[how to] replace ear/receiver speaker

asked 2015-06-27 13:59:09 +0200

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updated 2016-11-08 19:11:24 +0200

pawel

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Hello there,

both of my speakers were cracking, so i was looking for a way to replace them without sending them to Jolla. @Alex: thanks for your hints

i have used the Nokia Lumia 720 earpiece and HTC One X Loudspeaker. both ordered at BisLinks (U.K.) total costs less then 10 euros

here is a description how to dismantle your Jolla to replace both of them:

remove screws, take care it's two different types, so remember which was where: image description

lift from bottom to remove the black cover image description

there is one screw that holds the metalic edge, again lift from bottom to top image description

now remove one more screw and disconnect circuit board, just lift them gently with a knife or something - the obvious black cable on the left - two near the battery - two at the top on the left image description

then gently lift the circuit board. (on one side is a screw on the other its snapped in) the front camera is glued in, but i was able to get it out together with the board image description

the result: image description

use a screwdriver or a knife to get out the speakers. the original earpiece died during the procedure. i glued the new in with 4 tiny drops of glue

the loudspeaker was easier to remove, the HTC one is self sticking, so no problems here

the only tricky part during assembly are the connectors. be patient ! i spent 15 minutes to connect them all yes the cracking is gone, both do sound better then the originals !

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Have you tried cleaning the earpiece with a strong magnet? Even though the earpiece is protected by some kind of fine fabric mesh it seems that fine metal powder finds its way into the earpiece. This trick is at least worth trying before total disassembly. Might reduce or remove crackling sound but can't of course help with too low sound level that has been there from the factory.

Jusla ( 2015-06-27 17:34:58 +0200 )edit

@Markkyboy: which part is unclear ? dismantle == tear down, cooking receipt == how to i would like to replace ear speaker, so what steps do i need to do after removing toh, removing the screws, and take away the plastic.

pawel ( 2015-06-28 15:37:21 +0200 )edit

@Jusla: will give it a try

pawel ( 2015-06-28 15:37:41 +0200 )edit

@Jusla: no improvement

pawel ( 2015-06-28 20:54:16 +0200 )edit

https://together.jolla.com/question/97656/disorted-sound-from-ear-speaker-on-loud-volume/

pan tau ( 2015-06-29 14:27:07 +0200 )edit

i did try to clean it with a vacuum cleaner sound is a bit better but not as good as should be

pawel ( 2015-06-29 21:21:36 +0200 )edit

@pawel Please remove your IMEI from the pictures.

jollailija ( 2015-07-28 21:31:21 +0200 )edit

Great How to! I also bought the same Nokia Lumia 720 earpiece and HTC speaker and now the crackling sound in the earpiece is gone. Much better quality. And the loudspeaker also sounds a bit better.

johanh ( 2016-03-19 16:20:22 +0200 )edit

Is the correct speaker the HTC One X S720e G23 earpiece speaker ?? I also need to replace mine and I found this one on ebay UK. Thanks in advance . . . . .

Link to replacement earpiece speaker

davekelly ( 2016-09-09 18:36:23 +0200 )edit

@davekelly No, AFAIK, the HTC earpiece can't be used. Use the HTC speaker (not earpiece) as loudspeaker (e.g. link). For the earpiece speaker, you need the Lumia 720 earpiece (or Lumia 820 as mentioned below).

johanh ( 2016-09-10 12:43:43 +0200 )edit

@johanh thanks for that, didn't know if the thread was getting any attention or not so I ordered a HTC earpiece and a Nokia 820 earpiece as they both looked like they'd do it, if the HTC one doesn't fit I won't cry, it's only £1.49 after all lol funnily enough it was from that same place you linked to so I might message them and ask them to change it for me then I'll have a spare! Cheers :)

davekelly ( 2016-09-10 18:58:39 +0200 )edit

@davekelly I would recommend changing the loudspeaker at the same time, too. It is an improvement and easy to do at the same time when replacing the earpiece,

johanh ( 2016-09-10 21:20:19 +0200 )edit

@johanh Thank you, I've messaged the seller and asked for the earpice to be swapped for the loudspeaker, that way I've got both, I think I'll do the two as you suggested, makes sense while it's in pieces . . . . . . ;)

davekelly ( 2016-09-11 13:25:54 +0200 )edit

@pawel - thanks for the guide! :)

