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IRECTION GB091046, REVISION 2 VIVID E9 / VIVID E7 BT’13 SERVICE MANUAL
8 - 96 Section 8-6 - Top Console Parts Replacement Overview
8-6-8-2 Remove the Main Controller Board
Follow these steps to remove the Main Controller assembly.
1.) Lift out the Upper OP Panel/Touch Panel Assembly and place it face down on an ESD safe surface.
2.) Remove the back cover by removing the three (3x) fixing screws (Phillips #1) and the two screws.
at the D-SUB connector (3/16 inch nut driver), see: Figure 8-85 "Operator Panel, Upper, seen from
the rear side" on page 8-96.
3.) Lift (pull) the upper part of the cover so you can release it from the four protruding tabs.
NOTE: Take care not to damage the EMC gasketing that goes around the Touch Panel Assembly,
especially during re-assembly.
Figure 8-85 Operator Panel, Upper, seen from the rear side
PULL TO REMOVE
PROTUDING TABS
(NOT VISIBLE IN THIS ILLUSTRATION)