Teenage Engineering OP-Z Volume Potentiometer Replacement

Unlock the four rubber feet by turning them 90° counterclockwise using your thumb or finger tip.

When turning the OP-Z over again the bottom plate should come off by itself (thanks gravity).

Remove the bottom plate including the rubber feet.

Use your fingernail or a spudger to lift the battery on the right side where the notch is.

Remove the battery.

Use your finger or a spudger to push up on the small tab on the bottom of the module.

Lift the module up and out of its recess bottom first.

Remove the module.

Remove the five Torx T4 screws.

Place a spudger in the cutout of the extension module to lift the midframe.

Flip the midframe over to gain access to the flex cable connector underneath.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the flex cable from the front panel assembly.

Use a spudger to disconnect the highway flex cable from the DSP board.

Use the spudger to disconnect the flex cable from the encoder board.

Slowly pry the USB-C connector out of its recess. Use the flat end of a spudger on the small nib on the USB-C board.

Insert the pointy end of the spudger into the line-out jack and lever it up carefully.

The highway flex cable is slightly adhered to the midframe. To remove it, gently push it out from underneath.

Peel the highway flex cable off the midframe and remove it.

Use one arm of a tweezer to lift the small black flap of the ZIF connector.

Use a pair of flat nose tweezers to pull the small flex cable up and out out the ZIF connector.

Grab the volume knob with your fingers or a pair of pliers and pull it off its axle.

Use a spudger to lever up the axle of the volume potentiometer. This way it will clear the frame’s cutout.

Remove the volume potentiometer.