When a flashlight was aimed agains it,you could see this
as a very weak light. Otherwise it showed just black noise.
As the PCGA-UVC11A is much cheaper than the spare-part from sony I decided the go for it as other people had reported success.
As I guess that all people need to replace their CCD’s sooner or later I thought it could be of common interest how to do this as smooth as possible
Here is how I did it:
First lift and turn the two rubber buttons on the UVC11A.
Then remove the two screw below, I used a PH000 screwdriver for all screws:
The USB-cable it removed by just pulling the connector out:
Lift the black part upwards:
Released position:
Remove the cable to the CCD-sensor
Remove to the cable to the microphone.
Remove the screw that holds the CCD:
And pull the CCD-out, now your finished with the UVC11A!
Lets start with the TR!
Place the motioneye upward with the screen folded down:
Here is a little trick, there are hooks that keeps the cover in place,
but in one edge there is a hook missing (arrow):
Therefore: to remove the cover, place the motioneye in such angle that
the right part in the picture below is free to slide toward the camera.
Keep the angle of the motion eye and bend up the lower left(picture above) or lower right(picture below) corner.
Simultaneously, slide the cover to right.
Remove the two screws in the picture below:
With your nail, broaden the “crack”:
With some fiddeling the cover can be removed by pushing the cover slightly down, and then up:
These is probably a cable that cover the CCD’s screw.
Remove the screw (red arrow) so that the screw (yellow arrow) that holds the CCD can be removed.
Now raise the flap the same way as on the PCGA-UVC11A:
Old (right) and new (left) CCD:s.
Place and fasten the new CCD
With a plier, place the flexcable into the connector and place the flap back:
The tin-coated pads on the flexfilm should be heading towards you when inserted.
This doesn’t fit nicely but it works!
Place the cover back:
Push the lower part of the cover.
Fasten the two screws:
Slide the cover back (use the same angle as previously)
Your done!
Hopefully this new cam will last longer….
/Bushman
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