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Step 4Disassembly: Remove Mainboard, etc.
The next step is to remove the mainboard. Unclip all the other ribbon and wire connectors and slide them out. You needn't touch the screws that appear to be securing the mainboard in; you'll see why in a minute.
There are just two screws holding this board in and a lot of the camera together, marked in the first image below. One is below the shooting mode dial, the other is below the left hand side of the flash unit. Unscrew both of these, and take note that one is longer than the other.
Now slide the upper control assembly out of the back of the housing, as shown in the second image.
Next, carefully lift out the mainboard, flash assembly, and SD/Battery socket assembly all in one piece, as shown in the third image.
There are just two screws holding this board in and a lot of the camera together, marked in the first image below. One is below the shooting mode dial, the other is below the left hand side of the flash unit. Unscrew both of these, and take note that one is longer than the other.
Now slide the upper control assembly out of the back of the housing, as shown in the second image.
Next, carefully lift out the mainboard, flash assembly, and SD/Battery socket assembly all in one piece, as shown in the third image.
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Jun 6, 2010. 3:45 AMbatkamachno
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FZ7: Two screws - below the shooting mode dial, and other is below the left hand side of the flash unit. Both are equal.
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Jun 29, 2009. 8:32 PMbananasplit
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Thanks so much for posting this Nachimir. I fixed my FZ7 which had a tiny grain of sand stuck between the motor cogs. Darn beach! I only broke 1 ribbon lock. The toughest part re-assembling the camera came on the 2 screws that hold the main board. Take note of the order of the boards they are holding before you remove the screws on step 4.
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Jan 15, 2008. 7:08 PMArkAdmin
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If you break the lever that secures the viewfinder ribbon you will need to find some other way to apply pressure to the ribbon contacts. I jammed a piece of rubber eraser into the narrow gap between the ribbon and the viewfinder for now. This puts a slight kink in the ribbon and lifts the ribbon away from the mainboard and up into the contacts. The camera can actually function fine without the viewfinder if you are content using the lcd screen.
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Jan 15, 2008. 5:53 PMArkAdmin
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The ribbon cable just below the view finder is not a sliding type, it is a lever type. If you try to slide it you will probably break it like I did. You must push the lever toward the mainboard via the small tab at each end of the lever in order to release the pressure on the ribbon.
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