Replacing Sony Cybershot DSC-P52 Shutter Motor

Tools used in this guide

Phillips #0 Screwdriver (1)
Parts relevant to this guide
Replacement shutter motor (1)
This guide explains how to remove and replace the shutter motor in the Sony Cybershot DSC-P52

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Step 1 - disassembly Removing the Case
Open battery compartment and remove batteries. Remove all visible screws on the outside of the case. There should be three of them that are all easily located.

Step 2

Open the memory card compartment. Remove the screw next to the memory card slot.

Step 3

Pull apart front and back cover pieces carefully. The front cover should come completely free with little effort.
The back cover will still be attached to the circuit board.

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Step 4
Unclip all of the clips holding in the circuitry simultaneously and remove the back case. The circuitry will still be connected to the back case by ribbon cables.

Step 5

Open case as shown.

Step 6

Unclip the clip holding the ribbon cable in. Other ribbon cables might not have a clips.

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Step 7
Pull the ribbon cable out.
Step 8 - Motherboard and Flash
Remove all six screws on the front side of the motherboard circled in the picture. Pull the motherboard from the rest of the housing. It will still be connected to the flash unit.

Step 9

Remove the cable on the back side of the motherboard.

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Step 10
Detach the ribbon cables shown. Careful! Touching the leads of the large yellow capacitor can result in a painful shock. Remove the flash unit from the motherboard.

Step 11 - Shutter Motor

Remove screw securing motor and mount in place. Be careful to leave shutter gears in the correct position

Step 12

Remove the two screws holding motor to mount/gears. Remove the motor from the mount.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
This document was last generated on Mar 21, 2011.

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Sony Cybershot DSC-P52 Replacing the viewfinder

Tools used in this guide

Phillips #0 Screwdriver (1)
Parts relevant to this guide
Viewfinder Replacement (1)
This guide explains how to replace the viewfinder in the Sony Cybershot DSC-P52

2011 iFixit CC BY-NC-SA

www.iFixit.com

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Step 1 - disassembly Removing the Case
Open battery compartment and remove batteries. Remove all visible screws on the outside of the case. There should be three of them that are all easily located.

Step 2

Open the memory card compartment. Remove the screw next to the memory card slot.

Step 3

Pull apart front and back cover pieces carefully. The front cover should come completely free with little effort.
The back cover will still be attached to the circuit board.

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Step 4
Unclip all of the clips holding in the circuitry simultaneously and remove the back case. The circuitry will still be connected to the back case by ribbon cables.

Step 5

Open case as shown.

Step 6

Unclip the clip holding the ribbon cable in. Other ribbon cables might not have a clips.

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Step 7
Pull the ribbon cable out.

Step 8 - Lens

Remove 2 additional screws on back of lens

Step 9

Detach ribbon cables and unplug cable leading to the back of the motherboard

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Step 10
Remove motherboard and flash from rest of hardware

Step 11

Remove screw indicated in the picture to detach lens and viewfinder from other hardware

Step 12

Remove three screws to separate lens from viewfinder

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Step 13
Purchase new viewfinder Repeat previous steps in backward order!
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
This document was last generated on Mar 21, 2011.

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