A few of ours bit the dust, literally. A few hot summer outdoor events and the fans and lenses were getting extremely dusty.
Shown here is a video guide and series of pictures on how to navigate the inner workings of the projector. I took some pictures and video of the process. Please be careful. Have the right tools and take your time and precautions.
Check out all the steps before diving in.
Find a good place to keep your screws safe!
So dusty inside...
An air compressor works nicely at a low PSI. Else, a small fortune in Dust Off.
Carefully disconnect all the motherboard pins connections.
IR Sensor for projector remote. Notice only three wires.
On of the most sensitive step is removing these ribbon cables. The connectors and ribbons are very fragile. They might as well cost $1,500 since you will be hard pressed to replace them if they do.
Hold a screw driver in place to keep the fans from going crazy. Also, to prevent any energy being generated by spinning them and harming any electronics.
A much better way to take this apart is shown in the video.
DO NOT REMOVE THIS SCREW!
It is used for calibration purposes.
Lots of dust in the lens too!
Temperature sensor.
Light engine lens and mirror assembly.
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