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  1. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open the bottom: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open the bottom: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open the bottom: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • 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.

  2. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Loosen screws: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Loosen screws: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
    • Take the screws out with torx 6. A T5 might work as well.

  3. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open it: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open it: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Open it: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • Open the device.

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

  4. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out the mainboard screws: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Take out the mainboard screws with a torx 5.

  5. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the mainboard.: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the mainboard.: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the mainboard.: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • 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.

  6. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Unplug the connectors: crwdns2935265:06crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Unplug the connectors: crwdns2935265:06crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Unplug the connectors: crwdns2935265:06crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • Take a spudger and lift the connector off. Careful! It opens from the oppesite site the the cable is going in.

  7. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Place the mainboard aside: crwdns2935265:07crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Best place is in the bottom part where it originaly sits.

  8. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out the speaker: crwdns2935265:08crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out the speaker: crwdns2935265:08crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out the speaker: crwdns2935265:08crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • Open the four torx 8 screws.

    • Lift the speaker outside the speaker grill.

  9. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, LED Panel: crwdns2935265:09crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, LED Panel: crwdns2935265:09crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, LED Panel: crwdns2935265:09crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • Carefully pull the partially glued connector cable off.

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

  10. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take LED panel out: crwdns2935265:010crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take LED panel out: crwdns2935265:010crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
    • Pull it in the direction of the arrows to take the panel out.

  11. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out screws of control board: crwdns2935265:011crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take out screws of control board: crwdns2935265:011crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
    • Loosen the four screws.

  12. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Loosen glued cable: crwdns2935265:012crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Loosen glued cable: crwdns2935265:012crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
    • Pull of the glued connector cable.

  13. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take off the cable: crwdns2935265:013crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take off the cable: crwdns2935265:013crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Take off the cable: crwdns2935265:013crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • 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.

  14. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the controller board: crwdns2935265:014crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the controller board: crwdns2935265:014crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Lift the controller board: crwdns2935265:014crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • As the controller board sits quite tight better use the flat side of a spudger to lift it off.

    • Use the leverage effect.

  15. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Closer look: crwdns2935265:015crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Closer look: crwdns2935265:015crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Closer look: crwdns2935265:015crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • Thats the controller board.

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

  16. Echo Dot 4th Generation Teardown, Screws of the device: crwdns2935265:016crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • The device uses three types of screws.

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