Difficulty

Easy

Steps

6

Time Required

                          15 minutes

Sections

2

  • Atari Lynx
  • 4 steps
  • Buttons and D-Pad
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Atari Lynx
  • Before disassembling your Atari Lynx, be sure the device is powered off.
  • Remove any game in the console by opening the right latch and sliding the game to the right.

Before disassembling your Atari Lynx, be sure the device is powered off.

Remove any game in the console by opening the right latch and sliding the game to the right.

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Step 2

  • Remove the four 35 mm Phillips #1 screws at each corner of the backside on the Atari Lynx.
  • Pinch the rear panel with your fingers and lift away from the Atari.

Remove the four 35 mm Phillips #1 screws at each corner of the backside on the Atari Lynx.

Pinch the rear panel with your fingers and lift away from the Atari.

Step 3

  • Remove the battery panel by pinching the sides with your fingers and lifting it away from the Atari.
  • Be sure not to tear any wires attached to battery panel.

Remove the battery panel by pinching the sides with your fingers and lifting it away from the Atari.

Be sure not to tear any wires attached to battery panel.

Step 4

  • Remove the control panel by pinching the sides with your fingers and lifting it away from the Atari.
  • Be sure not to tear the speaker wire while removing the control panel.

Remove the control panel by pinching the sides with your fingers and lifting it away from the Atari.

Be sure not to tear the speaker wire while removing the control panel.

Step 5

              Buttons and D-Pad
  • If you want to replace the buttons other than the D-pad, you can pull them up by pinching the sides with your fingers and lifting away from front panel of Atari.

If you want to replace the buttons other than the D-pad, you can pull them up by pinching the sides with your fingers and lifting away from front panel of Atari.

Step 6

  • To remove the D-Pad, remove three 10 mm Phillips #0 screws surrounding the D-Pad.
  • The buttons should fall out once the screws have been removed.

To remove the D-Pad, remove three 10 mm Phillips #0 screws surrounding the D-Pad.

The buttons should fall out once the screws have been removed.

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

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Siegfried Lenz - Jan 16, 2015

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Thanks for the guide. The title photo shows a Lynx II, however, while all the detailed instructions are for the original Lynx (I) which is built differently.

It would be great to have a Lynx II disassembly and MOSFET Q12 replacement guide.