Azpen A720 Speaker Replacement

Introduction

The speaker is responsible for all non-headphone sounds from your tablet. If these sounds are not audible when they should be you may need to replace the speaker. Speaker replacement is a relatively easy task and this guide will help you through it.

What you need

Step 1 Back Cover

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Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the two 4mm screws found on the top edge of the tablet near the power button.

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Step 2

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Use the plastic opening tool to pry the white back from the silver frame. Start near the micro SD slot.
Slide the plastic opening tool around the perimeter of the casing until the back is disconnected.

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Step 3

Remove the rear casing.

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Step 4 Speaker

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The speaker is a black oval located in the corner next to the battery.

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Step 5

Use a soldering iron to desolder the connections between the black and red speaker wires and the motherboard.
Remember which lead the black and red wires connect to on the motherboard.
Caution: The soldering iron gets very hot; be careful not to touch the tip and burn yourself. To learn to solder, click here.