Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

15

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour            

Sections

3

  • Cracking the Case
  • 7 steps
  • Circuit Board
  • 5 steps
  • Power Jack
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Cracking the Case               
  • Turn the device upside down so that the three rubber pads are facing up.

Turn the device upside down so that the three rubber pads are facing up.

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Step 2

  • Use a heat gun (set to low) to apply heat to one of the rubber pads until you can easily remove the pad. This step takes around 5-7 minutes.

Use a heat gun (set to low) to apply heat to one of the rubber pads until you can easily remove the pad. This step takes around 5-7 minutes.

Step 3

  • Remove the heated rubber pad with a plastic opening tool.
  • Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the two remaining rubber pads.

Remove the heated rubber pad with a plastic opening tool.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the two remaining rubber pads.

Step 4

  • Remove the six 1cm T-10 torx screws on the bottom of the device (found under the rubber pads) using a T-10 Torx screwdriver.

Remove the six 1cm T-10 torx screws on the bottom of the device (found under the rubber pads) using a T-10 Torx screwdriver.

Step 5

  • Open the device along its seam.
  • Be careful when separating the device because there are wires connecting the two seperate halves.

Open the device along its seam.

Be careful when separating the device because there are wires connecting the two seperate halves.

Step 6

  • Disconnect the ribbon cable connector from the top half of the device by pulling outward and parallel to the connecting pins.

Disconnect the ribbon cable connector from the top half of the device by pulling outward and parallel to the connecting pins.

Step 7

  • Locate and disconnect the two molex connectors found on either side of the ribbon cable connector on the bottom half of the device.

Locate and disconnect the two molex connectors found on either side of the ribbon cable connector on the bottom half of the device.

Step 8

              Circuit Board               
  • Remove the three 1 cm T-10 Torx screws.

Remove the three 1 cm T-10 Torx screws.

Step 9

  • Carefully press out the white base tube and push up on the circuit board.
  • Note that there is a small wire connecting the circuit board to the base.

Carefully press out the white base tube and push up on the circuit board.

Note that there is a small wire connecting the circuit board to the base.

Step 10

  • Pull the white wire out of the hot glue.

Pull the white wire out of the hot glue.

Step 11

  • Unbolt the heatsink with a 5.5-mm socket and a Phillips PH1 screwdriver.
  • Remove the heat sink; it should detach from the bottom of the device.

Unbolt the heatsink with a 5.5-mm socket and a Phillips PH1 screwdriver.

Remove the heat sink; it should detach from the bottom of the device.

Step 12

  • Remove the T-10 torx screw on the bottom of the device that attaches the base tube to the circuit board.
  • Turn the device so that the base tube is on top.
  • Remove the base tube by pulling up.
  • May need to cut the rubber adhesive between the base tube to the circuit board.

Remove the T-10 torx screw on the bottom of the device that attaches the base tube to the circuit board.

Turn the device so that the base tube is on top.

Remove the base tube by pulling up.

May need to cut the rubber adhesive between the base tube to the circuit board.

Step 13

              Power Jack               
  • Turn the device upside down.
  • Solder the back lead of the power jack until the solder melts.
  • Heat the lead until the solder melts.
  • Remove the solder with the desoldering pump.
  • For help with soldering view the iFixit soldering guide

Turn the device upside down.

Solder the back lead of the power jack until the solder melts.

Heat the lead until the solder melts.

Remove the solder with the desoldering pump.

For help with soldering view the iFixit soldering guide

Step 14

  • Repeat step 13 for the other two leads

Repeat step 13 for the other two leads

Step 15

  • Remove the power jack.

Remove the power jack.

Replace the power jack with the new jack and resolder the leads. Follow the steps in reverse order to reassemble your device

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David Díaz - Jan 22, 2018

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Do you know where to find a sound jack for my JBL On Stage? Thanks