Minelab F3 COMPACT Service Manual page 60

F3 COMPACT Service Manual
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Lay the detector body on its side with the control knobs facing upwards. Set the controls
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to off and setting 4.
Using a 2mm hex key driver (allen key), undo the screws in the centre of each control
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knob and remove the screw, bush, spring and knob from the switches. Figure 93.
Take note of the orientation of the switches and the ribbon cable and use a 10mm
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spanner to remove the nut and locking washer from both switches.
c. The control switches can now be removed and replaced.
Use care handling the control switches and the flexible ribbon cable. These are internal
components and will be easily damaged if they are forced or misaligned.
Do not use a soldering iron on the switches or the flexible ribbon cable.
Figure 92: Disconnecting 6 Way Ribbon Cable
Figure 93: Removing Control Switch Knobs
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