I have one of these speakers and it fell from 7 feet. Didn't work. I contacted Anker they couldn't tell me how to get it opened.. i checked UA-cam out and found your video and managed to get it opened after 30 mins!. Turns out there was a cable dissconected a simple fix in the end.. Thanks again man
Thanks for creating the video, it would have been great if you'd have shown the battery removal, in case there is any complications to overcome! I really appreciate your time doing filming the video, as I now don't have to buy a new speaker!
I carefully followed your instructions, including removing the keypad, which later you said wasn't necessary. You should edit that part out. The connector to the keypad is very fragile and all the tabs broke off the circuit board. Now I have a trashed speaker which worked fine before as long as it was plugged into a power source. 😢
Many thanks for this. I was disappointed when my A3143 stopped working/holding charge as it’s a nice speaker. I’ve replaced my battery with an £18 one from Amazon. Had to swap the white plastic connector on the battery lead as the one I bought had a connector that was slightly too big. All seems good now 👍
Nice one mate, spot on video, these speakers are fab but our battery is same as yours and past its best. Found your vid here and much appreciate you posting it. Thanks from the UK.
Hmmm... bought my A3143 in 2017. There are a few omitted steps after removing the circuit board screws. There is an integrated plastic battery bracket secured by 8 tiny screws that also hold the 2 speakers in place. This is a bit more complicated task. Given the skipped steps in video and $20+ cost for reputable batteries, I too question the cost/time justification vs buying a new speaker. Regardless, I do appreciate the video Ed.
I am wondering if internal battery can be removed for good and speaker be run on external power? For adapter free operation I think we can use a power bank.
I've got mine tore apart and I can't get power to the card. I disconnected a thin strip of like 10 wires on accident... should not have done that...so tried to bypass all the jazz and went straight to battery port...and no luck...
Great, with your help I was able to open the case and extract the battery. But I was unable to find a replacement battery with the same connector here in Germany. That's a real pity.
Thank you for the video. I just replaced the batteries in mine. Working great! I used fingernails and old credit cards to use as spudgers/pry-tools. Zero damage to the plastic case!
@Ed, u da man. Just what I'm looking for. Bless, bruvva. Don't want to throw it as its a handy little speaker with a decent sound, for the price bracket. Thanks again.
This video is close to being very helpful and I thank you for making it. That said, it could be improved in a few ways: The lighting is poor and there's little contrast so it's hard to actually make out the orientation of the speaker as you're working on it. Especially bc it looks different for you once you've taken the top off but advise that we not do the same. And the sharp viewing angle doesn't make the speaker internals very visible. It seems that you skipped the part where you take the battery out. I managed to get mine out but not without breaking one of the retaining clips that held it in place. I'm hoping that's not a problem when I go to put it back together. Not related to the video, but I don't know if it's worth spending $18 to replace the battery on a $30 speaker but perhaps I can put an AC power supply in place so I don't have to deal with charging batteries anymore
I have one and it no longer powers on, and assume the battery is dead. It is quality made , but not user friendly designed, this is more work than most people want to deal with to just change a battery. Thanks for the video showing how to remove it. I think my cable is bad will replace that first, then proceed with the battery if it won't charge.
Thanks for the video. It was helpful to see the process. However, the price of the replacement battery (now $19.99) is too much to make it worth fixing an old piece of tech. Anker has new speakers that are between $20-40 that are probably as good as this speaker. Maybe a $10 replacement battery would make it worth the hassle to fix, otherwise, this is now a hobby fix.
Great vid ! I have one of these and just like you, couldn't find a video showing how to do this. I have a lot of 18650 batteries which i think is the same as the ones that are in this pack. So i might be able to just swap the batteries and not have to order a new pack. And maybe even add batteries and get even more play time ;)
@@patrickfong2250 I have a few things on my mind so i haven't taken it apart yet and haven't tried. I'm no expert in batteries and stuff like that but i would be surprised if it didn't work. I'll come back and update when i get to try it out ;)
TheBlacktom The cells have a tiny printed circuit board inside the plastic wrapper. If you replace just the cells, disassemble the old battery and reuse the pcb. I just replaced my battery with a replacement from eBay.
