Difficulty

Easy

Steps

11

Time Required

                          5 minutes

Sections

2

  • Body Cover Removal
  • 8 steps
  • Bottom Plate Removal
  • 3 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Remove back cover
  • Push down on the screw to depress the spring loaded hinge and release the door.

Push down on the screw to depress the spring loaded hinge and release the door.

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Step 2

              Remove bottom cover
  • Remove six 5.3 mm #00 screws.
  • Remove one 3.4 mm #00 screw.
  • The short screw has a machine thread and screws into the plate underneath. The rest screw into the plastic body.

Remove six 5.3 mm #00 screws.

Remove one 3.4 mm #00 screw.

The short screw has a machine thread and screws into the plate underneath. The rest screw into the plastic body.

Step 3

              Remove left front cover
  • Remove three 5.3 mm #00 screws (the bottom-most screw is not always present).
  • Remove one 7.3 mm #00 screw.
  • Remove the remote trigger cover.

Remove three 5.3 mm #00 screws (the bottom-most screw is not always present).

Remove one 7.3 mm #00 screw.

Remove the remote trigger cover.

Step 4

              Remove front cover
  • Remove one 3.4 mm #00 screw.
  • Remove two 5.3 mm #00 screw.
  • Gently lift up on the flash housing to help remove the cover if necessary.

Remove two 5.3 mm #00 screw.

Gently lift up on the flash housing to help remove the cover if necessary.

Step 5

              Remove right front cover
  • Remove two 3.9 mm #00 screws.

Remove two 3.9 mm #00 screws.

Step 6

              Remove eye cup
  • Slide the eye cup up and off to access the screws underneath.

Slide the eye cup up and off to access the screws underneath.

Step 7

              Unscrew top cover
  • Remove two 5.3 mm #00 screws by the eyepiece.
  • Remove one 6.8 mm #00 screw in the battery compartment.
  • Remove one 7.0 mm #00 screw near the take up spool.

Remove two 5.3 mm #00 screws by the eyepiece.

Remove one 6.8 mm #00 screw in the battery compartment.

Remove one 7.0 mm #00 screw near the take up spool.

Step 8

              Lift top cover
  • Lift the cover so it is just free of the body. It is still attached by several wires.

Lift the cover so it is just free of the body. It is still attached by several wires.

Step 9

              Prepare bottom plate
  • Remove two 3.4 mm #00 screws. Remove the plate holding the contacts in place.
  • Peel tape from the plate. Leave the tape attached to the flex circuit.
  • Remove the flex circuits from their retaining studs.

Remove two 3.4 mm #00 screws. Remove the plate holding the contacts in place.

Peel tape from the plate. Leave the tape attached to the flex circuit.

Remove the flex circuits from their retaining studs.

Step 10

              Remove bottom plate
  • Remove one 3.3 mm #0 countersunk screw.
  • Remove one 3.9 mm #0 shoulder screw.
  • Remove four 3.3 mm #00 screws.
  • Pull a little slack through the housing on this flex cable.
  • Pop the plate off its posts, rotate slightly clockwise and pull gently through the loosened flex cable.
  • To the camera tech that left me a happy little note…I see you.

Remove one 3.3 mm #0 countersunk screw.

Remove one 3.9 mm #0 shoulder screw.

Remove four 3.3 mm #00 screws.

Pull a little slack through the housing on this flex cable.

Pop the plate off its posts, rotate slightly clockwise and pull gently through the loosened flex cable.

To the camera tech that left me a happy little note…I see you.

Step 11

              Remove loose parts
  • It’s best to remove these parts now so they don’t fall out later on in the repair.

It’s best to remove these parts now so they don’t fall out later on in the repair.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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