Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

15

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 5 steps
  • Speaker
  • 10 steps

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Introduction

Note: This procedure requires removing and reinstalling the battery, which requires the use of a soldering iron and/or a lot of careful disassembly.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Flip the speaker over onto its back.

Flip the speaker over onto its back.

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Step 2

              Remove the rubber base
  • Gently remove the rubber base from speaker by pulling around the edges.

Gently remove the rubber base from speaker by pulling around the edges.

Step 3

  • Remove the four 6mm T9 Torx bit screws from the corners of the battery.

Remove the four 6mm T9 Torx bit screws from the corners of the battery.

Step 4

  • Carefully lift the battery from the side nearest the four gold contact pins, but don’t try to fully remove it yet.
  • At this point, the battery remains connected via four wires to the power supply board.
  • Carefully desolder the four wires from the power supply board in order to completely detach the battery. There is very little room for the soldering iron without damaging the case or the board; you may want to remove the board first.
  • For help with soldering, see the soldering guide.
  • Alternatively, you may remove the battery and power supply board together, without any soldering, but access requires some additional disassembly while carefully leaving the battery connected via the wires the entire time.

Carefully lift the battery from the side nearest the four gold contact pins, but don’t try to fully remove it yet.

At this point, the battery remains connected via four wires to the power supply board.

Carefully desolder the four wires from the power supply board in order to completely detach the battery. There is very little room for the soldering iron without damaging the case or the board; you may want to remove the board first.

For help with soldering, see the soldering guide.

Alternatively, you may remove the battery and power supply board together, without any soldering, but access requires some additional disassembly while carefully leaving the battery connected via the wires the entire time.

Step 5

Bose Technicians Instruction Manual: https://riverparkinc.com/wp-content/uplo…

Step 6

              Speaker
  • Removing the device front grille with a metal spudger, starting in one corner and working around the border.
  • The grille is easily bent and deformed.

Removing the device front grille with a metal spudger, starting in one corner and working around the border.

The grille is easily bent and deformed.

Step 7

  • Remove the rear grille with a metal spudger, starting in one corner and working around the border.
  • The grille is easily bent and deformed.

Remove the rear grille with a metal spudger, starting in one corner and working around the border.

Step 8

  • Remove the eight 9mm T9 screws.

Remove the eight 9mm T9 screws.

Step 9

  • Use the metal spudger to release ribbon cable retainer.
  • Detach the ribbon cable from the circuit board by sliding out from board connector.

Use the metal spudger to release ribbon cable retainer.

Detach the ribbon cable from the circuit board by sliding out from board connector.

Step 10

  • Pull the ribbon cable through the rear case wall.

Pull the ribbon cable through the rear case wall.

Step 11

  • Remove the top circuit board by lifting up.
  • Disconnect the wired pair from board upon removal.
  • There is a non latched connector connecting the top board to side board. Be careful to not damage this connector during the removal process.

Remove the top circuit board by lifting up.

Disconnect the wired pair from board upon removal.

There is a non latched connector connecting the top board to side board. Be careful to not damage this connector during the removal process.

Step 12

  • Remove the power supply board by sliding it outward from the device.
  • This is the board that was previously soldered to the battery.
  • There is a non latched connector connecting the side board to button board. Be careful to not damage this connector during the removal process.

Remove the power supply board by sliding it outward from the device.

This is the board that was previously soldered to the battery.

There is a non latched connector connecting the side board to button board. Be careful to not damage this connector during the removal process.

Step 13

  • Remove the eight 9mm T9 Torx screws from the front of the device.

Remove the eight 9mm T9 Torx screws from the front of the device.

Step 14

  • Use the metal spudger to remove the front case panel.

Use the metal spudger to remove the front case panel.

Step 15

  • Remove the speakers from the case.

Remove the speakers from the case.

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

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Matthew - Sep 19, 2017

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Anyone know where to find the speaker for replacement?

Robert - Feb 24, 2018

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Die Anleitung ist Fehlerhaft! Der Akku ist im SLM2 Festgelötet, in der Anleitung kein Wort davon und auch die Bilder sind damit Falsch.

Raphael Krug - Feb 1, 2019

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Scheinbar eine Verwirrung, es gibt verschiedene Ausführungen des selben Models. Es scheint als sie im amerikanischen die Soundlink mini 2 mit steckbaren Akku verkauft worden und die gelötete in Europa.

It seems there is some confusion ongoing, there are different versions of the same model. It seems likely in Amerika the Soundlink mini 2s battery is unplugable, as the european version is soldered.

Nachtrag! Das ist die Anleitung vom Mini 1 und somit Falsch Deklariert.

Jason - Aug 26, 2018

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The German guy (Robert) seems incorrect. He claims this teardown is for the original Bose MiniSoundlink I. I just confirmed it is indeed a teardown for Bose Mini Soundlink II by checking the model number of my own Soundlink II with the teardown photos showing the model number (in steps 3 & 4). Both show model number 088796., confirming this is Soundlink II.