# Matty PKE teardown and IONA comparison (pic intensive) **URL:** \ **Category:** Collectibles\ **Created:** [December 22, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/matty-pke-teardown-and-iona-comparison-pic-intensive/27173 "2010-12-22T03:42:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![jackdoud](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@jackdoud](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/jackdoud)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/matty-pke-teardown-and-iona-comparison-pic-intensive/27173/41 "2011-02-15T15:42:48Z")
> [@Soren](#): > > D’you think there will be a huge price difference if I just get the pke meter and the instructions sent other than the white mailer box sent? 😑 umm…what? Boxes don’t weigh much and the box is pretty much the size of the PKE so I’m guessing no. :whatever: ---
**Author:** ![Soren](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Soren](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Soren)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/matty-pke-teardown-and-iona-comparison-pic-intensive/27173/42 "2011-02-15T19:22:18Z")
> [@jackdoud](#): > > > [@Soren](#): > > > > D’you think there will be a huge price difference if I just get the pke meter and the instructions sent other than the white mailer box sent? > > 😑 umm…what? > > Boxes don’t weigh much and the box is pretty much the size of the PKE so I’m guessing no. :whatever: well, yeah, I got it sent with the box… I wanted all the whishels and bells 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jangell](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jangell](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/jangell)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/matty-pke-teardown-and-iona-comparison-pic-intensive/27173/43 "2013-02-04T20:25:08Z")
> [@jackdoud](#): > > Interior cover removed > > [![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/jackdoud/Ghostbusters\_Matty](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/jackdoud/Ghostbusters_Matty) Teardown\_th\_IMG\_9695.jpg)]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/jackdoud/Ghostbusters\_Matty](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/jackdoud/Ghostbusters_Matty) Teardown\_IMG\_9695.jpg) Resurrecting an old thread here… I recently got a [PKE meter](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/mattel-pke-meter) off of eBay. I plan on dismantling it so I can upgrade some parts. The battery cover came off easily enough by removing the four screws, but I simply can’t figure out how to get the inner back cover off so that I can get to the internals. It seems like it’s glued down, rather than just snapped together. I’m considering resorting to using a heat gun to loosen things up, but I’m afraid I’ll melt the case itself. How did you get your inner back cover off? Thanks! – Joe ---
**Author:** ![jackdoud](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6a8cbe/32.png) [@jackdoud](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/jackdoud)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/matty-pke-teardown-and-iona-comparison-pic-intensive/27173/44 "2013-02-04T22:16:10Z")
> [@jangell](#): > > How did you get your inner back cover off? Unless they changed the design for the second run of PKEs there a second set of 6 screws you have to remove. They’re the 2 holes above and 2 holes below the top 2 batteries and the 2 holes on either side of the lower battery. Basically all the holes that are revealed after taking the battery cover off. ---
**Author:** ![jangell](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jangell](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/jangell)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/matty-pke-teardown-and-iona-comparison-pic-intensive/27173/45 "2013-02-04T22:19:20Z")
> [@jackdoud](#): > > > [@jangell](#): > > > > How did you get your inner back cover off? > > Unless they changed the design for the second run of PKEs there a second set of 6 screws you have to remove. They’re the 2 holes above and 2 holes below the top 2 batteries and the 2 holes on either side of the lower battery. Basically all the holes that are revealed after taking the battery cover off. Ah, so I’m an idiot. 🙂 The screw holes are incredibly obvious, and I didn’t even see them when I was looking at it. Overlooking the obvious does not bode well for my project… Thanks! – Joe ---
**Author:** ![HudgensUSAF](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/hudgensusaf/32/6489_2.png) [@HudgensUSAF](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/HudgensUSAF)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/matty-pke-teardown-and-iona-comparison-pic-intensive/27173/46 "2016-05-24T22:12:02Z")
Has anyone had any problems with their arms when going to the two extended positions? My meter will move to almost fully extended for the mid-range, and then move about an inch more for the fully extended arm range. I was figuring that it was the gearing, but after looking at these and taking mine apart for inspection, I’m leaning more towards bad contact placement on the PCB on the backside of the gearbox. Thoughts? I’ll throw a video in here if you want to see what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![gold333](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gold333](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/gold333)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/matty-pke-teardown-and-iona-comparison-pic-intensive/27173/47 "2016-05-25T01:14:41Z")
Yeah, wouldnt mind a video. The only issue I ever had with mine was it would intermittently cycle the arms up and down when switching on or off. And there are also apparently two different sound chips, one really irritatingly loud and one fainter than the both the trap and wand. Perhaps the differences between v1 and v2 releases. ---
**Author:** ![HudgensUSAF](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/hudgensusaf/32/6489_2.png) [@HudgensUSAF](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/HudgensUSAF)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/matty-pke-teardown-and-iona-comparison-pic-intensive/27173/48 "2016-05-25T01:25:24Z")
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