Amazon Echo Led Microphone Board Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour

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Power and Speaker Driver Board
6 steps
Motherboard
5 steps
LED/Microphone Board
6 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Power and Speaker Driver Board

Power off and unplug your Echo before disassembly. Failure to do so could result in injury or damage to the device.
Peel off the rubber footing from the bottom of the Echo.
Do not pull the rubber footing too hard, as it could stretch out of shape. Use a spudger to help remove the foot if you have any trouble.

Power off and unplug your Echo before disassembly. Failure to do so could result in injury or damage to the device.

Peel off the rubber footing from the bottom of the Echo.

Do not pull the rubber footing too hard, as it could stretch out of shape. Use a spudger to help remove the foot if you have any trouble.

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Step 2

Remove the four 42.8 mm T10 Torx screws from the bottom of the Echo.

Remove the four 42.8 mm T10 Torx screws from the bottom of the Echo.

Step 3

Slowly lift the plate containing the board. Be careful not to disconnect any of the wires.

Slowly lift the plate containing the board. Be careful not to disconnect any of the wires.

Step 4

Using tweezers, carefully disconnect the two red and black cables from their sockets on the board.
Tugging on the wires may damage the device. Pull from the plastic connectors instead.

Using tweezers, carefully disconnect the two red and black cables from their sockets on the board.

Tugging on the wires may damage the device. Pull from the plastic connectors instead.

Step 5

Lift the brown plastic latch on the ZIF connector securing the driver board ribbon cable.
Pull the ribbon cable from its connector. The plate and board should now be free from the Echo.

Lift the brown plastic latch on the ZIF connector securing the driver board ribbon cable.

Pull the ribbon cable from its connector. The plate and board should now be free from the Echo.

Step 6

Using the spudger, pull back the two plastic clips on the plate.
Lift the board up and pull it away from the plate.

Using the spudger, pull back the two plastic clips on the plate.

Lift the board up and pull it away from the plate.

Step 7

              Motherboard

Remove the plastic plate from the bottom of the device. Then remove the plastic shrouding.

Remove the plastic plate from the bottom of the device. Then remove the plastic shrouding.

Step 8

Peel off the black fabric wrapped around the device.
Be careful not to rip the fabric. Use a spudger to help remove the adhesive if you have any trouble.

Peel off the black fabric wrapped around the device.

Be careful not to rip the fabric. Use a spudger to help remove the adhesive if you have any trouble.

Step 9

Remove the four 9.7 mm T10 screws.

Remove the four 9.7 mm T10 screws.

Step 10

Lift the brown and black plastic latches securing the ZIF connectors at each end of the motherboard.
Pull the two ribbon cables from their connectors on the motherboard.

Lift the brown and black plastic latches securing the ZIF connectors at each end of the motherboard.

Pull the two ribbon cables from their connectors on the motherboard.

Step 11

Lift the motherboard up from the Echo.

Lift the motherboard up from the Echo.

Step 12

              LED/Microphone Board

Remove the 9.7 mm T10 Torx screw from the opposite side of the Echo.

Remove the 9.7 mm T10 Torx screw from the opposite side of the Echo.

Step 13

Unclip and remove the top volume ring assembly from the Echo.

Unclip and remove the top volume ring assembly from the Echo.

Step 14

Unscrew the four 9.7 mm T9 torx screws from the bottom of the volume ring assembly.

Unscrew the four 9.7 mm T9 torx screws from the bottom of the volume ring assembly.

Step 15

Turn the assembly over and lift up the plate with the buttons.

Turn the assembly over and lift up the plate with the buttons.

Step 16

Turn the plate over, then lift and remove black gear and the white plastic ring.

Turn the plate over, then lift and remove black gear and the white plastic ring.

Step 17

Remove the ribbon cable by lifting the brown latch on the ZIF connector.
Lift the LED/Microphone board from the plate.

Remove the ribbon cable by lifting the brown latch on the ZIF connector.

Lift the LED/Microphone board from the plate.

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

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JaxyB - Jan 9, 2021

So in Step 15, I’m having a problem reassembling the Plate with buttons back into the volume ring… can someone give me any tricks/pointers please?

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