Cricut Personal Logic Board Replacement

Introducción

These are the first steps to getting into the inner workings of this machine. Not surprisingly, a donor board will have to be acquired by some means, they cannot and have never been able to be bought new.

Paso 1 Access through the bottom

Cricut Personal Logic Board Replacement, Access through the bottom: paso 1, imagen 1 de 2

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Remove the 7 screws on the bottom. Then, wiggle the bottom panel free.
The logic board will be immediately exposed-- Take care not to mangle any of the connectors, or bump any capacitors.
The cartridge slot also comes out attached to the bottom panel.

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Paso 2 Remove connectors

Cricut Personal Logic Board Replacement, Remove connectors: paso 2, imagen 1 de 2

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Remove all 8 connectors, plus the cartridge reader connector.
Refer to the images to remember where each connector plugs into.

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Paso 3 Remove the board

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Remove the 4 screws holding in the logic board.
The power connector will be stuck. The power connector has a lip on it-- lift the back of the board up and out to free the lip.

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