The battery pack looks like 2 18650s wrapped together. These cells seem to be everywhere atm, from vape mods to e-scooter battery packs. The branded batteries are very good ime, but be careful of cheap imitations from China, as they are bloody dangerous. As in 'blow up and burn your house down' dangerous! Not good. For the sake of a couple of quid/dollars more for the decent batteries. Samsung, LG, Eleaf etc make good ones. Any reputable vape shop will sell decent 18650s.
Its easy. I did it with a butter knife but throw it in the trash when i saw the batteries were $25. I just bought a JBL flip i deserve a new speaker anyways.
After 9 years, my anker needed an new battery. Should work for the next 9 years now. ;-) Thanksfor the video🤠
What model is your speaker? 😂
I have one of these speakers and it fell from 7 feet. Didn't work. I contacted Anker they couldn't tell me how to get it opened.. i checked UA-cam out and found your video and managed to get it opened after 30 mins!. Turns out there was a cable dissconected a simple fix in the end..
Thanks again man
G D glad it helped
Same here!! Just fixed the cable and its working absolutely fine! Yay!
was it the cable on top of the power buttons... if so how did you manage to re fit the two slots?
Thank you. I found your short video very useful as I wouldn’t have known how to dismantle the speaker to fit new battery. 👍
Thanks for creating the video, it would have been great if you'd have shown the battery removal, in case there is any complications to overcome! I really appreciate your time doing filming the video, as I now don't have to buy a new speaker!
Do you know why it is extremely difficult to remove some of the screws ?
hows the tip of your screw driver?
I carefully followed your instructions, including removing the keypad, which later you said wasn't necessary. You should edit that part out. The connector to the keypad is very fragile and all the tabs broke off the circuit board. Now I have a trashed speaker which worked fine before as long as it was plugged into a power source. 😢
Many thanks for this. I was disappointed when my A3143 stopped working/holding charge as it’s a nice speaker. I’ve replaced my battery with an £18 one from Amazon. Had to swap the white plastic connector on the battery lead as the one I bought had a connector that was slightly too big. All seems good now 👍
My Anker blinks when plugged into the recharge port but won't turn on. What do you think is the problem? Thank you for the help
Nice one mate, spot on video, these speakers are fab but our battery is same as yours and past its best. Found your vid here and much appreciate you posting it. Thanks from the UK.
Hmmm... bought my A3143 in 2017. There are a few omitted steps after removing the circuit board screws. There is an integrated plastic battery bracket secured by 8 tiny screws that also hold the 2 speakers in place. This is a bit more complicated task. Given the skipped steps in video and $20+ cost for reputable batteries, I too question the cost/time justification vs buying a new speaker. Regardless, I do appreciate the video Ed.
Thank you! I was able to replace the battery in my speaker. Works great!
Glad I could help
Thanks Ed, saved me from breaking the case.
I am wondering if internal battery can be removed for good and speaker be run on external power? For adapter free operation I think we can use a power bank.
I've got mine tore apart and I can't get power to the card. I disconnected a thin strip of like 10 wires on accident... should not have done that...so tried to bypass all the jazz and went straight to battery port...and no luck...
Great, with your help I was able to open the case and extract the battery. But I was unable to find a replacement battery with the same connector here in Germany. That's a real pity.
I bought one of these in 2017 and it lasted me until WW3. Great company. I'm going to try and replace the battery.
Thx, didn’t want to trash the speaker and googled this
Thanks for sharing Edward. You saved me from breaking it.
too bad you skept the step to remove the battery, great video thank you
This ist great! Do you think, it's gonna work also with the Anker soundcore 2
Thanks from Argentina!!
Thank you for the video. I just replaced the batteries in mine. Working great!
I used fingernails and old credit cards to use as spudgers/pry-tools. Zero damage to the plastic case!
Amazing speaker I bought mine like 5 years ago and still sounds amazing but I also need to change the battery
Mine completely died after like 5 years. A yellow just flashs when i plug it in.
