Top Cover Removal

Written By: Sam Gustafson
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Top Cover Removal

Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

10

Time Required

10 minutes

Introduction

This guide shows how to remove the top cover of the Pentax MZ-S. Removing the top panel is often the starting point of more in depth repairs.

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    • Push down the latch to release the film door.

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    • Remove two 7.5 mm #00 screws.

    • Remove one 9.0 mm #00 screw.

    • Remove one 13.5 mm #00 screw from inside the battery compartment.

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    • Push the button to pop up the flash.

    • Remove one 3.5 mm #00 screw.

    • Remove one 5.5 mm #00 screw.

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    • Carefully lift the top cover away from the body to access wired connections.

    • The top cover is still connected in several locations.

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    • Peel back the corner of the rubber grip.

    • Remove the small plastic cover.

    • Be careful not to short the wires before the flash capacitors have been properly discharged.

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    • Use a 1kΩ-10kΩ high power resistor to discharge the capacitor. Place the resistor between the blue wire, exposed in the previous step, and ground.

    • The flash capacitors store energy at a very high voltage. Failing to discharge the capacitors properly could result in personal injury and/or damage to the camera.

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    • Carefully lift the sides of the white latch.

    • Hold the flex PCB on the camera body in place as you lift to prevent damaging the flex.

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    • Desolder the red wire.

    • Carefully lift the sides of the white latch.

    • Hold the flex PCB on the camera body in place as you lift to prevent damaging the flex.

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    • Desolder blue, black, brown and green wires.

    • Remove the loose shim washer if present.

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    • Remove the piece of cellophane tape covering the flex connections.

    • Desolder flex connetions.

Conclusion

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

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