Basic tools required

The basic tools needed to fix most of the cameras, and small devices are 6:

·         Plastic openers (Blue items).

·         T10 screwdriver.

·         T6 screwdriver.

·         Small Phillips screwdriver.

·         Tweezers.

·         Static  Band.

Despite that the Static Band is last on the list; the static band is a key item to fix any type of electronic. The static energy could damage delicate electronic parts it is a good idea to use static band all the time while you are manipulating the parts.

The plastic openers will help you to open separate plastic panels, be very careful when you separate the plastic pieces because most of the time they are held with clips. Before separating the plastic panels make sure that all the screws are taken off. The plastic opener is very useful to disconnect the different flex cables if you do not have tweezers. There are different sizes of plastic openers and you use them based on your needs. To disconnect the flex cables you can use this tool as a lever: there are flex cables that have a clip to hold the cable on place and you use the plastic tool to move the cable from the socket. 

Different camera models come with different types of screws. The most popular screws are T6, T10, and very small cross screws. Make sure that you are using the right tools; you do not want to strip the screws.

Tweezers are used to separate the cables, unplug the flex and other cables, and plug the cables as well. The tweezers are very useful to avoid damages.

Initial Remarks

Before starting any job I do a research about what tools I am going to need to do the job. I do not want to open the item with the wrong tools because it would cause irreparable damages to the item, and I do not want to get stuck in the middle of a repair because I do not have the tools to keep going.

I have damaged so many flex cables in my life just because I want to work fast. Just relax, sometimes it is frustrating taking some parts off, the screws get stuck, or you get to the point that you do not remember how the items were located inside that small case. When you get frustrated just stop, take a walk, or do something different, sometimes is better to go away for a while and when you come back you will remember.

I try to have the part that I need on my hand instead to order and then figure out that I ordered the wrong part. The items are made in China, Malaysia, and even Mexico by an extensive variety of supplier and even it is the same camera it could have different displays inside. Why this happen? Because one supplier cannot not provide all the parts for the great demand of the world, and the different supplier have different technologies and can supply a display that has the same characteristic with small differences, the same happen to the main board, if the main board is different the LCD supplier must change the LCD. So try to have the part that you are going to change on your hand and compare it with the one that you are going to order, some seller are very nice and will help you without an extra cost.

If you are installing the item with the help of a video, pay close attention to the small details; sometimes I just focus my attention on how to take the item apart but not small details and I have lost so much time because of that. I changed the lens of a Nintendo Wii, I followed every single step on the video, but I mute the video and I was missing an essential step that was on the spoken part of the video, after hour of working with the item I just have to take of a small piece of soldering on the flex that was there to protect the part.

Just have fun when you fix something, you want to safe a camera that you like, a phone that you love, a game console that has plenty of life, and because you do not want to spend crazy money for a new item. It is nice to learn and figure out how things work.  If you are in a hurry just do not start the job you do not have to be as fast as the video on YouTube.

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