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HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby

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  1. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Getting started: adım 1, 1 resimden 1.
    • The button has a little prong in the middle that has a recess, and two hooked prongs, that release when turned counter clockwise.

    • To release it, be careful to avoid the extra ring you see around the button. That is part of the sealing assembly.

    • Lift the button carefully with very thin flat screwdriver, or dentist tools, and pry it off while rotating counterclockwise. This shoudl be the result.

  2. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Button retainer: adım 2, 1 resimden 1.
    • Release 2 black screws to release the button retainer.

  3. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Remove button seal: adım 3, 1 resimden 1.
    • Remove the 4 screws that hold the sealing asembly.

    • You now see the on-off button assembly.

  4. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Closeup of main connector.: adım 4, 2 resimden 1. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Closeup of main connector.: adım 4, 2 resimden 2.
    • Here is a close-up of the switch support plate and main camera head to camera body connector.

    • It's glued on to a metal cross, and needs to be carefully removed to allow the body with cable to slide out.

  5. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Remove metal retaining plate: adım 5, 1 resimden 1.
    • If you lift the switch, you can see the metal holding plate, and connector for the camera head below.

    • Carefully pry off the metal plate without damaging the cable and switch button.

    • The long body holds the battery and electronics and locks the camera head in place. So when pulling out the main assembly,, this flat cable and switch needs to be kept free to avoid damage.

  6. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Disconnect video head: adım 6, 1 resimden 1.
    • Lift off the connector carefully, try to use non metal tool to avoid damage.

    • You can see the metal plate is still on here, but easier to remove it first.

    • First time for me, so the sequence of details may be off a little.

  7. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Get out the big tools: adım 7, 1 resimden 1.
    • Put a standard camera connection onto the bottom of the camera, so you have something to pull on.

  8. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, The hard bit: adım 8, 2 resimden 1. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, The hard bit: adım 8, 2 resimden 2.
    • This is a picture from another one we sawed open. You can see the small latches that keeps the main assembly in.

    • Carefully note their position compared to the connector. This will be the most difficult step to remove the main assembly.

  9. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, If in doubt, use brute force: adım 9, 1 resimden 1.
    • You need al least 3 hands. 4 is better for this step.

    • 4 right hands are better than 4 left, unless there are lefthanded people involved. Thanks for the two hands Bro

    • We also tried to push the whole assembly down, there seems to be some movement there, but then you jam it in and you cannot pull it out at the same time...

    • Got fed up and just broke the two latches using my very handy dentist tools. It's kind of round the corner so hard to reach. Again be careful for the connection, but the alignment is approximately the bottom of the camera head connector.

    • I don't think you can do it with a screwdriver.

    • Or better, the lower third of the horizontal part of the cross. Hmm is that clear?

    • The latch is just touching the body at the side of the cross shape.

  10. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Open Sesame: adım 10, 1 resimden 1.
    • Watch out for the record switch now while this slides out!

    • Once the two latches were broken, constant wiggling and pulling started to show the bottom was moving.

    • Careful help of wide spudger, going round and round may help.

    • Keep watching that little cable!

  11. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Victory: adım 11, 2 resimden 1. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Victory: adım 11, 2 resimden 2.
    • and it is out!

    • Note the broken latches.

    • And the poor seal around the speaker (or is it the mic?? Did the water get in there?

  12. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Bottom cap is well attached.: adım 12, 1 resimden 1.
    • You can see the cap is well locked in place on the main assembly, and worse, as I discovered after breaking it.

  13. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Power cable from USB input: adım 13, 2 resimden 1. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Power cable from USB input: adım 13, 2 resimden 2.
    • Gently pry the tape away and pull out the connector for power.

    • Watch out for the earthing strip you can see in the picture.

    • Mine was full of green copper corrosion. Cleaned as best I could and re-inserted. Still very very dead, no charge light, with or without SD card, nothing.

    • Second connector appears to be for the sensors that switch it on when you hold it. Did not touch.

  14. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Bottom cap removal: adım 14, 1 resimden 1.
    • Time to get rough

    • Remove the connector again in preparation to free and remove the bottom cover.

    • If you do it as below, you will break stuff...

    • Using force and unlatching the 3 obvious. Hmm that seems hard...

    • The junk one already has the bottom cap missing, so hard to see where the issue is.

  15. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Why didn't someone tell me this was screwed?: adım 15, 2 resimden 1. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Why didn't someone tell me this was screwed?: adım 15, 2 resimden 2.
    • The right way:

    • Find some really long Phillips 00 screwdrivers. One side has an obvious channel to loosen one of the two screws.

    • Maybe you can get to them when you have squeezed the housing open a little, but not obvious.

  16. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Top cap screw removal - seems hard with standard tools.: adım 16, 2 resimden 1. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Top cap screw removal - seems hard with standard tools.: adım 16, 2 resimden 2.
    • Gently pry some more of the tape away, see also the earthing mesh connecting to the power cable.

    • Open the clips on the plastic holder and the main body folds open.

    • Another view on the bottom cap and the channel to get to these two key screws.

    • Cleaned up some more water damage, but corrosion in too many places.

  17. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Pulling one of the boards off, checking for water damage.: adım 17, 2 resimden 1. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Pulling one of the boards off, checking for water damage.: adım 17, 2 resimden 2.
    • top board is held in with single phillips screw.

    • All damaged. Water dried and corrosion present.

  18. HTC RE Companion Handheld camera disassemby, Camera head tips for the brave.: adım 18, 1 resimden 1.
    • The camera head can only come out once you have the main assembly out. The lens ring has a bajonet connection, seal and glue. Bajonet is anti clockwise to release. All it needs is about 1 mm.

    • Its quite hard to get any kind of grip on it. Leave it in place if you can.

    • Don't touch the 4 screws on the back of the camera head, they hold the sensor to the lens assembly.

    • Here are some pics of the denstist tools I used to break the little latches and get under the button.

Sonuç

The HTC Re is clearly not built for repair, and I see no spares on the Internet for it.

If you have two, and want to build into one.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. Add small dot of glue to put the metal cross onto the switch after the main body has been inserted and the switch is sticking out of the opening.

Put some extra glue such as hotmelt on the bottom cap, as the broken latches will make it possible for the thing to come apart.

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Unusual question here. My dog DESTROYED my HTC Re camera. Im trying to figure out where the batteries are located in the Re camera. I need to know if he might have got to them or not.

dagossett - Yanıt

Hi Daggosett,

Bad dog!

In step 15 and 17 you can see where the battery sits and shape (17, right side), sitting all along the main body of the camera.

If I recall correctly, it sits at the side of the little pinhole - mic, but not 100% sure.

Not much you can do if the dog got a mouthful of the Lithium battery anyway. I would not imagine he would like to ingest any of it.

Hope you both recover.

Mike

Mike B - Yanıt

Great post. Water ingress caused my lens to permanently fog up. Have you had any success taking the lens assembly apart? I think I'll give it a go.

John Berry - Yanıt

Hi John,

No, did not try taking lens apart. See my comments in the huide on the lens.

Perhaps you can try to evaporate it and or absorb.

Like using the rice and warm place trick. (Hairdryer?)

If it is real water droplets - and has salts inside, that will leave residue.

If it is condensed water from another spot...it may work

You could try those 4 screws also I explain to leave alone...

Depends where the water sits.....

Good luck

Mike

Mike B -

my htc re camera is working.

but problem is , its not charging, even after reset .

please help me to rectify this problem

Saurav Naskar - Yanıt

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