Sony Alpha NEX-5N Motherboard Replacement

Geschrieben von: Andrea Tobar
  • Kommentare: 6
Sony Alpha NEX-5N Motherboard Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Difficult

Schritte

15

Zeitaufwand

30 - 40 Minuten

Einleitung

A guide to show the replacement procedure of the motherboard.

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    • Unscrew the 3 silver 1.2 mm Phillips #000 screws from the bottom of the camera.

    • This does not include the two screws in the bottom of the LCD screen panel.

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    • On the bottom casing, locate the split along the tripod port.

    • Insert the prying tool into the split.

    • Pull the prying tool towards the LCD screen to begin separating the split.

    • Jiggling the prying tool may be necessary to open the split.

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    • Hold the device with the lens facing you, and grasp the battery compartment.

    • Locate the split on the side of the battery compartment.

    • Locate the split and insert the prying tool.

    • Pull the prying tool towards the LCD screen to begin separating the split.

    • Jiggling the prying tool may be necessary to open the split.

    Doing this will destroy the camera. like my camera. You have to remove the upper part, remove one screw and open it like this.

    Petrus -

    This forgot to mention the part you need to ALSO REMOVE THE SCREW next the the battery release knob.

    Michael HO -

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    • Locate the charging port.

    • Unscrew the silver 3.5 mm Phillips #0 screw next to the port.

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    • Open the battery compartment.

    • Unscrew the 2 silver 3.5 mm Phillips #0 screws found at the inside bottom of the battery port.

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    • Insert prying tool in the split between the top panel (where you find the movie button) and the LCD screen.

    • Jiggle the prying tool and pull the tool away from the device.

    • The panel will fall off immediately.

    This forgot to mention the part you need to ALSO REMOVE THE SCREW on the flash light mount

    Michael HO -

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    • Unscrew the silver 3.5 mm Phillips #0 screw, visible on the left top edge when looking at the face of the device.

    • The dark gray panel that surrounds the shutter button and covers the battery compartment will be loose.

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    • Locate the middle top of the device.

    • Unscrew 2 copper 1.2 mm Phillips #000 screws.

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    • To the right of where you unscrewed the copper screws, unscrew 4 black 1.2 mm Phillips #000 screws.

    This forgot to mention the part you need to ALSO REMOVE THE SCREW next to the Mic.

    Michael HO -

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    • Locate the tripod port.

    • Unscrew 2 black 1.2 mm Phillips #000 screws, one on each side of the tripod port.

    • Pull the section holding the LCD screen away from the device body.

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    • Unscrew 2 copper 1.2 mm Phillips #000 screws underneath the lanyard loop (near the control wheel).

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    • Pull off the metal back from the device body.

    • Locate a thin metal piece on top of the motherboard, and unscrew 4 silver 1.2 mm Phillips #000 screws in the corners of the metal piece.

    • Underneath. you will locate the motherboard.

    • The tripod piece will be loose. Take the piece from the device and set it off to the side.

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    • The top and bottom of the device has ZIF ribbon cable connectors holding the motherboard in place.

    • Flip up the white retaining tabs, and utilize tweezer to, pull out the 2 thin ribbon cables, located on top of the motherboard.

    • Do not touch the ribbons with bare hands.

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    • Locate 3 thick ribbon cables on the bottom, and flip up the white retaining tabs. Pull out the remaining ribbon cables, utilizing tweezers.

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    • Lift the gray plastic camera piece surrounding the motherboard up.

    • Leave the long, thin ribbon cable that runs along the gray piece attached. It is not necessary to detach.

    • Lift up the motherboard to reveal one final thin ribbon cable connected to a white retaining tab underneath the motherboard.

    • Flip up the white retaining tab, and utilize tweezers to pull out the final thin ribbon cable.

Abschluss

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

Tinte & Feder

Andrea Tobar

Mitglied seit: 28/09/15

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2 Kommentare

Thanks a lot friend.. My 5n don't star… some day the metal cortine closet after 1 minute I shot down the camera and never more star again..

I will try to fix it…

I live in Cuba and we no have technicians for this camera…

Best regard…

Ramon

ramon luis perez -

The flip up retaining tabs on the ZIF ribbon connectors are black rather than white as stated. Just want to point that out in case someone attempts to pry up the wrong ends and damages them.

Clive Woodhouse -