Introduction

You will be able to use this guide to successfully replace a faulty speaker on your tablet. To do so, you will need to disassemble your tablet and use soldering tools.

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    • Look towards the topside of the tablet, where the power button is located.

    • Insert a plastic opening tool in the crack between the two parts of the case.

    • Move it gently back and forth to open the case.

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    • With the plastic opening tool in the opening between the two sides of the case, slide the tool along the tablet's border to separate the two sides completely.

    • Be careful when you separate the two halves. Open the case from the opposite side of the camera, there is a cable connecting both halves of the case.

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    • Remove the tape holding the battery in place.

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    • Insert the flat end of the spudger tool in the crack beneath the battery.

    • Move the spudger tool carefully side to side to remove the glue that is holding the battery in place.

    • This is a soft battery, so a little bending is expected.

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    • After the battery is unglued, locate the cables that connect it to the motherboard.

    • Annotate where each color goes to make the reassembly easier.

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    • Desolder the cables with a soldering iron and use a desoldering braid to remove the solder.

    • Review the Ifixit soldering guide if you need help soldering.

    • You can now remove the battery.

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    • Remove the tape holding the speaker in its socket.

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    • After you remove the tape, remove the speaker from its socket. You can place the speaker on one side of the tablet to have more freedom.

    • Look for the place where the speaker's cables meet with the motherboard.

    • Annotate where which color goes to make the reassembly easier.

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    • Use a soldering iron to desolder the cables and extract the solder using a desoldering braid.

    • Review the Ifixit soldering guide if you need help soldering.

    • You can now remove the speaker.

Conclusion

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

Daniel Gomero

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