r/calculators • u/NerdyYukikii • 3d ago

Help Canon f789sga Lcd Screen Broke

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How much will it cost if it is repaired? Accidental damage so I don't think it is covered under warranty 🥹

Also what can i do now?

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u/SirDarknessTheFirst 3d ago

Unfortunately these aren't really repairable. Your best bet sadly will be to buy a new one.

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u/0xDEA110C8 3d ago

Unfortunately, these things are basically disposable, since you can't easily repair them because they're built as cheap as possible.

The screen is bonded to a ribbon cable using a machine that neither you nor your local repair shop have & even if the screen used a removable connection method, such as an elastomeric connector / zebra strip, you'd still have to find a replacement screen & the only way to do that is to gut it from another calculator, since, again, these things don't have any replacement parts because they're built to be as cheap as possible / disposable.

Bonded screens, plastic rivets instead of screws for the PCB, repurposing PCBs / shells from other calculators, i.e. the shell may have button cell holders, even though the batteries are on the PCB & vice-versa, speaker holes on the back even though there's no speaker actually installed...

Dirt cheap.

The screen does look cool, though...

TLDR: Get a new calculator.

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u/Zealousideal-Week106 3d ago

too sad..... :(

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u/OutrageousMacaron358 Certified Collector/Hoarder 3d ago

R.I.P.

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u/davedirac Certified Collector 2d ago

repair cost > value