Underwater ROV Remote Repair

by winstonconwell in Circuits > Electronics

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Underwater ROV Remote Repair

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I repaired a underwater ROV remote. The phone-stand had a loose screw which led to instability for the phone stand, and the loose screw touching the circuit board and causing a loss of connection with the ROV. To repair this I took the remote apart, tightened all the screw and put it back together.

Supplies

Chasing Gladius Mini-S remote controller

Phillips Head screw-driver

Opening the Remote

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Unscrew the back panel of the remote control.

Disconnecting Wires

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Disconnect the signal-wire and the power-wire on the backside of the remote.

Disconnecting More Wires

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Disconnect the joystick wires and other control wires.

Removing Circuit Board

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Unscrew the circuit board from the base of the remote.

Fixing the Screw

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Screw in the missing screw on the back panel of the remote to tighten the phone-stand.

Re-connect Wires

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Screw the circuit board in and plug all wires back in.

While re-connecting these wires I encountered one mistake when I re-connected a wire that needed to be re-connected before fastening the screws on the circuit board since it couldn't fit above the circuit board. To overcome this issue I simply loosened one screw and slid the wires underneath part of the circuit board and then re-connected the signal wire.

Last Step

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Re-screw the back panel of the remote to the front panel.