Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

                          1 hour

Sections

3

  • Case
  • 5 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 4 steps
  • Battery
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Case
  • Remove four 3 mm screws using a 3 mm Hex screwdriver.

Remove four 3 mm screws using a 3 mm Hex screwdriver.

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Step 2

  • Gently remove the outer casing.
  • It should be relatively easy to pull apart, but in the case that it is not easy, don’t be afraid to apply the necessary force to pull them apart.

Gently remove the outer casing.

It should be relatively easy to pull apart, but in the case that it is not easy, don’t be afraid to apply the necessary force to pull them apart.

Step 3

  • Pull the device from the external case.
  • Remove four 12 mm screws using a T10 Torx screwdriver.
  • Remove eight 6 mm screws using a T10 Torx screwdriver.

Pull the device from the external case.

Remove four 12 mm screws using a T10 Torx screwdriver.

Remove eight 6 mm screws using a T10 Torx screwdriver.

Step 4

  • Use your hands to gently remove the side plates.
  • Use the plastic opening tool to pry off the back plate.
  • It is best to work on the side with the Fugoo trademark.

Use your hands to gently remove the side plates.

Use the plastic opening tool to pry off the back plate.

It is best to work on the side with the Fugoo trademark.

Step 5

  • Slowly pull the front casing from the back casing. If possible, try to avoid putting any tension on the connected cables.
  • Separate the two at a slow, consistent pace to avoid damaging the speaker cables.

Slowly pull the front casing from the back casing. If possible, try to avoid putting any tension on the connected cables.

Separate the two at a slow, consistent pace to avoid damaging the speaker cables.

Step 6

              Motherboard
  • Carefully untangle the wires that connect the speaker to the motherboard.

Carefully untangle the wires that connect the speaker to the motherboard.

Step 7

  • Use tweezers to remove the two ribbon wires on the left and right side of motherboard.
  • Do not pull the cables by the cord, as this could damage the cables and the motherboard. It is best to always disconnect the cables from the base, which is closest to the motherboard, using an iFixit opening tool.

Use tweezers to remove the two ribbon wires on the left and right side of motherboard.

Do not pull the cables by the cord, as this could damage the cables and the motherboard. It is best to always disconnect the cables from the base, which is closest to the motherboard, using an iFixit opening tool.

Step 8

  • Pull the motherboard halfway out.
  • Gently unplug the ribbon using the tweezers.
  • There is a hidden ribbon on the motherboard, that becomes visible once the motherboard has been pulled out.

Pull the motherboard halfway out.

Gently unplug the ribbon using the tweezers.

There is a hidden ribbon on the motherboard, that becomes visible once the motherboard has been pulled out.

Step 9

  • Remove the motherboard and battery.
  • Remove four 3 mm screws from the motherboard using a 3 mm Hex screwdriver.

Remove the motherboard and battery.

Remove four 3 mm screws from the motherboard using a 3 mm Hex screwdriver.

Step 10

              Battery
  • While holding the motherboard with one hand, remove the battery.
  • Once that is completed, replace the battery with a new, functional one.

While holding the motherboard with one hand, remove the battery.

Once that is completed, replace the battery with a new, functional one.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Rob Robertson - Jun 10, 2017

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What kind of battery is it? Which brands would be preferred? Where can I buy these batteries?

It’s a good guide, but these questions remain.

John Thompson - Dec 15, 2018

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Where can I buy this battery module or the circuit board. I replaced a dead cell and charged each one individually but the circuit board has no voltage output.

Can anyone tell me the correct voltage output on each pin of the battery connector?

Vasile Adrian Belea - May 7, 2019

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Ciao, io ho lo stesso problema, dove posso trovare il pacco batteria oppure la scheda, perché cambiando le celle morte non ho nessuna tensione in uscita del modulo e non vengono ricaricate le batterie

Tom Evans - May 18, 2019

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Where do you get replacement batteries? Or are they just 18650s?

Rhett Mccrady - May 6, 2021

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i have a fugoo tough thats over 4 years old. The single battery has the following numbers on it: VPN: UP130034 M N: AE1665001 ….Made In China. UER Technology …. I was not able to find the replacement also, its 3.7v 8.70’Wh 2350 mAh, It is a 5 wire plug with a protector board ,, 2 reds, 1 white, and 2 blacks.. The darn thing about the five wires is the 2 reds and 2 blacks are soldered to one connector tab each. The 3 wire 18650 3 wires red, white,and black will work. Its only 2 mm bigger and it will fit in the original holder. Just solder the 5 wire connector to this battery by connecting both reds and blacks to the single ones and the one white to the other white.. I found the Onyx Harmon Kardon studio 2 replacement battery is perfect. Thanks, Rhett McCrady.