Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

15

Time Required

                          25 - 40 minutes

Sections

4

  • How to Open the Razer Kishi
  • 6 steps
  • Trigger
  • 4 steps
  • Mainboard
  • 3 steps
  • Direction Pad
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the screws
  • The opening process is the same on both sides. For simplicity, this guide shows only the right-side opening process. Unscrew whichever side you wish to open and work on.
  • For the right side, remove the five Y0 screws securing the right side of the controller.
  • Four 9.2 mm screws
  • One 7.2 mm screw
  • If you wish to open the left side, remove the five Y0 screws securing the left side of the controller.
  • Four 9.2 mm screws
  • One 7.2 mm screw

The opening process is the same on both sides. For simplicity, this guide shows only the right-side opening process. Unscrew whichever side you wish to open and work on.

For the right side, remove the five Y0 screws securing the right side of the controller.

Four 9.2 mm screws

One 7.2 mm screw

If you wish to open the left side, remove the five Y0 screws securing the left side of the controller.

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Step 2

              Release the bottom edge clips
  • Both cases are held together by plastic clips.
  • Insert an opening pick in the seam between the top and bottom case, at the bottom left corner of the controller.
  • With the pick still in the seam, slide it along the bottom edge to the bottom right corner to loosen the plastic clips.

Both cases are held together by plastic clips.

Insert an opening pick in the seam between the top and bottom case, at the bottom left corner of the controller.

With the pick still in the seam, slide it along the bottom edge to the bottom right corner to loosen the plastic clips.

Step 3

              Release the side edge clips
  • Slide the opening pick along the right edge to loosen the plastic clips.

Slide the opening pick along the right edge to loosen the plastic clips.

Step 4

              Release the top edge clips
  • Slide the opening pick along the top edge to loosen the remaining plastic clips.
  • Don’t try to remove the top side yet, the case is still connected to the board.

Slide the opening pick along the top edge to loosen the remaining plastic clips.

Don’t try to remove the top side yet, the case is still connected to the board.

Step 5

  • Carefully lift the top side and unfold it to the right, like a book.

Carefully lift the top side and unfold it to the right, like a book.

Step 6

              Disconnect the interconnect cable
  • Using the pointed end of a spudger, push the grey tabs on the interconnect socket away from the socket, parallel to the interconnect cable, to release the cable.
  • Pull the cable out of the socket.

Using the pointed end of a spudger, push the grey tabs on the interconnect socket away from the socket, parallel to the interconnect cable, to release the cable.

Pull the cable out of the socket.

Step 7

              Remove the screws
  • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two 4.4 mm-long screws securing the trigger board.

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two 4.4 mm-long screws securing the trigger board.

Step 8

              Remove the breakout board
  • The breakout board is plugged in. When removing breakout board, it is important to pull it straight out to avoid bending the connectors.
  • Remove the breakout board by lifting it straight up, away from the controller.

The breakout board is plugged in. When removing breakout board, it is important to pull it straight out to avoid bending the connectors.

Remove the breakout board by lifting it straight up, away from the controller.

Step 9

              Remove the screws
  • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two 7.0 mm-long screws securing the trigger.

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two 7.0 mm-long screws securing the trigger.

Step 10

              Remove the trigger
  • Remove the shoulder trigger.

Remove the shoulder trigger.

Step 11

              Lift the shoulder button board
  • Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers to lift out the shoulder button board.

Use a pair of blunt nose tweezers to lift out the shoulder button board.

Step 12

              Remove the screws
  • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two 5.9 mm-long screws.

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two 5.9 mm-long screws.

Step 13

              Remove the board
  • Pull the mainboard straight out of the frame to remove it.

Pull the mainboard straight out of the frame to remove it.

Step 14

              Remove the rubber cover
  • Remove the rubber cover that is attached on top of the direction pad.

Remove the rubber cover that is attached on top of the direction pad.

Step 15

              Remove the direction pad
  • Remove the direction pad.

Remove the direction pad.

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

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