Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

11

Time Required

                          45 minutes

Sections

2

  • Camera Shell
  • 6 steps
  • Motor
  • 5 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

              Motor
  • Remove the four 4.5 mm #00 Phillips screws on the battery compartment.

Remove the four 4.5 mm #00 Phillips screws on the battery compartment.

Step 8

  • Lift up the battery compartment to free up the motor.

Lift up the battery compartment to free up the motor.

Step 9

  • Unscrew the two 2.9mm Phillips #00 screws holding the motor to the frame.

Unscrew the two 2.9mm Phillips #00 screws holding the motor to the frame.

Step 10

  • Remove the motor from the frame.

Remove the motor from the frame.

Step 11

  • Desolder the wires from the leads of the capacitor.
  • Take note of the connections between the wires and leads for reassembly.

Desolder the wires from the leads of the capacitor.

Take note of the connections between the wires and leads for reassembly.

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

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Jordan Kelly - Jun 30, 2022

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Can anyone help finding a motor for the instax 8 or 9? I can’t find one to fit any help appreciated