Voluas VL001 Speaker Replacement

Inleiding

If your Voluas VL001 pet feeder audio recording is distorted or is not playing when your kibble is dispensed, this has to do with your speaker. The speaker plays a voice recording of your voice so your pet recognizes when it is time to eat.

This replacement requires special skills like wire stripping and soldering.

Wat je nodig hebt

Stap 1 Storage Tank

Voluas VL001 Speaker Replacement, Storage Tank: stap 1, afbeelding 1 van 3

Voluas VL001 Speaker Replacement, Storage Tank: stap 1, afbeelding 2 van 3

Voluas VL001 Speaker Replacement, Storage Tank: stap 1, afbeelding 3 van 3

Remove the lid to the storage tank by using the latch and lifting off.
Grab the food storage tank on both sides. Depress the tabs that say "Push" on them and lift the tank off.

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Stap 2 Battery

Voluas VL001 Speaker Replacement, Battery: stap 2, afbeelding 1 van 3

Voluas VL001 Speaker Replacement, Battery: stap 2, afbeelding 2 van 3

Voluas VL001 Speaker Replacement, Battery: stap 2, afbeelding 3 van 3

Place your pet feeder upside down.
Squeeze the lock and remove the battery cover.
Remove the three 1.5V D alkaline batteries.

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Stap 3 Housing

Voluas VL001 Speaker Replacement, Housing: stap 3, afbeelding 1 van 3

Voluas VL001 Speaker Replacement, Housing: stap 3, afbeelding 2 van 3

Voluas VL001 Speaker Replacement, Housing: stap 3, afbeelding 3 van 3

Insert a metal spudger under the adhesive part of each rubber foot.
Pry the foot off.

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Stap 4

Remove four screws from the corners of the device using a Phillips #2 screwdriver.
These holes were previously covered by the rubber feet.
Using the magnetic tip of the screwdriver, carefully lift the screw out of the hole.

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Stap 5

Turn the device over so it is oriented right-side up.
Lift the top part of the feeder off, exposing the mechanisms that run the feeder.

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Stap 6 Speaker

Voluas VL001 Speaker Replacement, Speaker: stap 6, afbeelding 1 van 2

Voluas VL001 Speaker Replacement, Speaker: stap 6, afbeelding 2 van 2

Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the six 11.2 mm screws that hold the motor housing on to the device.
Remove the motor assembly and set it to the side.

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Stap 7

Using an opening tool, remove the clear glue covering the two screws.

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Stap 8

Use a Phillips #2 screwdriver to remove the two 6 mm screws from the speaker.

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Stap 9

Using your wire strippers/pliers, cut the two wires that are connected to the speaker.

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Stap 10

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Using your wire strippers/pliers, gently crimp the plastic insulation on the wire. Do this several times around the wire to make sure that you can pull it off.
Because the wire is so thin, it can be easy to accidentally cut through the wire on this step. Take care to only cut through the insulation.
You will want to see a score line in the insulation all around the wire like this.
Pull the end of the insulation off, exposing the wire.

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Stap 11

Put the exposed wire on the solder patch, making sure it has good contact with the metal.
Solder the wire on to the solder patch.
Repeat steps 10 and 11 for the white wire.