Polaroid One-Step 600

The Polaroid One-Step 600 Camera takes and develops its own pictures. It features an automatic flash as well as a special lens for close up photos.

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Polaroid One-Step 600 Teardown

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Edit Step 1 — Polaroid One-Step 600 Teardown ¶

Open the flash/lens compartment of the Polaroid camera to a 30 degree angle with the horizontal.

Edit Step 2 ¶

Separate the flash section of the camera from the main body by unhooking the sides.
BE CAREFUL NOT TO YANK THE TWO SECTIONS APART BECAUSE THE BAND WIRE STILL ATTACHES THEM!

Edit Step 3 ¶

Open the battery/ cartridge compartment fully.

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Insert spudger in between face of camera and sides where the four tabs are located.

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Once tabs are released, pull face of camera straight out.

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Remove the capture button if it did not pop out when you removed the face.
There are two pieces to the capture button and both should be removed.

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To remove the back of the camera, you have to find the tabs located near the hinges of the battery and film compartment.
Using a screw driver, pry the tabs of the outer case away from the metal frame.
Once the tabs are removed slide the metal frame forward.

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Remove the battery and film compartment latch
Pull the metal frame away from the case.
The entire case will come off but the flash compartment will come with the insides of the camera.

Edit Step 9 ¶

Using a spudger, pop the battery and film cartridge hatch from its hinges.
The tabs are located at the bottom of the metal frame.

Edit Step 10 ¶

Remove the sight by lifting it straight up.
Follow the red wire from the flash compartment
Take the red wire off of the 2 hooks
Slide the uncovered wire end out of the small brass clip. Move wire away from camera.

Edit Step 11 ¶

Follow the black wire from flash bulb to the back of the case.
When you find the brass tab, pull it up. When the tab is free, remove the tab from the black wire.

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Follow the metal band from the flash compartment to the brass tab.
Unhook the wire on the left of the brass tab.
Remove the metal band from behind the brass clip.
Set the now detached flash compartment to the side.
Pull the brass tab up and out like the first one and remove the uncovered wire.

Edit Step 13 ¶

Slide the brightness adjuster to right and off the camera.
Use the pointed end of the spudger to lift a small latch located next to the bottom of lenz plate
Then find the small latch located below the plastic bridge that is over the shutter mechanism
This latch is small and is hard to see but you just have to push it with the pointed end of the spudger to unlatch it.

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Using the pointed end of the spudger, pull the band wire out of the electric motor.
In the same manner as above, remove the band wire from the plastic extension.

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Rotate the lens plate up to unhook the plat from two tabs located at the top of the plate.
Remove the lens plate, flash compartment and wires from the camera.

Edit Step 16 ¶

Follow the uncovered wire around the side of the camera
Remove the metal spring tab next to the counter
Remove the brass tab by lifting the top piece over the notch and sliding back.

Edit Step 17 ¶

Locate the small brass tab with the uncovered wire running through it.
Remove the wire by sliding under the hooks.
then unhook the uncovered wire from the the final latch located on the top of the plastic extension.

Edit Step 18 ¶

The cameras insides could now be in two major pieces.
The Pyramid and the lens plate

Edit Step 19 ¶

The top of the pyramid has cover that can be lifted off
Below is the mirror which is held in by a tab.
Lift the tab with the spudger and pop out the mirror.
If you intend to reassemble the camera make sure the mirror is completely clean without any spots or fingerprints because they will affect the quality of your pictures.

Edit Step 20 ¶

There are 4 tabs total that must be removed for the next step
The first is directly under the spring mounted at the back left of the camera
The next is located on the front of the plastic extension
The third tab is used to connect the metal frame to the outer plastic

Edit Step 21 ¶

The final tab holds several spring loaded pieces together, these may pop out the moment the tab is released.
The final tab is located below the backside of the photo-counter dial.
The numbers will be right side up if you are looking in the right direction.
Once all four tabs are removed the plate pulls out from the slot in the rear.

Edit Step 22 ¶

Lift the large gear away from its pin
The next piece is loaded with a small spring.
Carefully lift the "Y" shaped plastic piece from its pin and pull the spring from the pin as it is removed.

Edit Step 23 ¶

Remove the Spring attached to the photo-counter dial.
Lift the photo-counter Dial off of its pin.

Edit Step 24 ¶

Remove the spring attached to the film eject metal slide.
Remove the film eject metal slide

Edit Step 25 ¶

Remove the plastic extension by pulling it from the slot in the rear of the camera.

Edit Step 26 ¶

Remove the metal gear from the gear set.
Pull the "L" shaped black plastic piece off of its pin.

Edit Step 27 ¶

There are four gears to remove.
The gear on the left goes first, followed by the the right.
The right gear has a small leaf spring between it and the gear below it.
Then remove the black gear and then the last white gear.

Edit Step 28 ¶

Using the pointed end of the spudger, press the clip that is beneath all the gears next to the electric motor gear.
Lift the plastic box containing several long metal tabs
Then slide the box out.

Edit Step 29 ¶

Pull the electric motor straight out of the plastic piece.

Edit Step 30 ¶

Remove the spring located in the middle of the plastic mechanism.
Remove the two loose plastic pieces.

Edit Step 31 ¶

To remove the metal frame, press the two tabs with the spudger and slide it forward.

Edit Step 32 ¶

With the point of the spudger, remove the band wire from the solenoid.
Remove the small LED from its clip, and then lift the flat wire array and the flash compartment away from the back of the lens plate.

Edit Step 33 ¶

Remove the solenoid from the back of the lens plate by removing the two tabs.

Edit Step 34 ¶

Remove the lens by pressing the tab.
CAUTION: The lens may pop out when the tab is released.
Remove the back of the lens plate by unhooking the three clips that hold it together.
CAUTION: The Shutter leaves may fall out during this step.