Jbl Charge 4 Charging Port Bay Replacement Repair Guide

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Difficult

Steps

Time Required

                          15 - 20 minutes

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Speaker Grill
3 steps
Passive Bass Radiators
2 steps
Charging Port Bay
9 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Speaker Grill

Flip your speaker over and insert the plastic opening tool into the slit on the grille.
Pry away from yourself towards the back of the speaker to release the clip.
Repeat this process for the clip on the other side.

Flip your speaker over and insert the plastic opening tool into the slit on the grille.

Pry away from yourself towards the back of the speaker to release the clip.

Repeat this process for the clip on the other side.

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Step 2

Remove the two 8mm Phillips #0 screws from the other edge of the grille.

Remove the two 8mm Phillips #0 screws from the other edge of the grille.

Step 3

Pull apart both sides of the grille.
Lift the cover off of the speaker.

Pull apart both sides of the grille.

Lift the cover off of the speaker.

Step 4

              Passive Bass Radiators

Using the plastic opening tool, lift the tab on top of the speaker to release the radiator from the clips.
Repeat this process on the other clips around the radiator to release it from the frame.

Using the plastic opening tool, lift the tab on top of the speaker to release the radiator from the clips.

Repeat this process on the other clips around the radiator to release it from the frame.

Step 5

Push the radiator off of the frame of the device.
Repeat on the other side.
The passive bass radiators seal out water from inside the device. Removing them multiple times may compromise the waterproof nature of the speaker.

Push the radiator off of the frame of the device.

Repeat on the other side.

The passive bass radiators seal out water from inside the device. Removing them multiple times may compromise the waterproof nature of the speaker.

Step 6

              Charging Port Bay

Remove the two 6mm Phillips #0 screws from either side to remove the port bay cover.

Remove the two 6mm Phillips #0 screws from either side to remove the port bay cover.

Step 7

There are two hooks that attach the opposite side of the port bay cover to the device. Slide the cover back and off the hooks.
Remove the port bay cover.

There are two hooks that attach the opposite side of the port bay cover to the device. Slide the cover back and off the hooks.

Remove the port bay cover.

Step 8

Remove the six 6mm Phillips #0 screws.

Remove the six 6mm Phillips #0 screws.

Step 9

Before removing port bay you must detach the connecting tabs on either side of the device.
Press on the tab and gently pull out the wire connector.

Before removing port bay you must detach the connecting tabs on either side of the device.

Press on the tab and gently pull out the wire connector.

Step 10

Remove the second connector on the opposite side by gently pulling it out.

Remove the second connector on the opposite side by gently pulling it out.

Step 11

Remove the port bay from the device and place the device to the side.

Remove the port bay from the device and place the device to the side.

Step 12

Remove the three 9mm Phillips #0 screws from the board.

Remove the three 9mm Phillips #0 screws from the board.

Step 13

Using the plastic opening tool, lift the board from the port bay holder.

Using the plastic opening tool, lift the board from the port bay holder.

Step 14

Choose which port you want to replace.
Turn the board around and desolder the connection to remove the chosen port.
A guide for soldering and desoldering can be found here.

Choose which port you want to replace.

Turn the board around and desolder the connection to remove the chosen port.

A guide for soldering and desoldering can be found here.

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

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Ulpi - Mar 19, 2019

Does anybody know which exact ports I have to get? There are a ton of different models out there.

pipask1 - Jan 1, 2021

Ijust change the battery on my jbl charge4 it is not powering on or even charging what going on?

PC-Solutions - Aug 1, 2021

Ersatzteil:

✅ JBL Charge 4 Bluetooth Lautsprecher Micro USB C Buchse Ladebuchse Connector

https://www.ebay.de/itm/164897748374

Falls Sie beim Austausch der Buchse Hilfe benötigen:

✅ REPARATUR Austausch Micro USB C Buchse Ladebuchse Anschluss Port JBL Charge 4

https://www.ebay.de/itm/164975006896

sylkys - Jan 27, 2022

I could not change the USB-C myself so had it soldered in a shop for me. For the rest of the procedure, I could perform it alone thanks to this guide, now the device works again. Thanks!

Shamena Ephraim - Jun 21, 2022

i want to charge the battery straight not through charging port, which wires can i connect with th charger

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