Preparation:

1. Unplug the console and turn it’s power to on, this will de-energize the caps and make it safer to work on.

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2. Remove 6 philips screws holding console shell together.

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3. Set top shell half aside.

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4. Remove all screws holding RF shielding in place, usually 7 but early consoles have 8.

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5. RF shield can be set aside.

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6. Remove the 2 screws holding down the RF module.

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7. Remove 6 screws holding cart tray and connector in place.

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8. Take note of the longer screws and location, most of the time they are a silver color, but they are the same color as the rest on early consoles.

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9. Remove tray and set aside.

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10. Remove cart connector (ZIF) and set aside or discard if replacing with new one.

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11. Raise motherboard and remove the 2 controller and 1 power/reset wire connectors.

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12. Set motherboard aside.

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13. Bottom RF sheilding cannot be reused with the Hi-Def NES kit so discard it or put in storage.

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This is a good time to clean all the parts of the console.