IBM Model M Teardown

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IBM Model M Teardown, Remove the flex cables, part 1: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0

IBM Model M Teardown, Remove the flex cables, part 1: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0

IBM Model M Teardown, Remove the flex cables, part 1: crwdns2935265:00crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0

Remove the flex cables, part 1

The case is disassembled now. But we need to remove some flex cables, in order to remove the keyboard assembly safely.
The small PCB is located on the top left side, where we'll work now.
The PCB is held in place by two small plastic poles, on the left and the right side of the SDL connector, illustrated on the photos.
If your keyboard has a fixed cable, you will find a plastic cable reatiner instead of the SDL connector. This retainer is held in place by the same plastic poles, as the connector. You just have to lift off that plastic part to remove. The cable can be freely removed now from the case, but it will be still attached to the PCB, as it is soldered on.
Be careful not to break these plastic poles.

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