Comments on: How To Take Apart the Flip Video Ultra http://www.geeked.info/how-to-take-apart-the-flip-video-ultra/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:57:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: diputsboy http://www.geeked.info/how-to-take-apart-the-flip-video-ultra/comment-page-1/#comment-11282 diputsboy Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:20:43 +0000 http://www.geeked.info/?p=850#comment-11282 Disassembling the Flip Ultra HD is essentially the same. Once you get the back off and expose the circuit board there are 3 screws near the bottom of the CB to get, and 3 above the LCD to get. The last is under the LCD itself. The LCD screen should just flip forward with a good shake, exposing the last screw to get. <br><br>My first Ultra HD is ruined because the 1/4" 20 mount on the bottom, believe it or not. I'd been attaching the camera to a NOGA arm and by using the locking shoe against the bottom of the camera the mount started rotating inside the camera. Well, the mount's holding system is poorly designed so it doesn't hold well, plus it sits RIGHT NEXT TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD! So I damaged the board when the mount began to rotate rendering the buttons useless. <br><br>My new Ultra HD I've cracked open, and filled the area surrounding the mount on the inside with Gorilla Glue, which expands and becomes extremely ridged. Hopefully, this will solve the mount problem... that and not wrenching down the locking shoe so tightly. Disassembling the Flip Ultra HD is essentially the same. Once you get the back off and expose the circuit board there are 3 screws near the bottom of the CB to get, and 3 above the LCD to get. The last is under the LCD itself. The LCD screen should just flip forward with a good shake, exposing the last screw to get.

My first Ultra HD is ruined because the 1/4″ 20 mount on the bottom, believe it or not. I'd been attaching the camera to a NOGA arm and by using the locking shoe against the bottom of the camera the mount started rotating inside the camera. Well, the mount's holding system is poorly designed so it doesn't hold well, plus it sits RIGHT NEXT TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD! So I damaged the board when the mount began to rotate rendering the buttons useless.

My new Ultra HD I've cracked open, and filled the area surrounding the mount on the inside with Gorilla Glue, which expands and becomes extremely ridged. Hopefully, this will solve the mount problem… that and not wrenching down the locking shoe so tightly.

]]> By: diputsboy http://www.geeked.info/how-to-take-apart-the-flip-video-ultra/comment-page-1/#comment-11281 diputsboy Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:12:08 +0000 http://www.geeked.info/?p=850#comment-11281 Disassembling the Flip Ultra HD is essentially the same. Once you get the back off and expose the circuit board there are 3 screws near the bottom of the CB to get, and 3 above the LCD to get. The last is under the LCD itself. The LCD screen should just flip forward with a good shake, exposing the last screw to get. <br><br>My first Ultra HD is ruined because the 1/4" 20 mount on the bottom, believe it or not. I'd been attaching the camera to a NOGA arm and by using the locking shoe against the bottom of the camera the mount started rotating inside the camera. Well, the mount's holding system is poorly designed so it doesn't hold well, plus it sits RIGHT NEXT TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD! So I damaged the board when the mount began to rotate rendering the buttons useless. <br><br>My new Ultra HD I've cracked open, and filled the area surrounding the mount on the inside with Gorilla Glue, which expands and becomes extremely ridged. Hopefully, this will solve the mount problem... that and not wrenching down the locking shoe so tightly. Disassembling the Flip Ultra HD is essentially the same. Once you get the back off and expose the circuit board there are 3 screws near the bottom of the CB to get, and 3 above the LCD to get. The last is under the LCD itself. The LCD screen should just flip forward with a good shake, exposing the last screw to get.

My first Ultra HD is ruined because the 1/4″ 20 mount on the bottom, believe it or not. I'd been attaching the camera to a NOGA arm and by using the locking shoe against the bottom of the camera the mount started rotating inside the camera. Well, the mount's holding system is poorly designed so it doesn't hold well, plus it sits RIGHT NEXT TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD! So I damaged the board when the mount began to rotate rendering the buttons useless.

My new Ultra HD I've cracked open, and filled the area surrounding the mount on the inside with Gorilla Glue, which expands and becomes extremely ridged. Hopefully, this will solve the mount problem… that and not wrenching down the locking shoe so tightly.

]]> By: jakeiscool http://www.geeked.info/how-to-take-apart-the-flip-video-ultra/comment-page-1/#comment-11011 jakeiscool Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:31:51 +0000 http://www.geeked.info/?p=850#comment-11011 do you know how take apart the flip minoHD do you know how take apart the flip minoHD

]]> By: edrabbit http://www.geeked.info/how-to-take-apart-the-flip-video-ultra/comment-page-1/#comment-10982 edrabbit Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:34:48 +0000 http://www.geeked.info/?p=850#comment-10982 Unfortunately I don't. If you do find someone who does, share a link! :) Unfortunately I don't. If you do find someone who does, share a link! :)

]]> By: edrabbit http://www.geeked.info/how-to-take-apart-the-flip-video-ultra/comment-page-1/#comment-10981 edrabbit Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:34:11 +0000 http://www.geeked.info/?p=850#comment-10981 Thanks steven! Always good to know that something might not be my fault. :) Thanks steven! Always good to know that something might not be my fault. :)

]]> By: steven30 http://www.geeked.info/how-to-take-apart-the-flip-video-ultra/comment-page-1/#comment-10980 steven30 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:14:02 +0000 http://www.geeked.info/?p=850#comment-10980 Great instructions. I noticed you use Energizer 2000 mA recharables. I use the same, great (camera-hacking) minds think alike. 8-) I also wanted to add that one of your steps mentioned that you damaged a screw mount by tightening the screw too much. You may not have caused as much of the problem as you thought. On my camera, that same screw mount was cracked, the first time I took the camera apart. Maybe yours was too. Anyway, thanks again. Great instructions. I noticed you use Energizer 2000 mA recharables. I use the same, great (camera-hacking) minds think alike. 8-) I also wanted to add that one of your steps mentioned that you damaged a screw mount by tightening the screw too much. You may not have caused as much of the problem as you thought. On my camera, that same screw mount was cracked, the first time I took the camera apart. Maybe yours was too. Anyway, thanks again.

]]> By: Mark http://www.geeked.info/how-to-take-apart-the-flip-video-ultra/comment-page-1/#comment-10820 Mark Mon, 04 May 2009 01:28:27 +0000 http://www.geeked.info/?p=850#comment-10820 do you have a modification to be able<br>to add an external microphone, or know<br>someone who does do you have a modification to be able
to add an external microphone, or know
someone who does

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