Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement
Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement
Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement A guide for the repair of a loose connection on the Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P battery.
Written By: Noah Franklin
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Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement
Step 1 — Speaker
Remove ear pad from the earphone you'd like to replace by gently pulling the cloth pad outwards from the slot holding the cloth. Work circularly until removed.
Step 2
Using PH1 screwdriver tip, remove the four fastening screws holding the blue plastic speaker mount in place. Gently pull blue plastic from black housing by hand until separated.
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Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement
Step 3
Using metal prying tool, gently slide the tool between the speaker and the blue plastic holder to break up the adhesive.
Depending on how much of the adhesive was able to be removed, you should be able to pry up the speaker assembly using plastic pry tool. If unsuccessful, use metal tool by gently working around speaker using small twisting motions until free.
Step 4
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Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement
Step 5
Using wire cutters, cut the red and black wires connecting the speaker to the circuit board. Be careful to leave at least one inch of wire to use reconnect wires to new speaker.
Step 6
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Use wire strippers to strip a portion of the rubber colored coating on the wires about a quarter inch long from both the wires connected to the circuit board and the two red and blacks wires connected to the new speaker.
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Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement
Step 7
Twist together the matching pairs of un-shielded copper wire (black on black and red on red) and cover with wire connectors to prevent shorting.
Step 8 — Battery
Use screwdriver tip J00 to remove three screws fastening circuit board to casing.
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Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement
Step 9
Use bent tweezers to remove two wire connector plugs from circuit board.
Step 10
Circuit board will be free to be removed by hand. Use plastic pry tool to slide between casing and circuit board if needed.
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Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement
Step 11
Gently removed and flip over circuit board to reveal battery pack attached to the underside. Careful not to pull out wires running through headband.
Use metal pry tool to slide between battery and circuit board to break up adhesive. Ensure the battery wire connector plug has been removed on front side.
Step 12
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Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement
Step 13
Battery will be free to be removed and replaced.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. This document was last generated on 2017-06-21 07:21:36 PM.
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Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement A guide for the repair of a loose connection on the Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P battery.
Written By: Noah Franklin
© iFixit — CC BY-NC-SA
www.iFixit.com
Page 1 of 8
Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement
Step 1 — Speaker
Remove ear pad from the earphone you'd like to replace by gently pulling the cloth pad outwards from the slot holding the cloth. Work circularly until removed.
Step 2
Using PH1 screwdriver tip, remove the four fastening screws holding the blue plastic speaker mount in place. Gently pull blue plastic from black housing by hand until separated.
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Page 2 of 8
Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement
Step 3
Using metal prying tool, gently slide the tool between the speaker and the blue plastic holder to break up the adhesive.
Depending on how much of the adhesive was able to be removed, you should be able to pry up the speaker assembly using plastic pry tool. If unsuccessful, use metal tool by gently working around speaker using small twisting motions until free.
Step 4
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Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement
Step 5
Using wire cutters, cut the red and black wires connecting the speaker to the circuit board. Be careful to leave at least one inch of wire to use reconnect wires to new speaker.
Step 6
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Use wire strippers to strip a portion of the rubber colored coating on the wires about a quarter inch long from both the wires connected to the circuit board and the two red and blacks wires connected to the new speaker.
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Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement
Step 7
Twist together the matching pairs of un-shielded copper wire (black on black and red on red) and cover with wire connectors to prevent shorting.
Step 8 — Battery
Use screwdriver tip J00 to remove three screws fastening circuit board to casing.
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Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement
Step 9
Use bent tweezers to remove two wire connector plugs from circuit board.
Step 10
Circuit board will be free to be removed by hand. Use plastic pry tool to slide between casing and circuit board if needed.
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Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement
Step 11
Gently removed and flip over circuit board to reveal battery pack attached to the underside. Careful not to pull out wires running through headband.
Use metal pry tool to slide between battery and circuit board to break up adhesive. Ensure the battery wire connector plug has been removed on front side.
Step 12
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Turtle Beach Ear Force Stealth 500P Battery Replacement
Step 13
Battery will be free to be removed and replaced.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. This document was last generated on 2017-06-21 07:21:36 PM.
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