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AEE Mach 1 Motherboard Replacement

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    • Take out the AEE Mach 1 and place it on a flat surface with its propellers facing up.

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    • Holding the base of each propeller still, unscrew the propeller clockwise for each arm.

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    • Flip the drone so that the bottom of the AEE Mach 1 is facing up.

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    • Remove the five screws on the drone's arms using a Torx T5 screwdriver.

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    • Gently pry open the top panel of the drone using a spudger.

    • Do not completely remove the panel, as there will still be wired connections between the two halves.

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    • Take out and set aside the battery pack, located on the back of the AEE Mach 1.

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    • Rotate the top panel slightly to reveal the four screws beneath each propellor arm.

    • Remove each of the four screws with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

    • Lift off the top panel, as it should now be free from the rest of the device.

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    • Remove the four screws from each corner of the motherboard with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

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    • Use a plastic spudger to gently remove the copper tape from the mother board.

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    • Peeling up the copper tape will expose another metal chip that has wires that are soldered to the mother board.

    • Remove the four screws holding the secondary board in place using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

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    • Remove the ZIF connector joining the motherboard and secondary board by prying up the locking black tab and pulling out the cable with some blunt nosed tweezers.

    • Desolder the red and black wires joining the two boards.

    • For help soldering, check out our How To Solder and Desolder Connections guide.

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    • Remove the motherboard by lifting it from the case.

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

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