Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          20 - 30 minutes

Sections

2

  • Bottom Cover
  • 5 steps
  • Circuit Board
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Bottom Cover
  • Place The Claw in upright position with controls facing you.

Place The Claw in upright position with controls facing you.

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Step 2

  • Gently flip The Claw machine upside down with the controls facing you.

Gently flip The Claw machine upside down with the controls facing you.

Step 3

  • Remove all ten screws from the bottom cover using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
  • You will need a screwdriver with a long thin neck to fit in the screw holes.

Remove all ten screws from the bottom cover using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

You will need a screwdriver with a long thin neck to fit in the screw holes.

Step 4

  • Slide the bottom cover off to the side.
  • Do not completely remove bottom cover as it is still connected to wires.

Slide the bottom cover off to the side.

Do not completely remove bottom cover as it is still connected to wires.

Step 5

  • Complete removal of the bottom cover is not necessary, however if you feel you need to take the cover completely off the machine to complete your task it can be done by the following process.
  • You will need to cut the two green wires attached to the music player.
  • Then you will need to cut the white wire that leads to the battery compartment.
  • Finally you will need to cut the black wire leading to the battery compartment as well.
  • The complete removal of the bottom cover requires the cutting and soldering of wires. For help with soldering reference: How To Solder and Desolder Connections.

Complete removal of the bottom cover is not necessary, however if you feel you need to take the cover completely off the machine to complete your task it can be done by the following process.

You will need to cut the two green wires attached to the music player.

Then you will need to cut the white wire that leads to the battery compartment.

Finally you will need to cut the black wire leading to the battery compartment as well.

The complete removal of the bottom cover requires the cutting and soldering of wires. For help with soldering reference: How To Solder and Desolder Connections.

Step 6

              Circuit Board
  • Once you have removed the bottom cover you should have clear access to the circuit board.
  • Locate the circuit board in the bottom of The Claw machine.

Once you have removed the bottom cover you should have clear access to the circuit board.

Locate the circuit board in the bottom of The Claw machine.

Step 7

  • Locate the screws that hold the circuit board in place.

Locate the screws that hold the circuit board in place.

Step 8

  • Be sure to turn off the device and remove the batteries before reaching into the device with your hands or any metal tools.
  • Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the four 6mm that hold the circuit board in place.
  • You will also need to cut all of the wires leading to the circuit board to completely remove it.

Be sure to turn off the device and remove the batteries before reaching into the device with your hands or any metal tools.

Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the four 6mm that hold the circuit board in place.

You will also need to cut all of the wires leading to the circuit board to completely remove it.

Step 9

  • Remove the circuit board.
  • The removal of the circuit board requires the cutting of existing wires and soldering new wires to the new board. For help with soldering reference: How To Solder and Desolder Connections.

Remove the circuit board.

The removal of the circuit board requires the cutting of existing wires and soldering new wires to the new board. For help with soldering reference: How To Solder and Desolder Connections.

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

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Dyn4mic Universe - May 31, 2018

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I accidentally cut the wires where the motors are and now can not figure out which go where, is there a diagram or drawling of where each wire goes?

Nathan Riffel - Jul 5, 2021

Did you ever find a diagram for this? I would like to have one also….

Bill B. - Mar 15, 2022

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Does anybody know where to get the replacement switches for these?

Allison Rousseau - Apr 3, 2022

Same. I am in need of the replacements as well.