Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

8

Time Required

                          20 - 30 minutes

Sections

2

  • Outer Casing
  • 3 steps
  • Speaker
  • 5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Outer Casing
  • Four round, plastic plugs are located on the back of the device.
  • Using a metal spudger, carefully pry up the plastic covers.
  • The covers are all glued on, so be careful not to scar the casing when prying them off. If possible, use a spudger or plastic opening tool to remove them.

Four round, plastic plugs are located on the back of the device.

Using a metal spudger, carefully pry up the plastic covers.

The covers are all glued on, so be careful not to scar the casing when prying them off. If possible, use a spudger or plastic opening tool to remove them.

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Step 2

  • Remove the four 1.8 cm-long T15 Torx Security screws from the outer case. Some of these use T15 “Star” 5-point Torx security screws.

Remove the four 1.8 cm-long T15 Torx Security screws from the outer case. Some of these use T15 “Star” 5-point Torx security screws.

Step 3

  • Carefully open up the casing.
  • The top button pad may need to be re-glued upon installing the new casing.

Carefully open up the casing.

The top button pad may need to be re-glued upon installing the new casing.

Step 4

              Speaker
  • Lift up the retaining flap on the button cable ZIF connector.
  • Pull the button cable straight out of the connector.
  • Remove the inner assembly.

Lift up the retaining flap on the button cable ZIF connector.

Pull the button cable straight out of the connector.

Remove the inner assembly.

Step 5

  • The speakers are on the front of the inner assembly.
  • Using the Phillips head screwdriver, unscrew the four 1.3 cm screws holding the speaker that will be replaced.

The speakers are on the front of the inner assembly.

Using the Phillips head screwdriver, unscrew the four 1.3 cm screws holding the speaker that will be replaced.

Step 6

  • Three screws hold the printed circuit board.
  • Using the Phillips head screwdriver, unscrew the three 1.2 cm screws.

Three screws hold the printed circuit board.

Using the Phillips head screwdriver, unscrew the three 1.2 cm screws.

Step 7

  • Desolder each the three pins connecting the speaker to the motherboard.
  • Carefully lift the motherboard with a spudger to ensure that each pin desolders.
  • Work carefully. Prying too hard may cause damage to the board.

Desolder each the three pins connecting the speaker to the motherboard.

Carefully lift the motherboard with a spudger to ensure that each pin desolders.

Work carefully. Prying too hard may cause damage to the board.

Step 8

  • Push the speaker through the front of the inner assembly.

Push the speaker through the front of the inner assembly.

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

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vintiglao22 - Nov 6, 2016

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Thanks for this tear down. Never thought that it looks like this on the inside. My battery is kind off aging, bought the unit 7 months ago. Local Bose dealer said battery cost half of this speaker. I hope there is a cheaper alternative.

swiftink - May 5, 2020

You can unsolder the battery and replace with a standard unprotected 18650 cell it literally costs 7$ for a high quality sony or panasonic or samsung cell. The protection and charging circuit is included in the speaker motherboard just make sure you resolder with the proper polarity.

luis beltran - Oct 30, 2017

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DR Paquette - Nov 10, 2017

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Speaker looks like a 18650 lithium ion- from the pictures here.

sebastiansebisilva - Jun 7, 2019

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Does anybody know where one could order a spare speaker for this device?