Ga door naar hoofdinhoud
Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement

Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement

Sam Gustafson

Sam Gustafson en een andere bijdrager

Voor het laatst geüpdatet op February 18, 2025

30 minuten
Moeilijk
Door de gemeenschap gemaakte handleiding

One common failure of the ZX-5n is the pop up flash. The pivot holding the spring can break relieving the tension on the spring. When this happens, the flash will no longer pop up to its proper position. It may be possible to repair the existing part with epoxy but you can also replace it with a donor part from another camera or with a 3D printed part. A model for the 3D printed part can be found in the Documents section of the Pentax ZX-5n page.

Wat je nodig hebt

Onderdelen

Gereedschap

Toon meer…

  1. Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Remove back cover: stap 1, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Push down on the screw to depress the spring loaded hinge and release the door.

  2. Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Remove bottom cover: stap 2, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Remove six 5.3 mm #00 screws.

    • Remove one 3.4 mm #00 screw.

    • The short screw has a machine thread and screws into the plate underneath. The rest screw into the plastic body.

  3. Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Remove left front cover: stap 3, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Remove three 5.3 mm #00 screws (the bottom-most screw is not always present).

    • Remove one 7.3 mm #00 screw.

    • Remove the remote trigger cover.

  4. Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Remove front cover: stap 4, afbeelding 1 van 2 Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Remove front cover: stap 4, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Remove one 3.4 mm #00 screw.

    • Remove two 5.3 mm #00 screw.

    • Gently lift up on the flash housing to help remove the cover if necessary.

  5. Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Remove right front cover: stap 5, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Remove two 3.9 mm #00 screws.

  6. Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Remove eye cup: stap 6, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Slide the eye cup up and off to access the screws underneath.

  7. Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Unscrew top cover: stap 7, afbeelding 1 van 3 Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Unscrew top cover: stap 7, afbeelding 2 van 3 Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Unscrew top cover: stap 7, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • Remove two 5.3 mm #00 screws by the eyepiece.

    • Remove one 6.8 mm #00 screw in the battery compartment.

    • Remove one 7.0 mm #00 screw near the take up spool.

  8. Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Lift top cover: stap 8, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Lift the cover so it is just free of the body. It is still attached by several wires.

  9. Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Discharge flash capacitors: stap 9, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Use a 1kΩ-10kΩ resistor to discharge the capacitor. Place the resistor between the blue wire, exposed in the previous step, and ground.

    • The flash capacitors store energy at a very high voltage. Failing to discharge the capacitors properly could result in personal injury and/or damage to the camera.

  10. Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Unsolder flash connections: stap 10, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Unsolder one green wire.

    • Unsolder one blue wire.

    • Unsolder one brown wire.

    • Unsolder one black wire.

  11. Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Unsolder remaining connections: stap 11, afbeelding 1 van 3 Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Unsolder remaining connections: stap 11, afbeelding 2 van 3 Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Unsolder remaining connections: stap 11, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • Unsolder one black wire.

    • Pull black wire out from its routed location.

    • Unsolder flex connector

    • Be careful not to overheat the flex circuit. Work in short durations. Allow for cool downs in between if necessary.

    • Some repairs can be performed with the top cover still connected but the flex connection is fragile and easily damaged.

  12. Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Pop up the flash: stap 12, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Push the release button to pop up the flash.

  13. Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Remove flash cover: stap 13, afbeelding 1 van 3 Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Remove flash cover: stap 13, afbeelding 2 van 3 Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Remove flash cover: stap 13, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • Remove two 2.9mm #000 screws.

    • Remove two 4.4 mm #00 screws.

    • Close the flash and lift off the top cover.

  14. Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Remove flash latch: stap 14, afbeelding 1 van 3 Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Remove flash latch: stap 14, afbeelding 2 van 3 Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Remove flash latch: stap 14, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • Remove one 3.4 mm #00 screw.

    • Remove the latch spring.

    • Remove the latch plate. The flash will try to pop up when it is removed.

  15. Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Remove pop up spring: stap 15, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Release the spring arm from the post.

    • Remove the pop up spring.

  16. Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Remove the flash pivot: stap 16, afbeelding 1 van 2 Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Remove the flash pivot: stap 16, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Remove one 3.3 mm #00 screw.

    • Hold the pivot in place while unscrewing.

  17. Pentax ZX-5n Flash Pivot Replacement, Install screw: stap 17, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • When using the 3D printed part supplied on the device page, install a 4mm #00 screw in the end of the pivot to hold it together.

Conclusie

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

2 andere personen hebben deze handleiding voltooid.

Sam Gustafson

Lid sinds: 09/01/22

7.682 Reputatie

42 handleidingen geschreven

0 opmerkingen

Voeg opmerking toe

Weergavestatistieken:

Afgelopen 24 uren: 0

Afgelopen 7 dagen: 7

Afgelopen 30 dagen: 28

Altijd: 613