Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
9
Time Required
20 minutes
Sections
2
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Transmitter Board
- 7 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Grasp the tail end of the drone where the lip of the battery protrudes.
Grasp the tail end of the drone where the lip of the battery protrudes.
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Step 2
- Pull away from the drone to remove the battery.
- Do not attempt any repairs or replacements before removing the battery from the drone.
Pull away from the drone to remove the battery.
Do not attempt any repairs or replacements before removing the battery from the drone.
Step 3
Transmitter Board
- To get into the drone, twelve total screws need to be removed:
- Ten 5.7mm Phillips #000 screws from the bottom of the drone body.
- Two 4.5mm Phillips #000 screws at the front of the drone.
- It is not necessary to remove the four screws on the arms of the drone.
To get into the drone, twelve total screws need to be removed:
Ten 5.7mm Phillips #000 screws from the bottom of the drone body.
Two 4.5mm Phillips #000 screws at the front of the drone.
It is not necessary to remove the four screws on the arms of the drone.
Step 4
- Flip the drone over and lift off the top plastic shell of the drone.
Flip the drone over and lift off the top plastic shell of the drone.
Step 5
- Remove the foam adhesive pad located on the Wi-Fi transmitter board.
Remove the foam adhesive pad located on the Wi-Fi transmitter board.
Step 6
- Pry the gold Wi-Fi antenna connector, located under the previously removed foam pad, away from the Wi-Fi transmitter board to disconnect it.
- Be sure to only apply force to the gold connector and not the black wire attached to it, as the connection between the two is very fragile.
Pry the gold Wi-Fi antenna connector, located under the previously removed foam pad, away from the Wi-Fi transmitter board to disconnect it.
Be sure to only apply force to the gold connector and not the black wire attached to it, as the connection between the two is very fragile.
Step 7
- Remove the two 3.8mm Phillips #000 screws from the Wi-Fi transmitter board.
- Be careful with the delicate ribbon cable attached to the camera.
Remove the two 3.8mm Phillips #000 screws from the Wi-Fi transmitter board.
Be careful with the delicate ribbon cable attached to the camera.
Step 8
- Disconnect the white clip that connects the four colored wires (black, orange, red, blue) to the motherboard.
- Be sure to pull only on the white clip, as to avoid damaging the wires.
Disconnect the white clip that connects the four colored wires (black, orange, red, blue) to the motherboard.
Be sure to pull only on the white clip, as to avoid damaging the wires.
Step 9
- Gently pull the black wedge away from the main board until it shifts to a stop. You will feel it slide out, then stop.
- The black insert acts as a wedge to keep the ribbon cable attached to the board. The wedge needs to be jostled loose before the cable can be removed.
- Lightly pull the ribbon cable away from the connector.
Gently pull the black wedge away from the main board until it shifts to a stop. You will feel it slide out, then stop.
The black insert acts as a wedge to keep the ribbon cable attached to the board. The wedge needs to be jostled loose before the cable can be removed.
Lightly pull the ribbon cable away from the connector.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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