Difficulty
Difficult
Steps
9
Time Required
30 minutes - 1 hour
Sections
2
- Battery
- 5 steps
- Micro USB Jack
- 4 steps
Flags
1
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Hold the speaker firmly and wedge a plastic opening tool in between the faceplate and the body of the speaker.
- Move the tool back and forth along the entire perimeter of the face plate until you feel the plate loosen, then pry the plate off.
Hold the speaker firmly and wedge a plastic opening tool in between the faceplate and the body of the speaker.
Move the tool back and forth along the entire perimeter of the face plate until you feel the plate loosen, then pry the plate off.
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Step 2
- Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the four black 10mm screws around each of speakers.
- Using a Phillps #1 screwdriver, remove the four black 10mm screws securing the inside panel to the case.
Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the four black 10mm screws around each of speakers.
Using a Phillps #1 screwdriver, remove the four black 10mm screws securing the inside panel to the case.
Step 3
- Tilt the case downwards until the speakers fall out of their housings.
- Reach your thumb and forefinger past the speakers and detach the front speaker panel from the unit.
Tilt the case downwards until the speakers fall out of their housings.
Reach your thumb and forefinger past the speakers and detach the front speaker panel from the unit.
Step 4
- Gently pull each plastic connector from the motherboard.
- Take a note of which connector goes with each component for easy reassembly.
- Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove each of the three black 9.6mm screws from the motherboard.
Gently pull each plastic connector from the motherboard.
Take a note of which connector goes with each component for easy reassembly.
Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove each of the three black 9.6mm screws from the motherboard.
Step 5
- Lift the motherboard off the face plate, exposing the battery.
- Lift the battery out of its housing.
- Use caution when using tools around the battery; batteries can be dangerous if punctured.
Lift the motherboard off the face plate, exposing the battery.
Lift the battery out of its housing.
Use caution when using tools around the battery; batteries can be dangerous if punctured.
Step 6
Micro USB Jack
- Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the two black 10mm screws on the interior of the case on the side with the USB and AUX inputs.
- Use the plastic opening tool and tweezers at different points to work the audio input casing off.
Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the two black 10mm screws on the interior of the case on the side with the USB and AUX inputs.
Use the plastic opening tool and tweezers at different points to work the audio input casing off.
Step 7
- Use your fingers to pull casing off by the ribbon.
- Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the two 7.6mm screws that hold the board in place.
Use your fingers to pull casing off by the ribbon.
Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the two 7.6mm screws that hold the board in place.
Step 8
- Use plastic opening tool to lift up the board.
- Use plastic opening tool to gently push the aux input jack out of its housing.
Use plastic opening tool to lift up the board.
Use plastic opening tool to gently push the aux input jack out of its housing.
Step 9
- Use the soldering iron to heat up solder joint and desoldering wick to remove the solder on each solder pad.
- Do not apply heat from soldering iron for lengthy periods of time as this could potentially damage the board.
Use the soldering iron to heat up solder joint and desoldering wick to remove the solder on each solder pad.
Do not apply heat from soldering iron for lengthy periods of time as this could potentially damage the board.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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michael sorsby - Feb 18, 2017
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that’s awesome didn’t i would find a tutorial but here it is. thanks man. What kind of usb connector do i use.
