Installing Casio CTK-501 Battery Connection

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If the battery area has been damaged you might have to repair the connection to the circuit board that collects all the power for the keyboard.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Bottom Panel  ¶ 

  • Flip the keyboard upside down so the bottom is angled towards you.

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  • Use a #2 Phillips screwdriver to remove the twenty-seven 12 mm screws from the dark gray bottom panel.

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  • Remove the bottom panel by lifting the bottom panel up and outward from yourself.

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  • Flip the entire keyboard so the keys face up, and be careful not to let the bottom drop.

  • Flip the top half of the keyboard and set onto the bottom half with the internal parts facing up.

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Add Note Edit Step 5 — Battery Connection  ¶ 

  • Plug in the soldering iron and set it somewhere safe where it can't catch anything on fire.

  • Unscrew the top green circuit board with black and red wires running into it.

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  • Set the circuit board somewhere flat so it is safe to solder.

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  • Heat up the solder covering the end of the wires connected to the circuit board. Once the solder melts, remove the wires from the circuit board.

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Add Note Edit Step 8  ¶ 

  • Melt new solder with your soldering iron, then apply it over the tip of the wire touching the circuit board.

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