Introduction
This is a battery replacement / teardown guide for the SRS-XB22 Bluetooth speaker. I couldn’t find a guide anywhere on the internet for the speaker; as I had to fix my wife’s speaker, I thought I’d do a guide on how I tore it down. I hope this helps you.
What you need
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Firstly, you need to pry the speaker grill away from the speaker.
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Use a spudger/guitar pick to prise up each end of the grill.
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You are trying to lift a clip at either end. (circled in red)
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Once lifted at both ends, gently pull the grill forwards.
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Completely remove the grill.
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Remove the 8 screws that hold the speakers in place.
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Slowly pull the speakers forward to free them from the case.
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Disconnect the speaker cables from the internal circuit boards.
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Be careful, the sockets are easy to damage
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Remove both of the rubber gaskets from the case - one for the left speaker, one for the right.
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Starting at the ends of the speaker, prise the back case away from the main unit.
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Work your way along the front of the case.
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Once the front in freed, work you way along the edges, freeing the whole case.
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There is A LOT of double sided tape between the outer and inner case. It requires a lot of work to remove it.
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The case is one piece. Although it looks as if it splits at the rear, it is sealed together.
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Remove 3 screws at either end of the speaker, so 6 screws in total.
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Using a spudger, unclip the top and bottom plastic clips, holding the front of the speaker.
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(I made the error and removed the illuminated surround, hence it is not in two of my pictures here - it is NOT necessary to remove it)
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Slowly pull the front panel forwards.
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Be careful, there are 3 wires still connected.
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Disconnect the three wires, freeing the front panel.
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Lift the rubber gasket away from the unit.
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Locate the 6 screws holding the internal structure in place.
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Remove these 6 screws.
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Slide the main plastic unit forward from the speaker.
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There will still be a couple of circuit boards in the back that are connected. These are the boards for the rear panel.
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Disconnect the battery lead from the circuit board.
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Carefully, pull the battery out of its recess.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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4 Comments
has anyone ever heard the battery lady come on by herself? could it be cause I knocked it a bit too hard accidentally while attached to backpack? I loosened something inside on board?
So the battery type is st-05s, thank you.
you can find it on amazon. this is the one im trying out tomorrow.
