Hover-1 Titan Left Gyroscope Replacement - iFixit Repair Guide

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Introduction

If your hoverboard will not turn on, retain a charge, move, or spin properly, use this guide to help replace your Hover-1 Titan gyroscope/motherboard.

What you need

1. Step 1 Bottom Left Panel
  Flip the hoverboard so the bottom is facing up.
  
  The left side is the side that has the charge port. There is also an "L" on the metal plate underneath the wires.
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2. Step 2
  Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the two 14 mm screws located closest to the center of the hoverboard.
  
  Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the four 12 mm screws located in the middle of the panel.
  
  Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove two 15 mm screws located closest to the wheel.
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3. Step 3
  Grip the bottom left panel and lift up to remove.
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1. Step 4 Left Gyroscope and Motherboard
  Unplug the battery from the gyroscope by holding the yellow connector and pulling apart.
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3. Step 5
  Remove four 12 mm Phillips #1 head screws from the corners of the green gyroscope/motherboard.
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4. Step 6
  Unplug the bottom right connector by squeezing it and pulling it away from the board.
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5. Step 7
  Unplug the light connector by squeezing it and pulling away from the board.
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6. Step 8
  Unplug the blue and white wires by squeezing the connector and pulling away from the board.
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7. Step 9
  Unplug the small white connector by squeezing it and pulling away from the board.
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8. Step 10
  Unplug the plug in the red connector.
  
  The red plug is glued to the board, so this step will require extra force.
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9. Step 11
  Unplug the charging cable connector by squeezing it and pulling it away from the board.
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10. Step 12
  Cut the cable tie.
  
  Unplug the remaining wires.
  
  The connectors for the remaining wires are in the rubber covers.
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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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2 Guide Comments

I’ve got an active broken on the cover not the one to to speaker the other one. Does anyone know where is terminates. I can’t see where it came from. It can only reach the circuit board or the active of the speaker.

Mark - Jun 6, 2020 Reply Share

Where do you buy the board?

eden11 - Jan 1, 2021 Reply Share

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