Nikon 1 J5 Teardown (repair purpose)

ID: 113614

Description:

Steps:

1. Remove Lens, MicroSD Card and Battery

2. Remove 2 screws first
3. Lift the cover
4. Disconnect LCD FPC
5. Then remove 4 screws
6. Remove LCD assembly

7. Insert wisdom here.

8. Remove 2 screws

9. Open connection bay
10. Remove 2 screws

11. Remove 1 screw under the DC power cable notch cover

12. Remove 4 screws and be ware the length difference
13. Peel the rubber open from right hand side
14. Remove 1 screw

15. Now the back case can be removed.
16. There's no fragile FPC or cables in this step. Just be patient.

17. Disconnect speaker cable
18. Pull out keypad cable

19. Insert small crowbar or flat head screw driver here to lift the keypad up.
20. Those clips are very tight.

21. Remove 3 screws
22. Remove 2 screws
23. Notice the sizes of screws

24. Need some tape peeling

25. Dangerous DC Voltage > 200V, stored in a 330V 80uF capacitor set.
26. Flash xenon tube terminals, positive connected to capacitor, negative controlled by circuit, and a trigger signal.
27. Use 10kohm, >2W resistor, connect 2 solder joints for more than 5sec. These are flash condenser/capacitor terminals. DO NOT discharge by SHORT them. (Note 2020-10-13)
28. DMM's Low-Z voltage works even better, also safer.
29. Measure voltage between 2 solder joints to ensure voltage <10V

30. Flash solenoid and detecter
31. Microphones and AF assistant LED
32. Keypad
33. Switches
34. NFC
35. WiFi and Bluetooth, Lens(back)
36. CMOS sensor
37. LCD

38. Detach every FPC you can find

39. Detach every FPC you can find

40. Desolder flash condenser FPC and Flash cables (remember to discharge first)

41. More FPC

42. Lift Main PCB, SLOWLY and GENTLY
43. One more FPC at the back side.

44. Insert wisdom here.

45. Mark 3 screws for their ID and position.
46. Also record how many turns to the limit.
47. Measure and record distance to front flange if possible.
48. These screws will affect focus focal plain.

49. Sensor module and IR-cut filter

50. Hold the IR-cut filter by its edge, to avoid scratches and contamination.
51. Use plastic tweezers can avoid scratches.

52. And I don't quite remember what is this filter/window.

53. remove 2 self tap screws (upper and lower)
54. Sorry for the magical color change of victim camera and chaotic white balance on of my desk(mixed warm LED and flash).

55. Insert wisdom here.

56. Pop up flash by pulling up the solenoid
57. Remove screw in flash bay

58. Remove 2 self tap screws

59. Now you can wiggle off top case.
60. Only 3 small clips

61. Remove this screw
62. Remove flash head

63. Top Case
64. AF assistant LED and left Microphone
65. Switch board. Right microphone, power switch, shutter button, mode dial, main command dial.

66. screws
67. FPC
68. Sneaky screw

69. Mode dial cap is double sided taped,
70. Remove switch board.
71. Someone else already murdered the main dial and video record button...

72. Light guide
73. other angles

74. Sneakier screw

75. sc...s

76. Focus adjust and focal plane calibration is important to par-focal lenses

77. Insert wisdom here.

78. and lens contacts

79. Insert wisdom here.

80. Insert wisdom here.

81. Capacitor / condenser, which do you prefer?

82. WiFi and bluetooth
83. Lens latch pin

84. This one is liquid damaged

85. under the shield

86. Insert wisdom here.

87. Insert wisdom here.