. Having done that, simply lift the board out of the phone cover.

Step 8: Putting everything back

Simply follow steps 1 through 7 in reverse order. Start with the main board. Make sure all points on the phone cover fit into their respective slots on the board.

Fix the 4 screws back in place. (Step 7)

Place the keypad in its original position (it should fit perfectly) and attach the black cover on top. Make sure the 4 clips lock perfectly. Attach the two screws at the back. (Steps 6 and 5)

Place the screen cover on top of the LCD screen. Put any loose copper clips back in their place. (Step 4)

Apply some Fevi Kwik around the edges of the phone, and stick the silver cover back on. (Step 3)

Once dry, put the memory chip, SIM card, and battery back. Close the cover. You may now turn your phone back on. (Step 2)

Please feel free to post comments/critiques on this short tutorial. And if any of you have some interesting gadgets you are willing to sacrifice, I would be delighted to help you open them up.