Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown

步骤 1 Open the bottom

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open the bottom: 步骤 1 中的图像 1，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open the bottom: 步骤 1 中的图像 2，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open the bottom: 步骤 1 中的图像 3，3

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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步骤 2 Loosen screws

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Loosen screws: 步骤 2 中的图像 1，2

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Loosen screws: 步骤 2 中的图像 2，2

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

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步骤 3 Open it

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open it: 步骤 3 中的图像 1，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open it: 步骤 3 中的图像 2，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open it: 步骤 3 中的图像 3，3

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

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步骤 4 Take out the mainboard screws

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out the mainboard screws: 步骤 4 中的图像 1，1

Take out the mainboard screws with a torx 5.

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步骤 5 Lift the mainboard.

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the mainboard.: 步骤 5 中的图像 1，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the mainboard.: 步骤 5 中的图像 2，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the mainboard.: 步骤 5 中的图像 3，3

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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步骤 6 Unplug the connectors

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Unplug the connectors: 步骤 6 中的图像 1，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Unplug the connectors: 步骤 6 中的图像 2，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Unplug the connectors: 步骤 6 中的图像 3，3

Take a spudger and lift the connector off. Careful! It opens from the opposite site to which the cable is going to.

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步骤 7 Place the mainboard aside

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Place the mainboard aside: 步骤 7 中的图像 1，1

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

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步骤 8 Take out the speaker

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out the speaker: 步骤 8 中的图像 1，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out the speaker: 步骤 8 中的图像 2，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out the speaker: 步骤 8 中的图像 3，3

Open the four torx 8 screws.
Lift the speaker outside the speaker grill.

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步骤 9 LED Panel

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, LED Panel: 步骤 9 中的图像 1，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, LED Panel: 步骤 9 中的图像 2，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, LED Panel: 步骤 9 中的图像 3，3

Carefully pull the partially glued connector cable off.
Use a torx 6 or 5 to take out the two screws.

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步骤 10 Take LED panel out

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take LED panel out: 步骤 10 中的图像 1，2

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take LED panel out: 步骤 10 中的图像 2，2

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

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步骤 11 Take out screws of control board

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out screws of control board: 步骤 11 中的图像 1，2

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out screws of control board: 步骤 11 中的图像 2，2

Loosen the four screws.

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步骤 12 Loosen glued cable

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Loosen glued cable: 步骤 12 中的图像 1，2

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Loosen glued cable: 步骤 12 中的图像 2，2

Pull of the glued connector cable.

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步骤 13 Take off the cable

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take off the cable: 步骤 13 中的图像 1，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take off the cable: 步骤 13 中的图像 2，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take off the cable: 步骤 13 中的图像 3，3

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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步骤 14 Lift the controller board

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the controller board: 步骤 14 中的图像 1，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the controller board: 步骤 14 中的图像 2，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the controller board: 步骤 14 中的图像 3，3

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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步骤 15 Closer look

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Closer look: 步骤 15 中的图像 1，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Closer look: 步骤 15 中的图像 2，3

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Closer look: 步骤 15 中的图像 3，3

Thats the controller board.
On the other side are the buttons. Remove the rubber cap.

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步骤 16 Screws of the device

Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Screws of the device: 步骤 16 中的图像 1，1

The device uses three types of screws.