Insignia NS-B4111 Speaker Replacement

Step 1 Battery



• Unplug and remove the power cord. Turn the boombox upside down.
• Grip the sides of the case and use your thumbs to pop open the battery cover.
Step 2



• Pry out the batteries with your fingers.
Step 3 Casing
• Turn the boombox upside down again. With the Phillips PH1 or the Flathead #3 screwdriver, remove the three 14mm black screws.
• Remove the four 18mm chrome screws with the Phillips PH1 screwdriver.
Step 4
• Gently remove the bottom half of the casing from the top half of the casing.
• The antenna base is connected to the motherboard by a red wire. This wire will prevent the two halves from separating completely.
Step 5 Antenna Base
• Remove the 10mm chrome screw from the antenna base with the Phillips PH1 screwdriver. Remove the antenna base from the casing.
• This red wire will now be loose and you can move it out of the antenna base slot.
Step 6 Motherboard
• Unscrew the four 12.5mm screws with the Phillips PH1 Screwdriver.
• Unscrew the one 10mm long screw with the Phillips PH1 Screwdriver.
Step 7
• Orient the device so that the back is facing you.
• Unplug the six pin male/female header from its socket on the motherboard. The wires on the header are these colors: burgundy, red, orange, yellow, green, and blue.
• Use a tweezer if you find it hard to pull the header out with your fingers.
• Gently pull out the ribbon cable from its socket on the motherboard.
• Pay attention to the orientation of the header and the ribbon cable. Replacing the wires the wrong way may short circuit the board.
Step 8
• Rotate the device so that the front is facing you.
• Unplug the four pin header from its socket on the motherboard. The wires on the header are these colors: brown, red, orange, and yellow.
• Use a tweezer if you find it hard to pull this header out with your fingers.
• Gently pull out the ribbon cable from its socket.
• Pay attention to the orientation of the header and the ribbon cable. Replacing the base the wrong way may short circuit the board.
Step 9
• Pull out the two pin header from its socket on the motherboard. The wires on this header are black and white.
• Use a tweezer if you find it hard to pull this cable out with your fingers.
Step 10 Front Panel
• Remove the four 8.5mm chrome screws from the front panel with the Phillips PH1 screwdriver.
Step 11
• Remove the front panel from the top casing.
Step 12 Speaker
• The following instructions will show you how to replace the left speaker. Follow the same instructions to replace the right speaker.
• Use the blue opening tool to scrape the red adhesive off of the 12mm chrome screw.
Step 13
• Remove the 12mm chrome screw from the speaker with the Phillips PH1 screwdriver.
Step 14
• Remove any glue on the edges of the speaker.
Step 15
• Pop out the speaker from the front panel.
Step 16
• Unsolder the two wires at the given points. If you need help soldering, see this guide.
• The speaker has two colored wires attached to the orange plate: one attached to the positive (+) end, and the other attached to the negative (-) end.
• The left speaker (shown) has a yellow wire on the positive (+) end, and an orange wire on the negative (-) end.
• The right speaker (not shown) has a brown wire on the positive (+) end, and a red wire on the negative (-) end.

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