I ordered a receiver from eBay (UK seller)) on Monday, got it this morning and already had Jolla1 in bits ready for transplant. 10 minutes, job done and no more scratchy voices!, well pleased. £1.99 and about 30 minutes of my time.

The component even came in a little plastic protective tray, a nice touch I thought!; http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=161445648014 (tray not shown in listing).

Spam Hunter ( 2016-09-21 16:01:30 +0200 )edit

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answered 2015-07-17 10:59:58 +0200

Alex

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I can't give you a tutorial for disassembling your Jolla (it's really straight forward anyway) but I want to mention that it seems that a suitable replacement speaker was found if someone is in the need to replace his broken earpiece speaker:

The user Greendts is mentioning on TMO that a earpiece speaker of a Nokia Lumia 820 will fit perfectly into the Jolla and is working great. :)

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thanks for the earpiece modell today i did try again to disassamble jolla i can remove the first plastic, then the metal edge, the buttons.. i did remove the screw to lift the circuit board to reach the earpiece but i do not know how to this without breaking any ground wires etc

pawel ( 2015-07-21 22:00:50 +0200 )edit

@pawel If you already got to your earpiece then you just have to lift up your earspeaker carefully e.g. with a small flat-hat screwdriver because the speaker is fixed with some adhesive.

Alex ( 2015-07-22 18:42:21 +0200 )edit

@Alex my current problem is how to lift the circuit board

pawel ( 2015-07-24 07:23:20 +0200 )edit

@pawel You have to remove 6 connections/wires/flex cables to be able to lift up the cicuit board. There is a TMO thread regarding Jolla's internals and an user posted there some pictures which I want to point you at: Jolla with motherboard & just the circuit board.

As you can see from the pictures by comparing the two pictures you will see that you have to remove this one black wire, lift up 4 flex cables and remove this 1 black ribbon cable which is going to the sd-card slot.

For removing this flex cables you have to carefully lilft them up e.g. with a plastic knife like it's done here with a screw driver. On the picture I can't see how to remove this single flex cable going to the sd-card slot exactly and also don't remember myself how to do it anymore (maybe you have to pull it out but don't take me at my word). Later while connecting this flex cables again you have to be extreamly carefull to hit the right position before pushing them back into their position because otherwise you get a damaged phone.

Alex ( 2015-07-24 11:21:19 +0200 )edit

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did it today. took pictures on the way. so far nothing broken but the replacement that was delivered today is a wrong one ;-(

pawel ( 2015-07-27 21:14:28 +0200 )edit

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answered 2016-11-06 12:33:28 +0200

rzr
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updated 2016-11-07 06:40:16 +0200

Thanks that really helped

I used this 16x6x2mn part for 0.91EUR

"Ear Piece Earpiece Speaker Replacement Part For Nokia Lumia 700 610 625 720 820 900 920 1020 1320"

https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/Ear-Piece-Earpiece-Speaker-Replacement-Part-For-Nokia-Lumia-820-920-720-610/32295169103.html?isOrigTitle=true

This is crosslinked at:

https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1515903#post1515903

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Excelletn. I just ordered mine from UK (I prefer European deliveries for some reason) and will make the change on my first one when the part arrives.

Its nice thing to have a phone which is easily disassembled and put back together. None of the those glued together -jobs.

Lupin ( 2018-09-25 19:57:26 +0200 )edit

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answered 2015-11-24 14:58:55 +0200

Tenus
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Repeated instructions today. Took about 20 minutes. Also had to destroy the existing receiver speaker while removing it but it was defect anyway. Otherwise the repair worked perfectly. Thanks!