Aye vic, good idea. I plan to study up and then attack this phone tomorrow, so I'll have the whole weekend to grieve if I kill it. I don't have a heat gun so I'll stick it in the microwave for a minute.
I just hate trashing things if there is a way to repair them and get more life out of them. I guess that's the Gamer in me, squeezing resources.
These phones are ultra cool mini computers, it makes me cringe to think about throwing it away without trying to repair it.
If the phone surgery does kill the patient, I am going to buy a Moto G4 or G5. I no longer live on the road so I really don't need a high end mini computer... er, mobile phone. I just need something that will make calls, take pics, run Google Maps, and tether my laptop. If I buy a phone outright I do not have to have a contract with the carrier.