GoPro Hero3+ Black Edition Camera Lens Replacement

Geschrieben von: Tyler Fox

Kommentare: 3

GoPro Hero3+ Black Edition Camera Lens Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

Zeitaufwand

15 - 20 Minuten

Einleitung

You can't capture every breathtaking moment with a cracked lens! Use this guide to replace a broken or faulty lens!

Werkzeuge

Ersatzteile

Schritt 1

Pull the tab on the back of the device to release the back cover. It should come right off.
The device pictured does not include the back cover.

Schritt 2

Use the battery tab to pull the battery out of the device.

Schritt 3

Remove the battery from the slot.

Schritt 4

Using a plastic opening tool, pry the gray, front face plate until it can be removed from the housing.
To avoid breaking or weakening the tabs on the face plate which hold it in place, alternate the sides from which you pry and check each tab before separating the plate from the body.

Schritt 5

Using your screwdriver, remove the four 8.1mm PH00 screws securing the motherboard to the black housing unit and set them aside.
Use the plastic opening tool to help pry the motherboard/midframe up from the main housing. Once you can get a hold of the edge, simply pull the internal components up and out!
Watch out for the ribbon cable connecting the midframe and the motherboard to the GoPro housing. See the next step.

Schritt 6

Remove the ribbon cable connecting the housing to the motherboard by flicking up the black clip with the spudger tool and gently pulling the cable out.

Schritt 7

Once the internal components are removed, take out your handy dandy spudger tool and pry off the piece of tape that holds down the image sensor.
Disclaimer: Our device is just a teardown unit and no longer has the tape. The markup depicts the location where the tape would be located.

Schritt 8

Using your screwdriver, remove the four PH00 screws securing the image sensor to the motherboard.
Disclaimer: The unit used for this guide did not include these screws. Set them aside so you do not mix them up with the previously removed screws.

Removing this and attempting to reconnect the connector ribbon will be really difficult when re-assembling. If you are simply replacing the LCD screen I recommend skipping to Step 13.

Devin Roach - 22/06/18

Schritt 9

Using the spudger tool, pry off the connector ribbon from the motherboard (don't worry it comes off pretty easily).
Remove the image sensor from the motherboard assembly.

Schritt 10

Using your screwdriver, remove the three 4mm PH00 screws that hold down the metal plate.

The threads on the top left screw are different so be sure to take note of which screw is which (although maybe it doesn’t matter that much).

Devin Roach - 22/06/18

Schritt 11

Using the spudger tool, pry off the corresponding ribbon cable from the motherboard.
The microSD/accessory board is ready to come off.

Schritt 12

Using your trusty screwdriver, remove the single 3.2mm PH00 screw connecting the motherboard to the midframe.

Schritt 13

Use the spudger tool to disconnect the front LCD from the motherboard. Gently pull the ribbon cable out.
Gently pull the motherboard away from the midframe.

Schritt 14

Simply use your PH00 screwdriver to remove the last three screws, and the lens housing is ready to come off.
Disclaimer: The unit used for this guide did not include these screws. Set them aside so you do not mix them up with the previously removed screws.

Abschluss

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

Tinte & Feder

Tyler Fox

Mitglied seit: 23/04/15

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Ein Kommentar

Hey, is there any lens to replace the original one you can recommend? I've seen prices from 15 to 80 Euro, basically everyone claiming the same features (170°).

Ralph Kokott - 08/02/16