Capresso Perfectea 260 Control System Replacement

First, take the base of the device and flip it over.

Remove the four 12 mm Phillips #2 screws surrounding the base then lift the bottom half of the base to expose the circuit boards inside the device.

Remove the two 7.5 mm Phillips #2 screws holding in the motherboard

Unplug the wire going into the side of the motherboard

Use the metal spudger to cut open the rubber covering the latch where it clamps onto the copper tab.

Unplug wire at heating element by first using the metal spudger to push the latch in and then pushing it out.

Lift the motherboard out of the device

Remove the two 7.5mm Phillips #2 screws from the metal frame.

Remove the frame from the assembly.

Remove the two 6mm fine thread Phillips #2 screws attaching the small computer chip to the metal frame.

Flip over and remove the 7.5 mm fine thread Phillips #2 screw from the back while holding the 5mm nut on the front securely.

Find the cable that attaches the small computer chip to the heating element connections.

Use the spudger to cut open the rubber coating on the latch where it clamps onto the copper tab.

Insert the metal spudger into the rectangular hole on the latch and push toward the tab (away from the wire) to unbend the tab.

Push the latch off the tab with the spudger.

Identify the two computer chips that connect the two yellow wires to the temperature controls.

Remove the four 5 mm Phillips #1 screws.

Remove the two computer chips from their places.

Find the computer chip over the dial.

Remove the three 6mm Phillips #2 screws.

Remove the computer chip.

Unplug the four cables on the left side of the chip.