Introduction
Before attempting repairs, please take note of certain risks of receiving shock from the camera's flash capacitor. Also make sure to ground yourself before operating on the camera's motherboard or you might discharge static to crucial components.
Tools
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Remove screws from bottom of camera with a small #00 Phillips Screwdriver. Then remove screws around the camera. Additionally, there are two screws in the battery compartment which also need to be removed.
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Once all screws are removed, gently pry open the front casing with your hands or plastic opening tools carefully. Do note that there will be a spring that attaches the front casing and the main circuit board, so refrain from allowing excess tension on the spring.
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Locate the photo-flash capacitor, then find all the connecting wires to the motherboard and battery compartment. Take notes to which exact wires they are to limit mistakes.
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With a solder kit, heat the connecting solder points to open the connection, thus removing the connecting wires. There are many ways to do this, depending on the available tools on hand.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
3 comments
Hi There! I need a new capacitor for my daughter's Fuji Instax Mini 9. Do you supply? I am in South Africa.
Kuschi -
Hi, any recommendations on where can find a shop in Kl Malaysia to fix my instax mini 8? Thanks in advance !
Miss.G -
Bonjour, j'ai un instax mini 11 qui clignote orange rapidement.
Après divers manipulation de réinitialisation et de changement de pile pour des neuves rien y fait.
Est-ce que ça pourrait être un problème de condensateur qui empêche le flash de charger correctement ? Et mettrais donc l'appareil en erreur ?