Difficulty

Easy

Steps

8

Time Required

                          5 minutes

Sections

2

  • Top Cover
  • 4 steps
  • Closing bObi’s Cover Post-Repair
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Top Cover
  • Remove bObi’s front wheel to access one of the screws holding bObi together.
  • Make sure the wheel is turned closer to bObi’s front touch sensors. Use your screwdriver for leverage, and the wheel will pop up and out.
  • Uninstall the larger screw that sits deeper in the wheel compartment.

Remove bObi’s front wheel to access one of the screws holding bObi together.

Make sure the wheel is turned closer to bObi’s front touch sensors. Use your screwdriver for leverage, and the wheel will pop up and out.

Uninstall the larger screw that sits deeper in the wheel compartment.

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Step 2

  • Remove bObi’s dustbin.
  • Uninstall the 2 screws close to the bin and 2 smaller screws above her main brushes.

Remove bObi’s dustbin.

Uninstall the 2 screws close to the bin and 2 smaller screws above her main brushes.

Step 3

  • Lift the brush holder. To detach completely, unplug it from bObi.
  • Remove the two screws on the dustbin contact point holder inside bObi.
  • There are 4 screws beneath the main brushes. Uninstall these, and open bObi up to expose her main circuit board.

Lift the brush holder. To detach completely, unplug it from bObi.

Remove the two screws on the dustbin contact point holder inside bObi.

There are 4 screws beneath the main brushes. Uninstall these, and open bObi up to expose her main circuit board.

Step 4

  • Detach the two circuit plugs connecting bObi’s cover to the main board and the cover will be completely removed.

Detach the two circuit plugs connecting bObi’s cover to the main board and the cover will be completely removed.

Step 5

              Closing bObi's Cover Post-Repair
  • Attach the circuit plugs from bObi’s cover back on her main board.
  • The all white plug goes to the centre of the circuit board.
  • The smaller plug connects at the side, closer to bObi’s left wheel.

Attach the circuit plugs from bObi’s cover back on her main board.

The all white plug goes to the centre of the circuit board.

The smaller plug connects at the side, closer to bObi’s left wheel.

Step 6

  • Lay down bObi’s cover and line up the sides carefully.
  • Re-install the front wheel’s screw.
  • Place the wheel back in its compartment so it points towards bObi’s touch sensors. Push down to secure it on bObi.
  • Replace the dustbin contact point fastener on bObi and install its two screws.

Lay down bObi’s cover and line up the sides carefully.

Re-install the front wheel’s screw.

Place the wheel back in its compartment so it points towards bObi’s touch sensors. Push down to secure it on bObi.

Replace the dustbin contact point fastener on bObi and install its two screws.

Step 7

  • Install the four screws that were previously found under the main brushes.
  • Place the small main brush fastener overtop the screw posts on bObi and reinstall the two thin screws which hold it in place.
  • Lay the main brush attachment in the open space.

Install the four screws that were previously found under the main brushes.

Place the small main brush fastener overtop the screw posts on bObi and reinstall the two thin screws which hold it in place.

Lay the main brush attachment in the open space.

Step 8

  • Replace the corner pieces close to the dustbin and install the 2 screws securing them on bObi.
  • These corner pieces must line up correctly with the brush attachment and hold it in place.
  • Insert the dustbin before using bObi again.

Replace the corner pieces close to the dustbin and install the 2 screws securing them on bObi.

These corner pieces must line up correctly with the brush attachment and hold it in place.

Insert the dustbin before using bObi again.

Follow this guide or reverse the directions of the Opening bObi guide to reassemble your device.

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