Nikon L15 and L16 LCD replacement

This first LCD Change is very simple and has everything to learn.
Difficulty: Easy.

What is needed to do the job?

1.       LCD Replacement for L15 L16

2.       Small Phillips Screwdriver

3.       Tweezers (Optional)

The first step is to take the batteries off; you do not want energy flowing when you are installing parts because you can damage the parts.

On the video below, which is in German, the technician uses an electric screwdriver so do not worry about the speed. The video below is good but there are some details that I would like to highlight; take the screws in order, go around the camera and take the screws off in order, you can notice in the video that the technician forgot one of the screws it happens when you do not work in order. When you forget to take screw you can damage the case because you could pull out and break it.

L15 L16 LCD replacement Video

Below you can see the LCD replacement; the flex cable could have a lighter color. Before installing the part check the LCD and make sure that it did not arrive cracked, it happens sometimes. You can buy the LCD on Ebay or Amazon. I prefer Amazon. How to find the parts? On Amazon you type”Nikon L15 LCD”. There you can find few really good sellers, I do not like when the seller is in China because the part would take longer and the risk to receive a bad item is high. As explained in the Inicial Remarks post, for this camera there are two model of LCD, please make sure that you buy the right model, at the end of this post you will find both model with the links of each one.

Around the second fifty you can see that the technician reach the flex cable inside to lift the clip and unattached the LCD from the main board, you can do that with the plastic tools, actually I recommend to do so with the plastic tool especially if you do not have the Static Band (Please check the Basic tools post http://oftb.blogspot.com/2012/05/basic-tools-required.html ). If you have the Tweezers use them to unattached the flex and place it right, if not just push a little with your fingers to place it correctly and you will got it.

Finally you can try the LCD before closing the case, but be careful, if you do not have experience doing that please just close the case and try it. Below you will find the two models of LCDs for the L15 and L16.