Difficulty
Difficult
Steps
10
Time Required
30 minutes
Sections
2
- Camera Shell
- 6 steps
- Flash Bulb
- 4 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Camera Shell
- Remove the six 4.5 mm #00 Phillips screws from the bottom, left, and right sides.
Remove the six 4.5 mm #00 Phillips screws from the bottom, left, and right sides.
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Step 2
- Use a spudger to remove the film slot guard on the top of the camera.
- Remove the one 4.5 mm #00 Phillips screw under the slot guard.
Use a spudger to remove the film slot guard on the top of the camera.
Remove the one 4.5 mm #00 Phillips screw under the slot guard.
Step 3
- Press the release tab on the back of the camera to open the film compartment.
- Remove the film cartridge within this compartment.
Press the release tab on the back of the camera to open the film compartment.
Remove the film cartridge within this compartment.
Step 4
- Press the battery cover in and down to remove it.
- Remove any batteries within.
Press the battery cover in and down to remove it.
Remove any batteries within.
Step 5
- Use a plastic opening tool to help pry the front and back shells apart.
- With the camera facing down, remove only the back shell.
Use a plastic opening tool to help pry the front and back shells apart.
With the camera facing down, remove only the back shell.
Step 6
- Carefully peel the front side of the shell away.
- As you lift the front shell, be careful to not pull too hard since there is a spring attached to the shell and the camera body.
- Using a set of tweezers, detach the spring from the body. The spring will retract into the black and gray ring on the front shell.
Carefully peel the front side of the shell away.
As you lift the front shell, be careful to not pull too hard since there is a spring attached to the shell and the camera body.
Using a set of tweezers, detach the spring from the body. The spring will retract into the black and gray ring on the front shell.
Step 7
Flash Bulb
- Once the shell is off, remove the one 6.5 mm screw that is attached to the flash bulb using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Once the shell is off, remove the one 6.5 mm screw that is attached to the flash bulb using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Step 8
- Remove the flash bulb from the circuit board by shifting it towards the side with the motor and lifting.
Remove the flash bulb from the circuit board by shifting it towards the side with the motor and lifting.
Step 9
- Place the bulb over an open surface and use the soldering gun to melt the three connections off the bulb.
- During reassembly, use the picture to attach the correct wire to the correct connection on the bulb (white-right, gray-top, brown-left).
Place the bulb over an open surface and use the soldering gun to melt the three connections off the bulb.
During reassembly, use the picture to attach the correct wire to the correct connection on the bulb (white-right, gray-top, brown-left).
Step 10
- The flash bulb should now be detached completely from the circuit board.
The flash bulb should now be detached completely from the circuit board.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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