Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          8 minutes

Sections

2

  • Google Home Mini Disassembly
  • 5 steps
  • USB Power Port
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Google Home Mini Disassembly
  • Place device on a flat surface.

Place device on a flat surface.

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Step 2

  • Remove the rubber bottom as per the Google Home Mini teardown guide.
  • Remove the four 7mm T6 Torx screws from the bottom.

Remove the rubber bottom as per the Google Home Mini teardown guide.

Remove the four 7mm T6 Torx screws from the bottom.

Step 3

  • Remove the lower half of the device.
  • Be careful as a black ribbon cable connects the two halves together.

Remove the lower half of the device.

Be careful as a black ribbon cable connects the two halves together.

Step 4

  • Using a pair of tweezers, unlatch the Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) fastener that connects the ribbon cable to the board.
  • Flip up and push the ZIF fastener towards outside of the lower case to loosen it.

Using a pair of tweezers, unlatch the Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) fastener that connects the ribbon cable to the board.

Flip up and push the ZIF fastener towards outside of the lower case to loosen it.

Step 5

  • Pull the ribbon cable off.

Pull the ribbon cable off.

Step 6

              USB Power Port
  • Remove the three 5.3mm T6 Torx screws from the board.

Remove the three 5.3mm T6 Torx screws from the board.

Step 7

  • Remove the black metal plate from the board.

Remove the black metal plate from the board.

Step 8

  • Remove the board.

Remove the board.

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

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so_ang - Aug 24, 2018

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Where I can buy micro USB PCB ?

Planet Carl - Dec 26, 2019

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Wolve 8383 - Jan 15, 2020

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Would like to know this as well disapointing to have an instruction on how to replace a part, but nowere to buy it.

Caitlin Barnum - May 5, 2020

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Has anyone had any luck buying a replacement part?

Jim - Aug 28, 2020

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Just broke mine :-(

Is anyone managed to find a place to buy one?