Amazon Echo Dot 5th Generation Case Replacement

Inleiding

If your case sustains damage from dropping, spilling stainable substances, or hungry dogs, it's in your best interest to replace it to maintain its clean appearance. This comprehensive guide will lead you step-by-step through the disassembly and replacement process of the outer shell for your Echo Dot.

For this guide, you will need plastic and metal prying tools, and a screwdriver with Torx T4, 6, and 8 heads. This guide has some fragile components, so be careful with the disassembly.

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Stap 1 Motherboard

Amazon Echo Dot 5th Generation Case Replacement, Motherboard: stap 1, afbeelding 1 van 2

Amazon Echo Dot 5th Generation Case Replacement, Motherboard: stap 1, afbeelding 2 van 2

Using a spudger, remove the rubber footing around the base of the Echo Dot. This will reveal the four T8 1.25 cm Torx screws.

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Stap 2

Once removed, the Echo Dot is now able to be split in two.
The ribbon cable connecting the microphone to the CPU PCB is now exposed, be careful not to tear it. The lower case will have the LED diffuser along the bottom, while the upper case will contain the rest of the internals.

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Stap 3

Amazon Echo Dot 5th Generation Case Replacement: stap 3, afbeelding 3 van 3

Remove the CPU PCB by removing the 4 T6 0.75cm Torx screws.
Once removed, unclip the plastic retainer on the CPU PCB and slide the ribbon cable out. This will reveal the speaker’s metal housing.

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Stap 4 Speaker

Amazon Echo Dot 5th Generation Case Replacement, Speaker: stap 4, afbeelding 1 van 1

To access the speaker, take a plastic spudger and slowly lift the ribbon off of the housing.
Remove the four T8 1cm Torx screws around the edges of the metal housing.
Lift the top case off of the housing to reveal the speaker.

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Stap 5

Using a Torx T5 bit, remove the four 1cm screws around the speaker and slide it out of the housing.
Pull 2 speaker cables off of the speaker and detach it.

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Stap 6 Ribbon Cable

Amazon Echo Dot 5th Generation Case Replacement, Ribbon Cable: stap 6, afbeelding 1 van 1

Now, use a plastic prying tool to remove the ribbon cable from the speaker housing.

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Stap 7

Using the Torx T8 bit, remove the four 1.25 cm screws around the edges of the speaker housing, and lift the housing off of the top case, revealing the switch PCB.

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Stap 8

Amazon Echo Dot 5th Generation Case Replacement: stap 8, afbeelding 3 van 3

Use a plastic spudger to undo the adhesive attaching the ribbon cable to the top case. Then, flip the tab on the switch PCB, and slide out the ribbon cable.

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Stap 9 Switch PCB

Amazon Echo Dot 5th Generation Case Replacement, Switch PCB: stap 9, afbeelding 1 van 3

Amazon Echo Dot 5th Generation Case Replacement, Switch PCB: stap 9, afbeelding 2 van 3

Amazon Echo Dot 5th Generation Case Replacement, Switch PCB: stap 9, afbeelding 3 van 3

Remove the upper switch PCB using the T4 Torx bit to unscrew the four 5 mm screws.
The PCB is glued down in between the 4 buttons.
Push down on the buttons through the top of the case and pry lightly with plastic tools until loose, then remove.

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Stap 10 Case

Amazon Echo Dot 5th Generation Case Replacement, Case: stap 10, afbeelding 1 van 1

By following the previous guides, the device should now be split in two, with the upper switch PCB removed from the top case.
Swap the old switch PCB into the new top case, and reassemble.

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