Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 Infrared Blaster Replacement

First, push in the lens and remove the two AA batteries.

Open the rear compartment and remove the film cartridge.

Remove screws from bottom of camera with a small #00 Phillips Screwdriver. Then remove screws around the camera. Additionally, there are two screws in the battery compartment which also need to be removed.

Once all screws are removed, gently pry open the front casing with your hands or plastic opening tools carefully. Do note that there will be a spring that attaches the front casing and the main circuit board, so refrain from allowing excess tension on the spring.

Locate the IR blaster, remove the connecting wire ribbon by prying the connector latch open on the motherboard, then sliding it out. Once the wire ribbon is disconnected, the IR blaster can be lifted away from the motherboard.