Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          35 minutes

Sections

4

  • Speaker Grill
  • 1 step
  • Speaker Housing
  • 3 steps
  • Carabiner Clip
  • 1 step
  • Speaker Battery
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

This guide will show you the step by step process of replacing a speaker battery for a JBL Clip 3. The process won’t be too difficult, requiring no special skills. Make sure to be careful when removing parts on this device, because they can be fragile.

What you need

Step 1

              Speaker Grill
  • Insert the iFixit opening tool between the speaker grill and speaker housing and pry around the entire perimeter of the device until the grill releases.
  • A strong adhesive attaches the grill to the housing, and requires some time and patience to break. Use mild heat to loosen the adhesive if necessary.

Insert the iFixit opening tool between the speaker grill and speaker housing and pry around the entire perimeter of the device until the grill releases.

A strong adhesive attaches the grill to the housing, and requires some time and patience to break. Use mild heat to loosen the adhesive if necessary.

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Step 2

              Speaker Housing
  • Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the five 6.3 mm screws around the perimeter.

Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the five 6.3 mm screws around the perimeter.

Step 3

  • Separate the speaker housing from the rest of the body.
  • This requires minimal force; they are not glued together.

Separate the speaker housing from the rest of the body.

This requires minimal force; they are not glued together.

Step 4

  • Use tweezers to remove the 2 pin and 4 pin connectors from the motherboard.

Use tweezers to remove the 2 pin and 4 pin connectors from the motherboard.

Step 5

              Carabiner Clip
  • Lift the metal carabiner clip from the speaker housing.
  • They are not glued together and should separate easily.
  • There are alignment tabs on the clip so the whole assembly will only reassemble in one orientation.

Lift the metal carabiner clip from the speaker housing.

They are not glued together and should separate easily.

There are alignment tabs on the clip so the whole assembly will only reassemble in one orientation.

Step 6

              Speaker Battery
  • Use a pair of tweezers to lift the two cable connections from the motherboard.
  • The wires connecting to the battery are not very long, so be careful when removing them.

Use a pair of tweezers to lift the two cable connections from the motherboard.

The wires connecting to the battery are not very long, so be careful when removing them.

Step 7

  • Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the four screws.

Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the four screws.

Step 8

  • Gently lift the motherboard away from the speaker housing.
  • Be wary not to unseat the soldered connections when lifting the motherboard.

Gently lift the motherboard away from the speaker housing.

Be wary not to unseat the soldered connections when lifting the motherboard.

Step 9

  • Use the opening tool to carefully pry your way around the battery, slowly lifting it off of the epoxy until it fully releases.
  • Be mindful not to puncture the battery. It is a Lithium cell, so there is a bit of risk involved when completing this step. Be careful and patient, and there will not be any complications.
  • During reassembly, remember to superglue the new battery back into place.

Use the opening tool to carefully pry your way around the battery, slowly lifting it off of the epoxy until it fully releases.

Be mindful not to puncture the battery. It is a Lithium cell, so there is a bit of risk involved when completing this step. Be careful and patient, and there will not be any complications.

During reassembly, remember to superglue the new battery back into place.

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

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