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PlayStation Vita Speakers Replacement

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PlayStation Vita Speakers Replacement

Introduction

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This guide takes you through installing the speakers in the PlayStation Vita.

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      • Power off and remove the memory card.

      • Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the four 6.4mm screws on the back casing.

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      • Using your fingernail or a spudger, pry open the accessory port cover on the top of the device.

      • Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the two 5.4mm screws hidden beneath the accessory port cover.

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      • Remove the two 5.4mm Phillips #00 screws on the bottom of the device near the charging port.

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      • Beginning at the sides of the device, use a plastic opening tool to separate the front and rear cases.

      • Continue working your way around the device gently prying it open.

      • There are still wires holding the front and rear cases together. You may damage the connections if you yank the cases completely apart.

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      • Gently separate the two cases, minding the battery and the touch screen controller connectors holding the two cases together.

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      • Using a spudger, free the touch screen controller flex cable by gently prying up the connection.

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      • Free the battery cable by gently prying up on the connection with a spudger.

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      • Separate the front and rear cases.

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    1. PlayStation Vita Speakers Replacement, Speakers: step 9, image 1 of 2 PlayStation Vita Speakers Replacement, Speakers: step 9, image 2 of 2
      • Gently insert a spudger along the side of the speaker on the back casing assembly. Pry the speaker off the casing and remove it.

      • The speaker is adhered to the casing with light tape, which may give the speaker light resistance.

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Conclusion

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

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My Ps vita is still not playing sound with the volume all the way up. Think this could be electrical?

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my ps vita 3G model get washed, i dismantle the console and both speakers to let it dry. 1 month later my vita woke up but now the speakers sound bad, is there a way to fix them?

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