Jbl Charge 4 Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

Time Required

                          30 - 45 minutes

Sections

Speaker Grill
3 steps
Passive Bass Radiators
2 steps
Battery
7 steps
Speaker
3 steps
Motherboard
4 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

              Battery

Remove the two 6mm Phillips #0 screws on the front side of the port bay cover.

Remove the two 6mm Phillips #0 screws on the front side of the port bay cover.

Step 7

Gently slide the cover back and off the hooks.
Remove the port bay cover.

Gently slide the cover back and off the hooks.

Remove the port bay cover.

Step 8

Remove the two 6mm Phillips #0 screws.
Remove the four 8mm Phillips #0 screws.

Remove the two 6mm Phillips #0 screws.

Remove the four 8mm Phillips #0 screws.

Step 9

Lift up the battery cover.

Lift up the battery cover.

Step 10

Remove the sticky tape to expose the white ribbon cable ZIF connector.
Flip up the black locking flap on the ZIF connector with the tip of a spudger or your fingernail to release the cable.
Remove the white ribbon cable from the battery cover and place the cover to the side.

Remove the sticky tape to expose the white ribbon cable ZIF connector.

Flip up the black locking flap on the ZIF connector with the tip of a spudger or your fingernail to release the cable.

Remove the white ribbon cable from the battery cover and place the cover to the side.

Step 11

Remove the battery from the battery socket by gently pulling on it.

Remove the battery from the battery socket by gently pulling on it.

Step 12

Pull out the battery enough to expose the battery’s wire connector.
Push down on the white tab and gently pull out the battery-device connector.

Pull out the battery enough to expose the battery’s wire connector.

Push down on the white tab and gently pull out the battery-device connector.

Step 13

              Speaker

Flip the device so that the speaker faces you.
Remove the four 8mm Phillips #1 screws.

Flip the device so that the speaker faces you.

Remove the four 8mm Phillips #1 screws.

Step 14

Gently pull out the speaker.

Gently pull out the speaker.

Step 15

Desolder the red and black wires.
A guide for soldering and desoldering can be found here.

Desolder the red and black wires.

A guide for soldering and desoldering can be found here.

Step 16

              Motherboard

Remove the wire harness coming from the port bay on the left side of the motherboard by gently lifting the connector from its housing.
Remove the white ribbon cable from the ZIF connector by lifting the black locking flap on the connector with a spudger or your fingernail.

Remove the wire harness coming from the port bay on the left side of the motherboard by gently lifting the connector from its housing.

Remove the white ribbon cable from the ZIF connector by lifting the black locking flap on the connector with a spudger or your fingernail.

Step 17

Remove the ground cable harness next to the speaker wire by gentling pulling it from the connector.

Remove the ground cable harness next to the speaker wire by gentling pulling it from the connector.

Step 18

Flip the speaker around to the other side.
Remove the wiring harness leading to the port bay by pressing down on the tab and gently pulling the harness from the connector.

Flip the speaker around to the other side.

Remove the wiring harness leading to the port bay by pressing down on the tab and gently pulling the harness from the connector.

Step 19

Push the motherboard from either side of the housing along its tracks.
Pull out the motherboard from the speaker housing.
When putting the motherboard back in the housing, ensure that it is between the two tracks on the top side of the speaker.

Push the motherboard from either side of the housing along its tracks.

Pull out the motherboard from the speaker housing.

When putting the motherboard back in the housing, ensure that it is between the two tracks on the top side of the speaker.

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

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bbt8mikael_06 - Oct 14, 2019

Where i could buy a replacement motherboard for jbl charge 4?thank you.

PAJ 101 - May 28, 2022

This guide has a vital flaw. Just look at the loose wire cause by a broken solder in image 16!

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