Canon PowerShot SD500 Digital ELPH Button Contact Panel Replacement
ID: 32045
Description: The button contact panel is necessary to...
Steps:
- Slide open the battery cover.
- Push the small orange tab to the side so the battery can be removed.
- Slide the battery out of the battery compartment.
- Two Phillips screws need to be removed using a #00 Phillips screwdriver. The upper screw is under the USB port cover, which can simply be pulled away gently from the casing. the lower screw is visible on the panel.
- The screws are different sizes. The .125 inch screw is located under the USB port cover. The 0.85 inch screw goes in the lower hole on the panel.
- When looking at the back of the camera, these two screws are on the right panel of the camera.
- Remove the right side cover from the camera casing.
- Remove a .07 inch Phillips screw using a #00 Phillips screwdriver.
- Remove two .085 inch Phillips screws from the left side of the camera using a #00 Philips screwdriver.
- Remove the left side cover from the camera.
- Remove three .15 inch Phillips screws from the bottom of the camera using a #00 Phillips screwdriver.
- Once the casing is unscrewed, hold the camera with one side facing down, and lift the opposite face of the casing to open it.
- Remove the internal camera components and layout out all pieces on a clean surface.
- The front and back cover may require gentle rocking to remove.
- Carefully wedge the pry tool under the ribbon in the ribbon gate.
- Gently remove the ribbon from the ribbon gate by pulling it away from the gate with the pry tool.
- Be careful not to damage the ribbon.
- Gently press the ribbon back to get access to a Phillips screw behind it.
- Be careful not to damage the ribbon.
- Unscrew two .125 inch long Phillips screws using a #00 Philips screwdriver.
- Remove the ribbon with a pry tool by gently pulling it out of the ribbon gate tab.
- Be careful not to damage the ribbon.
- Pull the button board away from the rest of the camera.
