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iHome iDM12 Rechargeable Portable Bluetooth Speaker System for iPod / iPad / iPhone Questions & Answers
How to take apart
The port was broken on mine also. I looked online and found no help so I decided tear it apart since it was broken anyway. There are 6 phillips head screws located under the speaker cover. The black mesh material is glued down so you have to pry it up and then peel. The backing tore on mine so it will be a challenge to actually remove it without damaging it. Once it is off, you can remove the 6 screws and it will open right up. The charger port is located inside a small black box that is held down by 2 screws. Once I got to the little charging port, I found that it had become separated from the circuit board and couldn't be put back on. Not unless you know how to solder or do circuitry. I figure it isn't repairable.
How do I open my iHome IP46 to replace battery?
Looks like it was not designed to be repaired. You have to remove the speaker grills by prying them up. They are glued in. Then find 8 screws (not the small speaker screws) then you still need to pry it apart at the only seam that you can find that goes around the unit. The battery has three small phillips screws and it is unplug able. The only hint that they expected it to be repaired. It will be a mess at the seam when you finally get it apart using flat blades screw drivers (careful doing this). Now for the funny part. I unplugged the battery and plugged it backing and the unit turned on. Strange. Hope this helps. It actually has pretty good sound for its size. If I put it back together and it fails again, it will be trashed..
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