Philips TAS7505 Motherboard Replacement

Written By: Alejandro

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

10 minutes

Introduction

This guide is to show you how to replace the motherboard in the Philips TAS7505 speaker. The only tool you'll need is Screwdriver #1.

The tools used in this are mainly used for other parts as seen in other guides to get access to the motherboard.

Make sure the speaker is turned off before you begin the disassembly.
Turn the speaker upside down. You will see a rubber base. Use an opening tool to lift up the sides to expose the screws.

There will be 4 exposed screws. Make sure to use the Phillips #0 Screwdriver.
When the screws are removed, you can use an opening tool to take off the plastic cover.

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Now that you have removed this cover, there is another cover. This cover has a total of 9 screws that can be removed with a Philips #0 screwdriver.
Once all these screws are removed, you can take off the cover

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You can now see the inside of the speaker but you aren't done yet.
Remove both rubber stands that hold up the device horizontally (one of these stands is a cover for the USB ports).

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Once you pull these out, you can pull the whole sleeve to expose the infrastructure of the device.

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Disconnect the battery from the motherboard by unclipping it from the side not visible to you
If you are having difficulties disconnecting the battery you can pull the battery out whole in order to get a better angle to disconnect it