VENSTAR Taco Speaker Replacement Replacement

Written By: Kaylee Simms

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VENSTAR Taco Speaker Replacement Replacement

Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

Time Required

45 minutes

Introduction

If your speakers keep cutting out or are no longer working at all, you will follow this guide to replace them. Beyond just being screwed down the speakers are also glued into place and must be torn/pulled off in order to access. Soldering is also required to remove from motherboard, so use caution.

Tools

Step 1

Starting with the Taco on its side, use the plastic opening tool to pop off the outer casing near the base.
The base labeled "VENSTAR TACO" is glued. Be careful separating the two sides of the device.

Step 2

Repeat the previous step on the opposite side to remove the other outer casing.

Step 3

Using a Phillips PH0 3 mm-bit screwdriver, remove the six screws on the inner layer of the Taco.
The screws are small and can get stuck. Use tweezers to pull them out if you are having trouble.

Step 4

From the same side you just unscrewed, use a plastic opening tool to unwedge the inner cover on both sides of the base.

Step 5

Slide off the inner cover. It pulls apart and is held on by a small amount of glue.

Step 6

Remove the rubber covering from the buttons.

Step 7

Remove the black fabric covering the logic board.

Step 8

Move the battery out of the way of the connector.

Step 9

Undo the connector of the flat white ribbon between the switches and the logic board.

Step 10

Undo the two black 3mm screws on the logic board using the PH0 screwdriver.

Step 11

Gently pull out the logic board.
Note that the battery and the logic board are connected and must be removed together.

Step 12

Using the Ph1 screwdriver, unscrew both of the 2.5mm screws on either side of the speakers.
The screws are glued in and may require the curved tweezers to pull all the way out.

Step 13

Using a metal spudger, carefully wedge out the speakers from the casing.
Repeat this step for the removal of the other speaker.
Speakers are glued into the casing beyond being screwed and require some care to remove.