Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          1 hour

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the front grill
  • Firstly, you need to pry the speaker grill away from the speaker.
  • Use a spudger/guitar pick to prise up each end of the grill.
  • You are trying to lift a clip at either end. (circled in red)
  • Once lifted at both ends, gently pull the grill forwards.

Firstly, you need to pry the speaker grill away from the speaker.

Use a spudger/guitar pick to prise up each end of the grill.

You are trying to lift a clip at either end. (circled in red)

Once lifted at both ends, gently pull the grill forwards.

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Step 2

              Unscrew the speakers
  • Completely remove the grill.
  • Remove the 8 screws that hold the speakers in place.
  • Slowly pull the speakers forward to free them from the case.

Completely remove the grill.

Remove the 8 screws that hold the speakers in place.

Slowly pull the speakers forward to free them from the case.

Step 3

              Remove the speakers
  • Disconnect the speaker cables from the internal circuit boards.
  • Be careful, the sockets are easy to damage
  • Remove both of the rubber gaskets from the case - one for the left speaker, one for the right.

Disconnect the speaker cables from the internal circuit boards.

Be careful, the sockets are easy to damage

Remove both of the rubber gaskets from the case - one for the left speaker, one for the right.

Step 4

              Removing the outer case.
  • Starting at the ends of the speaker, prise the back case away from the main unit.
  • Work your way along the front of the case.
  • Once the front in freed, work you way along the edges, freeing the whole case.
  • There is A LOT of double sided tape between the outer and inner case. It requires a lot of work to remove it.
  • The case is one piece. Although it looks as if it splits at the rear, it is sealed together.

Starting at the ends of the speaker, prise the back case away from the main unit.

Work your way along the front of the case.

Once the front in freed, work you way along the edges, freeing the whole case.

There is A LOT of double sided tape between the outer and inner case. It requires a lot of work to remove it.

The case is one piece. Although it looks as if it splits at the rear, it is sealed together.

Step 5

              Remove the rear casing
  • Remove the rear outer casing of the speaker.

Remove the rear outer casing of the speaker.

Step 6

              Remove the front cover
  • Remove 3 screws at either end of the speaker, so 6 screws in total.
  • Using a spudger, unclip the top and bottom plastic clips, holding the front of the speaker.
  • (I made the error and removed the illuminated surround, hence it is not in two of my pictures here - it is NOT necessary to remove it)

Remove 3 screws at either end of the speaker, so 6 screws in total.

Using a spudger, unclip the top and bottom plastic clips, holding the front of the speaker.

(I made the error and removed the illuminated surround, hence it is not in two of my pictures here - it is NOT necessary to remove it)

Step 7

              Disconnect the front panel
  • Slowly pull the front panel forwards.
  • Be careful, there are 3 wires still connected.
  • Disconnect the three wires, freeing the front panel.

Slowly pull the front panel forwards.

Be careful, there are 3 wires still connected.

Disconnect the three wires, freeing the front panel.

Step 8

              Freeing the internal components
  • Lift the rubber gasket away from the unit.
  • Locate the 6 screws holding the internal structure in place.
  • Remove these 6 screws.

Lift the rubber gasket away from the unit.

Locate the 6 screws holding the internal structure in place.

Remove these 6 screws.

Step 9

  • Use a spudger to lift the button away from the speaker.
  • Be careful, it’s held down by more sticky tape!

Use a spudger to lift the button away from the speaker.

Be careful, it’s held down by more sticky tape!

Step 10

              Remove the internal structure
  • Slide the main plastic unit forward from the speaker.
  • There will still be a couple of circuit boards in the back that are connected. These are the boards for the rear panel.

Slide the main plastic unit forward from the speaker.

There will still be a couple of circuit boards in the back that are connected. These are the boards for the rear panel.

Step 11

              Remove the battery
  • Disconnect the battery lead from the circuit board.
  • Carefully, pull the battery out of its recess.

Disconnect the battery lead from the circuit board.

Carefully, pull the battery out of its recess.

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

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Jeff Sparky - Aug 29, 2021

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has anyone ever heard the battery lady come on by herself? could it be cause I knocked it a bit too hard accidentally while attached to backpack? I loosened something inside on board?

Karlis Liepa - Dec 26, 2021

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So the battery type is st-05s, thank you.