Kodak Easyshare Z981 Flash Button Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          15 minutes            

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• Flash Button
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Step 1

              Flash Button               

• Open the battery cover and remove the AA batteries from the camera if any are inserted.

Open the battery cover and remove the AA batteries from the camera if any are inserted.

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Step 2

• Remove screws using a 00 Phillips-Head screwdriver:
• Eight (8) 3mm screws on the lower portion of the camera
• Four (4) on the bottom of the camera
• Four (4) on the inside of the battery cover
• Four (4) 6mm screws on the sides of the camera (two on each side)

Remove screws using a 00 Phillips-Head screwdriver:

Eight (8) 3mm screws on the lower portion of the camera

Four (4) on the bottom of the camera

Four (4) on the inside of the battery cover

Four (4) 6mm screws on the sides of the camera (two on each side)

Step 3

• Start from a corner and gently remove the bottom of the camera.
• The cover will easily lift off, so not much pressure is required.

Start from a corner and gently remove the bottom of the camera.

The cover will easily lift off, so not much pressure is required.

Step 4

• Use a Plastic Opening Tool to remove the back of the camera

Use a Plastic Opening Tool to remove the back of the camera

Step 5

• Remove the four (4) 3mm screws attaching the LCD screen to the circuit board.
• Use Tweezers to carefully detach the ribbon cable
• Use extreme caution on this step, as the ribbon cable is very fragile and can rip very easily.

Remove the four (4) 3mm screws attaching the LCD screen to the circuit board.

Use Tweezers to carefully detach the ribbon cable

Use extreme caution on this step, as the ribbon cable is very fragile and can rip very easily.

Step 6

• Open the flash compartment and remove two (2) 3mm screws.

Open the flash compartment and remove two (2) 3mm screws.

Step 7

• Use a Plastic Opening Tool to carefully remove the top of the camera.
• Use caution when removing the top of the camera

Use a Plastic Opening Tool to carefully remove the top of the camera.

Use caution when removing the top of the camera

Step 8

• Remove four (4) 3mm screws from the circuit board underneath the button set.
• Gently move the circuit board aside.
• Gently move aside the metal sheet.

Remove four (4) 3mm screws from the circuit board underneath the button set.

Gently move the circuit board aside.

Gently move aside the metal sheet.

Step 9

• Use Tweezers to carefully remove the flash button.
• The button should simply pop out when light pressure is applied.

Use Tweezers to carefully remove the flash button.

The button should simply pop out when light pressure is applied.

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

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