What you need
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Before Teardown
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Condition: Well used
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Noted issue: static sound when adjusting volume.
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Remove back battery panels. There are two: the main panel, and the smaller back up panel behind the main.
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Remove the 9 phillips screws.
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Speakers
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Display & Logic Board
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Top panel buttons board
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Audio Jacks
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DC Power Connector
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Antenna
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DC Power Board
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Audio Jacks board
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Remove the two screws
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The boards are glued in, so carefully pry them out of the casing.
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You can pull the antenna apart without opening the entire case. This is helpful if just part of the antenna is bent.
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For full removal, remove the screw on the bottom of the box labeled "antenna", and slide the antenna out the top.
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Coax cable connects the antenna to the tuning circuit on the upper PCB.
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Remove three screws holding the three mounting brackets for each speaker.
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Use a blade to remove the glue holding the speaker wires in.
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Carefully pry the speakers off their mounting points because they are glued in.
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Overall this product was pretty easy to take apart.
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The internals were pretty easy to identify based on their location and appearance.
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One drawback was that the speakers were glued in. The glue prevents rattling, but makes the speakers harder to get to. Some glue should be used when replacing the speakers.
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8/10 repairability
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