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Step 8Reinsert Mainboard, etc.
Now take the mainboard, SD/battery slot assembly and the flash unit and get ready to slide them back into place. There are keyways on the flash unit to line it up with the main body.
The hatch that covers the data and PSU sockets on the left hand side of the mainboard isn't secured by a screw; moulded bits of plastic hold it onto the sockets. There is a vacant screw hole (marked, image one) that meets with a part of it, but it's a springy steel plate and almost impossible to screw anything into. There wasn't a fixing there in the one I dismantled, but if there was in yours and you had to remove it to get the mainboard out, I suggest leaving it vacant. The other components of the camera hold the hatch assembly in place securely enough.
Once you get it into place, use your tweezers to lift the ribbons around and over the board. I made a mistake here: The grey wire connector that comes from the AF/EVF assembly needs to be fed under the nearest ribbon rather than over it, as shown below in image two. Also, make good and sure it's not tangled on anything and has a free course to the connector before fixing anything.
Now get ready to slide the upper controls back into place. Again, they have a keyway, and one ribbon socket to connect to, highlighted in images three and four. Use your tweezers to gently push down on the ribbon until it pops into place, then push it into the socket and refasten it with the slider.
The hatch that covers the data and PSU sockets on the left hand side of the mainboard isn't secured by a screw; moulded bits of plastic hold it onto the sockets. There is a vacant screw hole (marked, image one) that meets with a part of it, but it's a springy steel plate and almost impossible to screw anything into. There wasn't a fixing there in the one I dismantled, but if there was in yours and you had to remove it to get the mainboard out, I suggest leaving it vacant. The other components of the camera hold the hatch assembly in place securely enough.
Once you get it into place, use your tweezers to lift the ribbons around and over the board. I made a mistake here: The grey wire connector that comes from the AF/EVF assembly needs to be fed under the nearest ribbon rather than over it, as shown below in image two. Also, make good and sure it's not tangled on anything and has a free course to the connector before fixing anything.
Now get ready to slide the upper controls back into place. Again, they have a keyway, and one ribbon socket to connect to, highlighted in images three and four. Use your tweezers to gently push down on the ribbon until it pops into place, then push it into the socket and refasten it with the slider.
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Jun 12, 2011. 4:21 PMjazzyrags
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On my FZ8, I had to put the major components back in a certain order so that things would sit properly. The flash portion had to go into its slot first, followed by the "top" panel with the turndial and zoom lever, and finally the mainboard. Also on the FZ8, the ribbon that ArkAdmin is referring to has a black "flip-up" piece that secures it, so don't forget to flip that back to the down position before settling the mainboard into its place.
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Jan 15, 2008. 7:25 PMArkAdmin
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The ribbon that you see in step 4 just below the flash unit actually attaches to the under-side of the mainboard. During re-assembly I had no trouble waiting until after the mainboard was back in place to connect it since it just slides in and does not have a sliding lock or lever lock.
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