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Flip the console over and remove the 8 screws from the bottom. Note: my ColecoVision only had 6 screws on the bottom, but there are 8 screwholes so I assume I was missing a couple screws.
 
Flip the console over and remove the 8 screws from the bottom. Note: my ColecoVision only had 6 screws on the bottom, but there are 8 screwholes so I assume I was missing a couple screws.
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==Step 2 - Remove the top==
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Removing the top is easier said than done. The top of the case is still secured to the bottom because of a plastic rim which protrudes into the front panel (the part that says ColecoVision) and prevents the top from being lifted. The easiest thing to do is to remove the 3 screws securing the front panel to the case, which will allow you to remove the top of the case effortlessly. To do this, however, would require you to remove the entire front label to gain access to the screws, permanently damaging the case. If you choose to go this route, I highly suggest that you do not replace the middle screw during reassembly so that in the future you only have to peel back the edges of the label to remove the front panel. For those of us who want to avoid damaging the most visual part of the [[ColecoVision]], there is luckily a better, albeit trickier, way.

Revision as of 19:53, 25 July 2013

This is a stub.

This is a guide for completely dismantling a ColecoVision to gain access to the motherboard and to be able to clean the inside of the case. Opening the console is fairly straightforward with the only complication being removing the top of the case.

Tool needed:

  • A large Phillips-head screwdriver

Step 1 - Remove bottom screws

Colecovision-teardown02.jpg

Flip the console over and remove the 8 screws from the bottom. Note: my ColecoVision only had 6 screws on the bottom, but there are 8 screwholes so I assume I was missing a couple screws.

Step 2 - Remove the top

Removing the top is easier said than done. The top of the case is still secured to the bottom because of a plastic rim which protrudes into the front panel (the part that says ColecoVision) and prevents the top from being lifted. The easiest thing to do is to remove the 3 screws securing the front panel to the case, which will allow you to remove the top of the case effortlessly. To do this, however, would require you to remove the entire front label to gain access to the screws, permanently damaging the case. If you choose to go this route, I highly suggest that you do not replace the middle screw during reassembly so that in the future you only have to peel back the edges of the label to remove the front panel. For those of us who want to avoid damaging the most visual part of the ColecoVision, there is luckily a better, albeit trickier, way.