Nespresso CitiZ Capacitors Replacement

crwdns2936071:01crwdne2936071:0 — Expose PCB

Geht the wires out of the holder.

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The plastic cover over the brewing unit is secured by two clips on each side. Use a metal spudger to pry them off.

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Open the lever and lift the cover out over the lever. Make sure that the cables are not strained too much.

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You will find the capacitors on the motherboard in the lower part of the device. The motherboard ist protected by several plastic covers.

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Carefully pull out the motherboard backwards.

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Flip off the white cover.

crwdns2936071:07crwdne2936071:0 — Capacitors replacement

The black plastic cover ist only snapped into place. Lift it up.

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The two blue capacitors must be replaced. The larger one is slightly glued to the motherboard.

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Desolder the two capacitors from the bottom side of the motherboard (or cut them off on the top side) and replace them with the two new ones.

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The picture shows the two new capacitors.

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... soldered to the board.