Before Teardown

Condition: Well used

Noted issue: static sound when adjusting volume.

Remove back battery panels. There are two: the main panel, and the smaller back up panel behind the main.

Remove the 9 phillips screws.

Speakers

Display & Logic Board

Top panel buttons board

Audio Jacks

DC Power Connector

Antenna

DC Power Board

Audio Jacks board

Remove the two screws

The boards are glued in, so carefully pry them out of the casing.

You can pull the antenna apart without opening the entire case. This is helpful if just part of the antenna is bent.

For full removal, remove the screw on the bottom of the box labeled "antenna", and slide the antenna out the top.

Coax cable connects the antenna to the tuning circuit on the upper PCB.

Remove three screws holding the three mounting brackets for each speaker.

Use a blade to remove the glue holding the speaker wires in.

Carefully pry the speakers off their mounting points because they are glued in.

Removing the LCD Panel and motherboard.

Remove 6 screws

Pry out the panel by hand

Check out that coil

Overall this product was pretty easy to take apart.

The internals were pretty easy to identify based on their location and appearance.

One drawback was that the speakers were glued in. The glue prevents rattling, but makes the speakers harder to get to. Some glue should be used when replacing the speakers.

8/10 repairability