SONY Alpha NEX-3N Flash Assembly Replacement

Remove battery and card

Right side, remove 1 M1.4x3.7 screw

Left side, remove 3 M1.4x3.7 screws

Bottom side, remove 5 M1.4x3.7 screws, including 2 in battery bay. 2 of them out of this photo, you can find them.

Pop the flash.

In flash room, remove 1 (one) M1.4x3.8 black screw.

Remove LCD hinge cover, by sliding to the left.

Remove back cover, actually just a plastic frame.

Remove 1 M1.4x2 screw

Remove another M1.4x2 screw, sorry for the angle.

Loosen LCD assemble with caution!

Release FPC cable, the connector is flip type.

The LCD assembly

After unscrew 4pcs screw you will remove the steel black plate, then slowly pull the black frame there to see the ribbon stripe.

Slowly pull the very fragile ribbon lock which i marking with the blue boxes. around just 1mm to unlock the ribbon.. unlucky i broke mine..

you can see the ribbon already pull out but be carefull with the others 2 ribbon when your try to pull out this ribbon.

the the circle marker that show others ribbon you need to be carefull. goodluck!

Remove 3 M1.4x3.6 black screws, 2 of them out of focus

Slide the flash assembly backwards with caution.

Detach flash FPC by pulling it out of the socket.

Then remove the flash assembly.

Remove that part whatever called, by sliding it backwards.