sostituzione copertura JBL Flip 4

Scritto Da: Philip Pang

Commenti: 15

Difficoltà

Facile

Passi

Tempo Necessario

10 minuti

Introduzione

Questa guida ti mostrerà come rimuovere la copertura esterna e la parte in gomma dalla cassa. Questa procedura è anche il primo passaggio per accedere alla batteria, agli speaker, alle schede logiche,... della JBL Flip 4.

Strumenti

Passo 1

Infila uno strumento di apertura in plastica nella fessura tra la copertura e la parte in gomma con il tasto di accensione.
Fai leva sulla copertura, iniziando dal lato senza i tasti del volume e del Bluetooth.
Mentre rimuovi la copertura, i sei ganci (tre su ogni lato in gomma) che fissano la copertura alla cassa emetteranno dei suoni di scatto.
Stai attento a non danneggiare i ganci sul lato dei tasti: fai leva con attenzione.
Tira via la copertura con i pollici.

Important suggested edit to these instructions - make sure to pry off clips/ridges from BOTH sides before attempting removal of the cover.

I interpreted these instructions as saying you only needed to pry clips from one side - then peel off cover. Doing this broke a clip from the other side. Bummer. I'd like others to avoid that.

k9612 - 03/06/19

If you do break a clip - save it. They are relatively easy to glue back into the cover.

k9612 - 03/06/19

My Flip4 had a single long clip on the non-button side that ran the entire length of the rubber spine. The other side (with play/ vol buttons) had three seperate clips (middle and both sides) as mentioned above.

takentrashout - 16/07/19

What if my speaker battery dies very fast and makes weird crackling noise, is it counted as faulty battery?

Jayden Koh - 28/04/20

Yes. I first thought one of the drivers was defective.

Paul Sommer -

What was the fix in the end ?

Jack Mulcahy -

I used the flared edge of a metal measuring spoon handle since I didn’t have an opening tool. Worked great! Replacement battery from iFixit is on order. Thanks for the guide!

Greg -

My battery was glued. Tried it anyway to remove. Battery exploded!!!!

Don't go on if the battery is glued.

darthvader007 -

Passo 2

Svita le quattro viti a croce JIS #0 da 13 mm che fissano la parte in gomma alla cassa, posizionate su entrambi i lati dell'interno della cassa.
Usa lo strumento di apertura in plastica per rilasciare i ganci che tengono ferma la parte centrale della gomma.
Rimuovi un'estremità della parte in gomma con i pollici, quindi dovrebbe venire via del tutto.
Fare leva sulla parte in gomma richiede della persuasione.
Gli speaker sono dei forti magneti. Tienili lontano dall'elettronica sensibile.

Suggested Edit : Be careful when removing the screws that they don't get attracted to the speaker (magnet). They can scratch the speaker.

k9612 - 02/06/19

Note : screws don't need to be removed from their “channel” (it’s quite difficult). Just unscrew fully and leave in channel.

k9612 - 02/06/19

Note or precaution: Place a piece of cardboard over the speaker or use a plastic/rubber/nonmetalic handled screwdriver when loosening/removing the 13 mm screws. The speaker magnets are so powerful that the end of my metal jewelers phillips screwdriver was pulled into the speaker, tearing the plastic/rubber cone. I destroyed two speakers in the process of replacing the battery. Had to buy the speakers from JBL ($16 each).

Clark Brown - 04/08/19

The rubber spine was fixed with glue strips.

Jaider - 25/08/20

I have 2 Flip 4's bought approx. a year apart. The older speaker was exactly as described here. The newer speaker does not have the 5 end screws, instead it has a twist to lock end plate. Make sure the top screws that secured the rubber end are removed, as these will prevent end cap twisting. I used rubber gloves to get a grip and twist end cap counter-clockwise to unlock. I found that if you grip end cap too tight it makes it even harder to twist off. Someone may find a better solution, like prising the tags around circumference, but be warned these look flimsy.

Phil -

Great guide. Only problem is that the battery on mine was in a neoprene sheath and had swollen. It was a bit of a problem to get out. There didn’t seem to be room to fit something to push it out without damaging wires or the motherboard. At the risk of a fire, I worked it back and forth and pulled with a pair of needle nose pliers. Yes there were sparks and some smoke. I did it outside and knew I was risking the whole thing catching on fire. Luckily it went ok.

Q Switch -

Great guide! I have a model with the twist-off caps (not 5 screws) with helpful, though subtle, lock/unlock icons on the plastic. Only other problem was replacing the white neoprene battery retainer cover (2 screws). One screw slipped off my screwdriver and fell into the unit - probably stuck to a speaker magnet now. But it doesn't seem to be affecting the sound. iFixit is the best!!

Jen Morris -