Sonos Play 3 Wireless Card Replacement

Geschrieben von: Christina Santini

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Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

Zeitaufwand

10 - 15 Minuten

Einleitung

The wireless communication card receives sound through and internet connection. It is connected to three antenna throughout the speaker, which you will need to unplug from the card. This will need to be replaced if you are unable to wirelessly connect to the speaker.

Werkzeuge

Schritt 1

Insert a spudger along the edge of the screen and gently use it to pull the screen away from the casing. Slide the spudger along the length of the grill to detach all the clips holding it in place.

Schritt 2

Gently pull the screen away from the body of the speaker, revealing the tweeter and two mid-range drivers behind it.
There may be a kind of black sticky adhesive holding the screen clips to the rest of the body; however, it was previously removed on our model.

Schritt 3

Unscrew eight 1.5 inch Phillips #2 screws attaching the front speaker panel to the box.
Unscrew the single 1 inch Phillips #2 screw located on the left side of the panel. This may be hidden beneath the warranty void sticker that you'll want to remove.
Unscrew the single 3/4 inch Phillips #2 screw, which is the last thing holding the front panel to the casing.

Schritt 4

Remove the front panel carefully.
Note that there are two layers to the panel that should stay in their original order.

Schritt 5

Disconnect the front panel from the motherboard by gently reaching in and pushing the tab underneath the wire connector and pulling towards you.

Schritt 6

Gently remove the wireless card located at the bottom of the front speaker panel by pulling up and out with your index finger and thumb.

You must first loosen the Phillips #1 screws holding the plastic brackets that keep the Wi-Fi card in place.

Olivier Biot - 04/10/20

On the Sonos Play 3 I opened, the Wi-Fi card lied flat below the plastic clips. Between the card and the clips, there were 2 rectangular foam pads glued to the Wi-Fi card.

Olivier Biot - 27/10/20

Schritt 7

Disconnect the motherboard from the power supply board by gently reaching in and pushing the tab underneath the wire connector and pulling towards you.

Schritt 8

Disconnect the motherboard from the volume button board by gently grabbing the connector and pulling it towards you.

Schritt 9

Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the 4 screws securing the two plastic panels down.

Schritt 10

Remove the two plastic panels on either side of the device that hold the motherboard and power supply board in place.

Schritt 11

Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the two screws in the back of the device that hold the motherboard in place.

Schritt 12

Gently remove the motherboard from the Sonos device by sliding it straight back towards you.
When putting the motherboard back inside the device, make sure it slides in the slots smoothly on both sides.

Schritt 13

Before accessing the wire connectors, there will be glue covering all three of them and the screws. Remove this first carefully.
Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the two screws securing the communication card to the motherboard.