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ColecoVision Controller Circuit Board Replacement

This guide is by Juin Yeh on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

The purpose of this guide is to show step-by-step instructions on how to replace the circuit board of a ColecoVision game controller.

Tools: Phillips #1 Screwdriver

Step 1

• Unplug the controller from the game console.

Step 2

• Place the controller with the back panel up (buttons down).
• Remove the five 15mm screws on the back with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 3

• Turn the device around.
• Separate the front panel from the rest of the controller and set aside.

Step 4

• Remove the tape and wiring holding the wires in place.
• Carefully lift the circuit board out of the controller.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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