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Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown

Written By: Simeon (and 5 other contributors)
Published: February 4, 2022
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Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown

Written By: Simeon (and 5 other contributors)
Published: February 4, 2022
  • Comments: 1
  • Favorites: 1
  • Views: 6.1k

Teardown

What you need

This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Echo Dot 4. Generation, use our service manual.

  1. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open the bottom: step 1, image 1 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open the bottom: step 1, image 2 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open the bottom: step 1, image 3 of 3

    • Get under the bottom layer with something thin and pull it off. You might need to use quite a force as it's glued pretty well.

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  2. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Loosen screws: step 2, image 1 of 2 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Loosen screws: step 2, image 2 of 2

    • Take the screws out with torx 6. A T5 might work as well.

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  3. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open it: step 3, image 1 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open it: step 3, image 2 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open it: step 3, image 3 of 3

    • Open the device.

    • The top part is housing the speaker with all boards and components.

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  4. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out the mainboard screws: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Take out the mainboard screws with a torx 5.

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  5. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the mainboard.: step 5, image 1 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the mainboard.: step 5, image 2 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the mainboard.: step 5, image 3 of 3

    • Be careful by lifting the mainboard. The LED panel and the control board are still connected.

    • Open it from the side on the volume up button.

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  6. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Unplug the connectors: step 6, image 1 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Unplug the connectors: step 6, image 2 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Unplug the connectors: step 6, image 3 of 3

    • Take a spudger and lift the connector off. Careful! It opens from the oppesite site the the cable is going in.

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  8. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Place the mainboard aside: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Best place is in the bottom part where it originaly sits.

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  9. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out the speaker: step 8, image 1 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out the speaker: step 8, image 2 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out the speaker: step 8, image 3 of 3

    • Open the four torx 8 screws.

    • Lift the speaker outside the speaker grill.

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  10. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, LED Panel: step 9, image 1 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, LED Panel: step 9, image 2 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, LED Panel: step 9, image 3 of 3

    • Carefully pull the partially glued connector cable off.

    • Use a torx 6 or 5 to take out the two screws.

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  11. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take LED panel out: step 10, image 1 of 2 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take LED panel out: step 10, image 2 of 2

    • Pull it in the direction of the arrows to take the panel out.

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  12. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out screws of control board: step 11, image 1 of 2 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out screws of control board: step 11, image 2 of 2

    • Loosen the four screws.

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  13. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Loosen glued cable: step 12, image 1 of 2 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Loosen glued cable: step 12, image 2 of 2

    • Pull of the glued connector cable.

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  14. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take off the cable: step 13, image 1 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take off the cable: step 13, image 2 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take off the cable: step 13, image 3 of 3

    • Lift the lock, which is again on the opposite side of the cable.

    • Beware pulling the cable out. Don't pull it up, pull it as low as you can. See the arrow.

    • Remember how the board is placed because there isn't much of a difference.

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  15. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the controller board: step 14, image 1 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the controller board: step 14, image 2 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the controller board: step 14, image 3 of 3

    • As the controller board sits quite tight better use the flat side of a spudger to lift it off.

    • Use the leverage effect.

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  16. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Closer look: step 15, image 1 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Closer look: step 15, image 2 of 3 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Closer look: step 15, image 3 of 3

    • Thats the controller board.

    • On the other sid are the buttons. Remove the rubber cap.

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  17. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Screws of the device: step 16, image 1 of 1

    • The device uses three types of screws.

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Has anyone firgured out what kind LED is used??

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