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                          5 minutes

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  • Replacing a ZIF Connector Locking Flap
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Align the Locking Flap in the Correct Position
  • A Locking flap with the markings “DDF” and “30d” visible on the top is shown in the first photo. It is positioned in the right direction to be replaced.
  • If the locking flap is positioned the wrong way it is easy to turn it around.

A Locking flap with the markings “DDF” and “30d” visible on the top is shown in the first photo. It is positioned in the right direction to be replaced.

If the locking flap is positioned the wrong way it is easy to turn it around.

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Step 2

              Insert One Side of the Locking Flap
  • Lift the back of the locking flap to position it vertical to the ZIF connector.
  • Insert one side of the flap first. A slight resistance will be felt before it is positioned.
  • You have to be very gentle so as not to break it. The use of tweezers and a magnifying glass is recommended.
  • The gold pins of the connectors must fit inside the flap. The “grid” of the flap is therefore positioned between the gold pins and the silver pins.

Lift the back of the locking flap to position it vertical to the ZIF connector.

Insert one side of the flap first. A slight resistance will be felt before it is positioned.

You have to be very gentle so as not to break it. The use of tweezers and a magnifying glass is recommended.

The gold pins of the connectors must fit inside the flap. The “grid” of the flap is therefore positioned between the gold pins and the silver pins.

Step 3

              Progressive Insertion of the Locking Flap
  • Gradually insert the flap from right to left.
  • Keep the flap in the vertical position so that it does not come out of its housing.

Gradually insert the flap from right to left.

Keep the flap in the vertical position so that it does not come out of its housing.

Step 4

              Insert the Left Side
  • Finish by inserting the left side in the same way as the right side.
  • This is a delicate operation. On occasion the flap comes out of the housing. If that happens, starting over is the best option.
  • Finish by pushing the flap as far as possible inside the connector.

Finish by inserting the left side in the same way as the right side.

This is a delicate operation. On occasion the flap comes out of the housing. If that happens, starting over is the best option.

Finish by pushing the flap as far as possible inside the connector.

Step 5

              Functional Check
  • Verify that the flap pivots correctly without coming off its axis.

Verify that the flap pivots correctly without coming off its axis.

You can now resume reassembly where you left off.

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