Marvel iHome MR-M66 Charging Port Replacement

ID: 87836

Description: This guide will show how to remove and replace...

Steps:

1. Remove two of the three screws shown on the bottom of the device.
2. Begin removing the last screw, but leave it partially in the socket to remove the bottom cover easier.

3. Remove the bottom cover by either pulling on the screw or using a plastic opening tool to pry the cover off.
4. After removing the bottom cover, remove the two screws.

5. Use a spudger to release the small retaining clip that holds the feet to the bottom of the device.
6. Be careful here, as too much force can break the clip.
7. Remove the two screws from the back of the device.

8. Using a plastic opening tool and your hand, separate the front and back covers from each other.
9. Starting from the bottom, use the plastic opening tool to create the initial separation and continue along the seam to the top of the device.
10. This step requires the most time and patience, so be careful.
11. The power switch will most likely come loose during this step and you will hear something rattling inside the device.

12. Remove the two arms from either side of the device once a significant separation has been created.
13. They are not fixed to the body itself so you should be able to wiggle them free.
14. Continue pulling the back cover off the device.
15. Remove the red cover for the on/off switch from the device.

16. Remove the two screws shown to remove the battery.

17. Remove the two screws shown to remove the circuitboard.

18. Remove the battery and circuitboard.
19. They will be attached together by the battery's wires.
20. Locate the charging port on the edge of the top side of the circuitboard.

21. Locate the 4 metal pins on the bottom of the circuitboard connecting the charging port to the circuitboard.
22. Use the soldering iron to disconnect the pins.
23. Use a pair of tweezers to remove the old charging port.
24. Place the new charging port in the same spot and solder the port to the circuitboard.