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Fujifilm X30 Motherboard Replacement

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    • Turn the camera upside down.

    • Place your thumb on the switch, and slide it towards the center of the camera.

    • The compartment will pop open.

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    • Once you have the battery compartment open, slide the orange tab away from the battery until it ejects.

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    • Pull the battery out.

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    • Begin by removing the outside screws using a Phillips #000 Screwdriver:

    • Remove the three 3.6 mm silver screws located on the bottom of the camera.

    • Remove all four of the 4.7 mm screws from the sides of the camera.

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    • Remove all screws below using a Phillips #000 Screwdriver:

    • Lift up the screen and remove the two 4.5 mm screws located in the bottom corners.

    • Remove the 4.0 mm screw that is located behind the screen and directly under the eye piece.

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    • Carefully lift up the bottom piece of the camera to remove it.

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    • Do not pull hard when removing the backing because it could rip the orange strip attached to the motherboard.

    • Gently pull off the back of the camera from the left side so that it is partially open.

    • Use a spudger to lift up the tab holding the orange strip and slide the strip out to disconnect it

    • Refer to the next step to see pictures of how to properly use the spudger when removing a strip.

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    • For all five indicated orange strips:

    • Use a spudger to lift up the tab holding the orange strip and slide the strip out to disconnect it.

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    • For the last orange strip located behind the top strip:

    • Use a spudger to lift up the tab holding the orange strip and slide the strip out to disconnect it.

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    • This step is required if you are doing a full disassembly, but can be skipped if you are only removing the motherboard.

    • For the two orange strips attached to the capacitor circuitboard:

    • Use a spudger to lift up the tab holding the orange strip and slide the strip out to disconnect it.

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    • Remove all screws listed below using a Phillips #000 screwdriver:

    • Remove the two 3.4 mm screws at the bottom of the silver plate.

    • Hold back the clear strip to reveal a 2.8 mm screw on the left of the silver plate and remove it.

    • Peel back the copper plate.

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    • Remove the three 2.6 mm screws located in the top two corners and the bottom right corner of the motherboard using a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

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    • Tilt up the motherboard to locate the black, grey, and red wires.

    • Desolder these wires in order to completely remove the motherboard.

    • You can learn about soldering techniques here.

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

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On step 11 becareful not to detach flex surface from aluminium plate. You could end up braking CCD contacts as I did.

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Hello, can anybody tell me where i can find the Fuji X30 Motherboard as a spare part? Mine is broken and i don’t want to throw away the camera…. but I don’t find any shop. Thanks for help! Cheers

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