Introduction
The capacitor is located on the circuit board. You will need to solder in order to replace the capacitor. For help with soldering techniques, click here.
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Insert the plastic-opening tool under the silver labeled casing.
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Carefully pry at different intervals around the silver labeled casing to separate the silver casing from the top and bottom casing.
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Use a plastic-opening tool and pry the top casing from the bottom casing to expose the circuit board in the bottom half of the device.
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Locate the two 10-mm screws on either side of the circuit board.
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Unscrew the two 10-mm screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
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Flip the circuit board over.
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Locate the two prongs on the flip side that are attached to the capacitor on the top side.
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Touch the hot soldering iron to each prong in order to melt the solder around them.
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Flip the circuit board and pull out the capacitor from its place while the solder is still hot.
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Insert the new capacitor through the circuit board so that the prongs are exposed on the flip side.
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Heat the prongs up with the soldering iron and touch a soldering wire to the hot prongs to attach the capacitor to the board.
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To reassemble your device, follow Steps 1-7 in reverse order.