@Ed, u da man. Just what I'm looking for. Bless, bruvva. Don't want to throw it as its a handy little speaker with a decent sound, for the price bracket. Thanks again.
How did you reconnect the white connector between the top cover (with power button etc.) and the main device?
Never disconnected any wires other than the battery
I ruined my speaker because this connector disintegrated. No need to take the top off as shown in the video.
Thanks for the video, that help me to fix one of those.
Wov! Wonderful. Thanks a lot. But battery costs almost half of the speaker cost!!
Was there any soldering involved to fit the battery connectors ?
Yes the new battery did not come with connectors...it was a generic replacement.... I soldered on the old connector
@@edwardlucas8333 You don't happen to know the part number / description for the little plastic connector, do you?
Your the best!
Thank you.
This video is close to being very helpful and I thank you for making it. That said, it could be improved in a few ways: The lighting is poor and there's little contrast so it's hard to actually make out the orientation of the speaker as you're working on it. Especially bc it looks different for you once you've taken the top off but advise that we not do the same. And the sharp viewing angle doesn't make the speaker internals very visible. It seems that you skipped the part where you take the battery out. I managed to get mine out but not without breaking one of the retaining clips that held it in place. I'm hoping that's not a problem when I go to put it back together.
Not related to the video, but I don't know if it's worth spending $18 to replace the battery on a $30 speaker but perhaps I can put an AC power supply in place so I don't have to deal with charging batteries anymore
lol
I have one and it no longer powers on, and assume the battery is dead. It is quality made , but not user friendly designed, this is more work than most people want to deal with to just change a battery. Thanks for the video showing how to remove it. I think my cable is bad will replace that first, then proceed with the battery if it won't charge.
How on earth did you get the top cover back on? lol
Can't. Tiny connector will be ruined. Speaker is now trash.
Make the intro louder 🔊
Reinaldo A hahaha.
Thanks for the video. It was helpful to see the process. However, the price of the replacement battery (now $19.99) is too much to make it worth fixing an old piece of tech. Anker has new speakers that are between $20-40 that are probably as good as this speaker. Maybe a $10 replacement battery would make it worth the hassle to fix, otherwise, this is now a hobby fix.
Great vid !
I have one of these and just like you, couldn't find a video showing how to do this.
I have a lot of 18650 batteries which i think is the same as the ones that are in this pack. So i might be able to just swap the batteries and not have to order a new pack. And maybe even add batteries and get even more play time ;)
I was so frustrated...I'm glad this could help
Were you able to swap the battery successfully?
@@patrickfong2250 I have a few things on my mind so i haven't taken it apart yet and haven't tried. I'm no expert in batteries and stuff like that but i would be surprised if it didn't work.
I'll come back and update when i get to try it out ;)
The two cells are simply connected in series and shring wrapped, right? Red+, black-, and that's it if I want to make my own?
TheBlacktom
The cells have a tiny printed circuit board inside the plastic wrapper. If you replace just the cells, disassemble the old battery and reuse the pcb. I just replaced my battery with a replacement from eBay.
How do you know the battery is dead
did you check the pulse?
mine is five years old and now only holds a charge for about ten minutes before dying. the only way I can use it now is by leaving it plugged in
i think these speakers must work without batteries because battery are very expensive
Mine died completely and doesn't even work plugged in.
The battery pack looks like 2 18650s wrapped together. These cells seem to be everywhere atm, from vape mods to e-scooter battery packs. The branded batteries are very good ime, but be careful of cheap imitations from China, as they are bloody dangerous. As in 'blow up and burn your house down' dangerous! Not good. For the sake of a couple of quid/dollars more for the decent batteries. Samsung, LG, Eleaf etc make good ones. Any reputable vape shop will sell decent 18650s.
This is not as simple as shown here. This guy must be selling these batteries. Do not order batteries until you are able to disassemble this speaker.
which part are you thinking he left out of the disassembly?
Its easy. I did it with a butter knife but throw it in the trash when i saw the batteries were $25. I just bought a JBL flip i deserve a new speaker anyways.