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Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          15 - 20 minutes

Sections

7

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Back Panel
  • 2 steps
  • Shoulder Button and Side Panels
  • 1 step
  • On/Off Switch
  • 1 step
  • Buttons and LCD Screen
  • 2 steps
  • Buttons
  • 1 step
  • Logic Board
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the Battery Cover/Batteries
  • Take the battery cover off by releasing the locking tab and hinging the cover away. Remove the batteries inside the cover
  • Do not forget to remove the batteries! This applies to working with any electronic device as working with live electricity may damage the device or cause malfunctions

Take the battery cover off by releasing the locking tab and hinging the cover away. Remove the batteries inside the cover

Do not forget to remove the batteries! This applies to working with any electronic device as working with live electricity may damage the device or cause malfunctions

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Step 2

              Unscrew the Back Panel
  • Remove the six back panel screws using a Tri-wing Screwdriver.
  • Remove bottom back panel screw with a Phillips #1 screw driver. (Image #2)

Remove the six back panel screws using a Tri-wing Screwdriver.

Remove bottom back panel screw with a Phillips #1 screw driver. (Image #2)

Step 3

              Remove the Back Panel
  • Remove the back panel by pulling away with one hand and the front secured in the other hand.
  • Removal of the back panel may cause shoulder buttons and side panels to come loose and fall off.

Remove the back panel by pulling away with one hand and the front secured in the other hand.

Removal of the back panel may cause shoulder buttons and side panels to come loose and fall off.

Step 4

              Remove Triggers
  • Remove left and right triggers by lifting and pulling them away from the system.
  • Do the same for side panels
  • For finicky or jammed triggers only! Adjust and correct triggers and reassemble. Most jammed triggers are caused by buttons misplaced or jammed in its enclosure.

Remove left and right triggers by lifting and pulling them away from the system.

Do the same for side panels

For finicky or jammed triggers only! Adjust and correct triggers and reassemble. Most jammed triggers are caused by buttons misplaced or jammed in its enclosure.

Step 5

              Remove the On/Off Switch
  • Remove the gray On/Off Switch by pulling up and away from the unit. Replace with another switch if necessary.

Remove the gray On/Off Switch by pulling up and away from the unit. Replace with another switch if necessary.

Step 6

              Buttons and LCD Screen
  • Remove the three screws on the circuit board with a Phillips #1 screw driver.

Remove the three screws on the circuit board with a Phillips #1 screw driver.

Step 7

  • Pull circuit board away from the front panel by pulling up at the bottom of the circuit board, keeping the top ribbon still connected.
  • Handle with care! The ribbon connecting the circuit board to the LCD screen can easily be damaged and will require replacement if broken.

Pull circuit board away from the front panel by pulling up at the bottom of the circuit board, keeping the top ribbon still connected.

Handle with care! The ribbon connecting the circuit board to the LCD screen can easily be damaged and will require replacement if broken.

Step 8

              Buttons
  • Remove the rubber button pads from their pockets.
  • Remove the plastic buttons and the D-pad from beneath the rubber pads with tweezers or by hand.

Remove the rubber button pads from their pockets.

Remove the plastic buttons and the D-pad from beneath the rubber pads with tweezers or by hand.

Step 9

              Logic Board
  • Using the tweezers, gently pull the ribbon from the logic board.

Using the tweezers, gently pull the ribbon from the logic board.

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

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