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8

Time Required

                          9 minutes

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  • Aether Cone Speaker Disassembly
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the Rubber Foot
  • It is held on with some double sided adhesive tape, just peel it back carefully from a corner
  • Then remove all the screws shown in the picture

It is held on with some double sided adhesive tape, just peel it back carefully from a corner

Then remove all the screws shown in the picture

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Step 2

              Remove frame screws and PCB
  • Next remove the small circuit board on the end of the silver ribbon cable, it is held on with some more double sided adhesive
  • Then remove the two allen head bolts hidden inside the case that hold the outer casing to the mid frame.

Next remove the small circuit board on the end of the silver ribbon cable, it is held on with some more double sided adhesive

Then remove the two allen head bolts hidden inside the case that hold the outer casing to the mid frame.

Step 3

              remove case form midframe
  • Remove the ribbon cable and the connector holding the case to the mid frame

Remove the ribbon cable and the connector holding the case to the mid frame

Step 4

              remove battery support screws
  • undo the screws that hold the metal bracket in place and then disconnect the battery.
  • The battery can then be gently pulled off the mid frame as it is held on by double sided adhesive foam tape.
  • The battery is a 7.2v 5200mah battery consisting of 4 18650 cells.

undo the screws that hold the metal bracket in place and then disconnect the battery.

The battery can then be gently pulled off the mid frame as it is held on by double sided adhesive foam tape.

The battery is a 7.2v 5200mah battery consisting of 4 18650 cells.

Step 5

              Disconnect cables
  • Remove the connectors plugged into the main circuit board

Remove the connectors plugged into the main circuit board

Step 6

              Remove PCB
  • remove the screws and the main circuit board can be taken off the mid frame.
  • Hopefully the photos can help with identifying the chips

remove the screws and the main circuit board can be taken off the mid frame.

Hopefully the photos can help with identifying the chips

Step 7

              Remove mid frame screws
  • remove all the long screws around the mid frame
  • The midframe can then be lifted off

remove all the long screws around the mid frame

The midframe can then be lifted off

Step 8

              Remove the mid frame
  • this then reveals the two tweeters and the 3 inch driver which provides the excellent sound quality.

this then reveals the two tweeters and the 3 inch driver which provides the excellent sound quality.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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peteandmika - Oct 30, 2018

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it would be great to get access to the firmware to enable the microphone and make it work as an assistant via Google API or Alexa API

s_bell1 - Dec 26, 2019

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alainsworth - May 15, 2020

I also want to know if this is possible.

I’ve got four of these around the house but connected via bluetooth (which is pretty unstable) they are not in sync.

Would be great to be able to plug directly into an amazon dot?

Any suggestions for a work around would be great?

Russ - Jul 2, 2020

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Mine has stopped charging so is only usable plugged in. Is this a common problem can it be fixed easily? I checked various voltages on the battery board but cant find any reference to what they should be.

Glen Shepherd - Aug 8, 2021

Mine stopped charging too. I just changed all the batteries and it all works fine again now.