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1The base
Turn the base upside down
Remove the rubber feet to expose the screws
Unscrew four corners
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2Step 2
Turn the unit right side up
Pull the blue case up and off
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3Step 3
Pull the yellow face plate up and off
Lay it face down next to the base to access the inside of the connector
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4Step 4
Note the wire colors before de-soldering
White pair on the left
Black pair on the right
Green on the bottom
Bridge the Bottom and Top (Shield?) with a 1M resistor
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5Step 5
To remove the connector:
Plug in the soldering iron cable
Use pliers to squeeze the tabs
Wiggle from the tab side and pull gently from the cable side
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6Step 6
Push in the new connector
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7Step 7
Unscrew the PCB
Screw on the connector's locking nut
Replace the PCB
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8Step 8
Heat-shrink over the 1M resistor (910k...close enough)
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9Step 9
Re-solder the connections onto their corresponding pins
(This is when I realized... the shield of this connector does not have a dedicated pin. So in this configuration the resistor is rendered useless. One day I'll move the resistor from the center pin to the connector casing directly.....maybe)
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10On to the cable...
Use a small flat screwdriver to pry up the black tab
Pull the black sleeve towards the cable to reveal the innards
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