JBL Charge Motherboard Replacement

Make sure the device is powered off before you begin to disassemble the speaker.

Remove the trim from the speaker using a jimmy or metal spudger.

Use the PH1 screwdriver to remove all five of the 6 mm screws from the battery cover.

Remove the battery cover and set the cover aside.

Use a spudger to carefully remove the liquid electrical tape that holds the battery inside the battery compartment.

Use a spudger to lift the battery out of the device.

Lift the end of the battery that does not have the wire connection and remove the 16 mm PH2 screw underneath the battery.

Remove the four 16 mm screws from the white plastic casing using the PH2 screwdriver.

Starting in a corner of the device where the casing and the side meet, use a pointed metal spudger to pry the back casing off the speaker and the glue holding the seam together.

Slide the metal spudger along the seam to separate the back casing from the rest of the speaker.

Once the back casing is open, disconnect the three white connectors from the motherboard.

Remove the upper casing.

Remove the 9 mm Phillips screw in the corner of the motherboard.

Remove the motherboard from the casing by lifting the corner of the board out of the device.

If the motherboard won't budge, be sure that the square component on the bottom of the motherboard clears the edge of the speaker.

Disconnect the two white connectors from the bottom of the motherboard.

Pull down on the black clip holding the ribbon cable in place.

Pull the ribbon cable from the connector using the blue tab.

Remove the motherboard from the device.