Resmed S9 Vpap Auto Knob Replacement Repair Guide

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Difficult

Steps

6

Time Required

                          30 - 45 minutes            

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• Control Knob
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Introduction

For more information on soldering best practices check out our How To Solder and Desolder Connections guide.

What you need

Step 1

              Control Knob               

• Flip the device upside down.
• Use a T3 Torx screwdriver to remove the screw in the corner.
• Each screw in this guide is a 1.2mm Torx T3.

Flip the device upside down.

Use a T3 Torx screwdriver to remove the screw in the corner.

Each screw in this guide is a 1.2mm Torx T3.

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Step 2

• Use a spudger to pry off the back panel.

Use a spudger to pry off the back panel.

Step 3

• Use the spudger to pry off the front panel.
• If you are having difficulty, press the two hooks to open that side of the device.
• Remove the front panel to expose the internal components.

Use the spudger to pry off the front panel.

If you are having difficulty, press the two hooks to open that side of the device.

Remove the front panel to expose the internal components.

Step 4

• Remove the two screws on the circuit board with a T3 Torx screwdriver.

Remove the two screws on the circuit board with a T3 Torx screwdriver.

Step 5

• Plug in and heat up the soldering iron.

Plug in and heat up the soldering iron.

Step 6

• Locate the knob pins.
• Desolder the solder pins on each side of the knob.
• For more details on soldering best practices, check out our How To Solder and Desolder Connections guide.
• Be careful not to make contact with any of the other parts of the motherboard.
• Remove the knob and replace it.

Locate the knob pins.

Desolder the solder pins on each side of the knob.

For more details on soldering best practices, check out our How To Solder and Desolder Connections guide.

Be careful not to make contact with any of the other parts of the motherboard.

Remove the knob and replace it.

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

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scott jensen - Sep 17, 2021

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Do you have a source for the auto knob or a part number?

Do you have a source for this knob/switch or a part number?

NG G. - Nov 23, 2022

You need a new rotary encoder, however the very popular and cheap EC11 does not work properly, you need a ddm 427 encoder, which is not very easy to find.