Ihome Ipl8 Buttons Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          25 minutes

Sections

Battery
4 steps
Lightning Connector
5 steps
Buttons
2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Turn the device over to access the bottom panel.
Locate the 6mm Phillips #2 screw under the label “unscrew to open door.”

Turn the device over to access the bottom panel.

Locate the 6mm Phillips #2 screw under the label “unscrew to open door.”

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Step 2

Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, unscrew the captive screw.
Keep turning until the screw and the door are loose.

Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, unscrew the captive screw.

Keep turning until the screw and the door are loose.

Step 3

Lift and remove the battery access panel.
The captive screw will remain attached to the panel.

Lift and remove the battery access panel.

The captive screw will remain attached to the panel.

Step 4

Gently press on the rim of the 3V battery.
Remove the 3V battery.

Gently press on the rim of the 3V battery.

Remove the 3V battery.

Step 5

              Lightning Connector

Keeping your device upside-down, locate the four 6mm Phillips #2 screws near each corner.
Remove the four 6mm Phillips #2 screws.

Keeping your device upside-down, locate the four 6mm Phillips #2 screws near each corner.

Remove the four 6mm Phillips #2 screws.

Step 6

Remove the four round pads from the bottom of the device.
There are two additional 6mm Phillips #2 screws under the pads.
Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the two remaining screws.
Put your hand on the silver bottom case and gently pull it outward.

Remove the four round pads from the bottom of the device.

There are two additional 6mm Phillips #2 screws under the pads.

Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the two remaining screws.

Put your hand on the silver bottom case and gently pull it outward.

Step 7

Locate the green circuit board. This panel is clipped onto two black, circular-shaped columns at two corners.
Pull out the green circuit board on the two corners.
The green circuit board is attached to a black box at the bottom. Flip the panel and the black box together to open the device.

Locate the green circuit board. This panel is clipped onto two black, circular-shaped columns at two corners.

Pull out the green circuit board on the two corners.

The green circuit board is attached to a black box at the bottom. Flip the panel and the black box together to open the device.

Step 8

Remove the two 2.5 mm Phillips #1 screws securing the lightning dock assembly to the device.
Remove the two screws and the black cover.
Gently remove the lightning dock assembly.
The lightning dock assembly is connected to wires.

Remove the two 2.5 mm Phillips #1 screws securing the lightning dock assembly to the device.

Remove the two screws and the black cover.

Gently remove the lightning dock assembly.

The lightning dock assembly is connected to wires.

Step 9

Remove the two 2.5mm screws using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Remove the back cover.
Use your fingers to reposition the lightning connector.
Make sure ALL of the lightning connector is exposed.

Remove the two 2.5mm screws using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove the back cover.

Use your fingers to reposition the lightning connector.

Make sure ALL of the lightning connector is exposed.

Step 10

              Buttons

Locate the light brown, rectangular button board. Remove the five 2.5 mm Phillips #1 screws, four along the perimeter and one in the center.
Remove the brown button board.
There is a foam sheet underneath the button board. Use your hand to take it off and put it aside.

Locate the light brown, rectangular button board. Remove the five 2.5 mm Phillips #1 screws, four along the perimeter and one in the center.

Remove the brown button board.

There is a foam sheet underneath the button board. Use your hand to take it off and put it aside.

Step 11

There are two rows of buttons clipped on to the small, circular, black columns.
Gently unclip the two rows of buttons and remove them.

There are two rows of buttons clipped on to the small, circular, black columns.

Gently unclip the two rows of buttons and remove them.

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

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