Introduction
The iOpener is an insulated, heat-retaining bag that can be heated in a microwave and used to transfer heat to the adhesive along the edge of an iPad or similar device.
Follow these basic instructions to get started with your new (black, liquid-filled) iOpener. For the white, solid-filled iOpener, follow this guide instead.
For detailed instructions specific to your device and repair, see our set of iPad repair guides.
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Heat the iOpener for thirty seconds.
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Throughout the repair procedure, as the iOpener cools, reheat it in the microwave for an additional thirty seconds at a time.
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Remove the iOpener from the microwave, holding it by one of the two flat ends to avoid the hot center.
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Fill a pot or pan with enough water to fully submerge an iOpener.
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Heat the water to a boil. Turn off the heat.
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Place an iOpener into the hot water for 2-3 minutes. Make sure the iOpener is fully submerged in the water.
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Use tongs to extract the heated iOpener from the hot water.
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Thoroughly dry the iOpener with a towel.
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Your iOpener is ready for use! If you need to reheat the iOpener, heat the water to a boil, turn off the heat, and place the iOpener in the water for 2-3 minutes.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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I do not have a microwave because I think it is unhealthy for food preparation. When I need fastfood I often just eat raw fruit which is much faster, healtier, and tastier than most microwave foods.
Does the iOpener Heating also work when it is baked in a frying pan?
Hello! Thanks for the good question. Actually we dissuade from using a frying pan to heat the iOpener because the coating would melt. Instead, use a saucepan filled with cold water and heat it on the stove. But be very careful not to overheat the iOpener and not to hurt yourself handling with the hot iOpener! You can do as well without iOpener and alternatively use a hairdryer to heat directly the device you want to open. Good fix!
You are aware thought that there are no proven side effects of microwaving your food though right? A microwave isn’t inherently unhealthy. I think it helps to look at how a microwave works. A microwave oven heats food by passing microwave radiation through it. While microwave radiation sounds scary its really not. Microwaves are a form of non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation. Non ionizing meaning that it doesn’t make stuff radioactive. Water, fat, and other substances in the food absorb energy from the microwaves in a process called dielectric heating. The water molecules are electric dipoles, meaning that they have a positive charge at one end and a negative charge at the other, and so they rotate as they try to align themselves with the alternating electric field of the microwaves. The friction of the incredibly fast movement heats up the various molecules. Sometimes microwaves are in fact healthier and safer than there counterparts, because the microwave heats food quickly, the nutrients have less time to seep into the water making it more nutrient filled when compared to alternatives. Also, steamed vegetables tend to maintain more nutrients when microwaved than when cooked on a stovetop.
[All sources can be found https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_... at the bottom of the wikipedia page]
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Its actually halarious that hes like “sure thing! Fry that thing up, lol…gotta put some water down, …but yeah…lmao…too funny
And much more expensive.
I’m not sure about health drawbacks, but it takes away all the taste and texture from the food. I’ve heard that it takes away healthy vitamins from the food; it’s just hearsay, but I’m inclined to believe it.
Microwaves don't affect food in anyway. If you acctually look at the science all microwaves do is excite (vibrate) the water molecules in food or anything you put in the microwave. This kinetic energy releases thermal energy ergo heating your food. There are no health drawbacks from microwaves, its a myth
Answered my question on alt-method as I also do not own a microwave for same reasons as Rde Bruin cited. I would use either heat gun or hairdryer to heat the iOpener.
Pistola de calor, secador de cabelo e placa quente são alternativas pra não usar o iOpener não é isso? Será que compensa financeiramente falando ter por exemplo da pistola de calor e mais o iOpener? Para que serve o soprador?
To Robson Marcelino:
(Tradução automática, desculpe-se por qualquer erro.) Você pode usar uma pistola de calor diretamente no telefone, se tiver muito cuidado, mas há algum risco de derreter ou danificar os componentes plásticos. O iOpener foi criado como uma maneira de fornecer calor uniforme sem pontos de acesso, portanto, há menos risco de danos.
English:
You can use a heat gun directly on the phone, if you're very careful, but there's some risk of melting or damaging plastic components. The iOpener was created as a way to deliver even heat without hotspots, so there's less risk of damage.
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(Heh. In fact, “pontos de accesso” => “pontos quente”. I was not referring to wireless access points!)
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Do toaster ovens work?
No, anything that applies “direct” heat from a heating element like a regular baking oven or a toaster oven to the plastic outer shell will melt and damage the plastic. Use a Microwave or a water bath to heat the iOpener.
I didn't find this to be as hard as I had built it up in my mind to be; HOWEVER, saying that I need to say years ago I was the local Nokia service center in my town. But many years ago right after they got rid of analog times. Yeah. A classic installer/repairer mistake when starting something they haven't fixed or installed before is picking up the instructions, flipping through them; maybe even reading a section that is new-then tossing the instructions over the shoulder. "I got this." This usually comes right before something major gets broke. And I can tell you when you try to do it yourself and then mess it up horribly then take it to the repair shop. Well we called that "I can do it myself" syndrome and charged extra to put back together what they brought in in the box. Now knowing all this - I can't stress this enough because I am stupid, stupid, stupid. COVER YOUR SCREEN IN CLEAR BOXING TAPE AND READ ALL THE INSTRUCTION BELOW THROUGH TO THE END BEFORE EVEN ATTEMPTING THIS FIX. Take my advise.
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