Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

17

Time Required

                          30 minutes

Sections

2

  • Body Cover Removal
  • 8 steps
  • Exposure Compensation Dial
  • 9 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

              Release top cover
  • De-solder the green, blue, brown and black wires from the flash PCB.
  • De-solder the black wire.
  • Pull out slack in the black wire so you can comfortably work on the underside of the top cover.

De-solder the green, blue, brown and black wires from the flash PCB.

De-solder the black wire.

Pull out slack in the black wire so you can comfortably work on the underside of the top cover.

Step 10

              Set exposure compensation
  • Set the exposure compensation dial to ‘0’.

Set the exposure compensation dial to ‘0’.

Step 11

              Remove screws
  • Remove two #00 screws
  • Be careful not to damage the feeler contacts from the drive mode switch throughout the repair. There are delicate and easily bent.

Remove two #00 screws

Be careful not to damage the feeler contacts from the drive mode switch throughout the repair. There are delicate and easily bent.

Step 12

              Remove contact PCB
  • Remove the contact PCB.
  • There is a metal plate underneath that may stick to the PCB.

Remove the contact PCB.

There is a metal plate underneath that may stick to the PCB.

Step 13

              Remove dial
  • Slide the exposure compensation dial out of the top cover.
  • If the dial was not set to ‘0’ in Step 10, the knob will not slide out. Turning the knob at this stage could damage the detent spring.

Slide the exposure compensation dial out of the top cover.

If the dial was not set to ‘0’ in Step 10, the knob will not slide out. Turning the knob at this stage could damage the detent spring.

Step 14

              Remove detent components
  • Remove the ball bearing from the inside of the dial.
  • Remove the detent spring from the top cover.

Remove the ball bearing from the inside of the dial.

Remove the detent spring from the top cover.

Step 15

              Remove c-clip
  • Remove the small plastic c-clip on the end of the shaft.
  • Place your finger over the c-clip whenever you are working with it to prevent it from unexpectedly flying away.

Remove the small plastic c-clip on the end of the shaft.

Place your finger over the c-clip whenever you are working with it to prevent it from unexpectedly flying away.

Step 16

              Remove inner components
  • Remove the lock button.
  • Remove the lock actuator.
  • Remove the lock spring.

Remove the lock button.

Remove the lock actuator.

Remove the lock spring.

Step 17

              Reassembly notes
  • Use tape to hold components in place when reassembling the lock button and installing the dial.

Use tape to hold components in place when reassembling the lock button and installing the dial.

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

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