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iHome iW1 Speaker Tweeter Replacement

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  1. iHome iW1 Speaker Tweeter Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 3 iHome iW1 Speaker Tweeter Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 2 of 3 iHome iW1 Speaker Tweeter Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 3 of 3
    • Remove the rubber from the bottom of the speaker, use a medium blue plastic spudger to gently work its way under the rubber and slowly peel off for each of the three feet. The order does not matter.

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    • Remove the six 11 mm Philips #1 screws found underneath the foam to remove the steel outer metal frame.

    • Once the screws come off, keep them safely off to the side.

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    • Remove the metal frame gently and set aside.

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    • Remove the two remaining 11 mm Philips #1 screws holding the base and set them aside.

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    • Lift the base up gently keeping in mind that the base is connected with wires to internal parts of the speaker.

    • Disconnect the white bundled cable connector attached to the charging node using a spudger. The base of the speaker is now free to be removed.

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    • Remove the white power cable connector that connects the charging node to the battery, using the plastic spudger.

    • Pry the battery off using the plastic spudger.

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    • Pry off the mesh frame from the back side of the speaker with a plastic spudger until you hear a click noise when the clip is removed.

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    • Use a plastic spudger to remove the rubber grommets from the four corners of the speaker underneath the mesh frame.

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    • Remove the four 11 mm Philips #1 screws from beneath the rubber grommet that was removed from the previous step in all four corners.

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    • Separate the mesh frame and plastic frame by placing the spudger in between them.

    • Do not pull the two pieces since the two pieces are held together with the ribbon cable.

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    • Remove the ribbon cable by pulling the black clip towards the cable, then gently pull the ribbon cable to fully separate the mesh frame and plastic frame.

    • The black locking clip will only move about 2mm out.

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    • Remove the second ribbon cable that is connected to the main circuit board and the WiFi adapter.

    • The black locking clip will only move about 2mm out.

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    • Unscrew the five 11 mm Philips #1 screws found on the outside of the circuit board.

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    • Lift the circuit board to expose the wifi antenna wire.

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    • Pry the glue and unclip the wifi antenna plug from the circuit board.

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    • Remove the thirteen 11 mm Philips #1 screws from the perimeter of the plastic case.

    • Remove the screws from the center of the plastic case as well.

    • Lift the case up to expose the Woofer, Tweeter, and filter.

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    • Desolder the wires going from the woofer to the filter.

    • Some tips on soldering can be found by clicking this link. How To Solder and Desolder Connections

    • Make sure to remember the orientation and color coding of the wires before desoldering.

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    • Remove the two 11 mm Philips #1 screws holding the filter to move it out of the way.

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    • Remove the six 11 mm Philips #1 screws from the perimeter of the woofer.

    • Gently lift the woofer from the plastic frame.

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    • Remove the two 11 mm Philips #1 screws holding the tweeter bracket using a PH1 bit and screwdriver.

    • Pry the tweeter from the plastic housing.

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    • Desolder the two wires leading to the tweeter.

    • Some tips on soldering can be found by clicking this link. How To Solder and Desolder Connections

    • Don't forget to remember the color code and location of the wires!

Conclusion

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

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