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Brother PT-90 Personal Labeler Disassembly

Introduction

This is an easy-to-teardown device and shows you the inner workings of the label maker. The main components are batteries and the label cartridge for the tape, and a few screws to further tear down the device.

What you need

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    • Start with your device off. The screen should be blank and not displaying anything.

    • Turn the device over so it's resting face down.

    • You should be able to see the model name of the label-maker, as well as a window in which you can view the label cartridge.

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    • Using your thumb, press in and then upward on the fastener at the top of the device. The back of the device should come off easily.

    • Remove the 4 batteries located on the left side of the device.

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    • To remove the label cartridge from the device, use a plastic opening tool from your iFixit tool kit.

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    • Attach the J1 Screwdriver Bit to the extension tool from your tool kit.

    • Remove all of the screws from the back of the device.

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    • Once the screws have been removed, press as shown on the fastener.

    • Carefully open the device.

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