Introduction

If your Voluas VL001 pet feeder audio recording is distorted or is not playing when your kibble is dispensed, this has to do with your speaker. The speaker plays a voice recording of your voice so your pet recognizes when it is time to eat.

This replacement requires special skills like wire stripping and soldering.

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    • Remove the lid to the storage tank by using the latch and lifting off.

    • Grab the food storage tank on both sides. Depress the tabs that say "Push" on them and lift the tank off.

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    • Place your pet feeder upside down.

    • Squeeze the lock and remove the battery cover.

    • Remove the three 1.5V D alkaline batteries.

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    • Insert a metal spudger under the adhesive part of each rubber foot.

    • Pry the foot off.

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    • Remove four screws from the corners of the device using a Phillips #2 screwdriver.

    • These holes were previously covered by the rubber feet.

    • Using the magnetic tip of the screwdriver, carefully lift the screw out of the hole.

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    • Turn the device over so it is oriented right-side up.

    • Lift the top part of the feeder off, exposing the mechanisms that run the feeder.

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    • Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the six 11.2 mm screws that hold the motor housing on to the device.

    • Remove the motor assembly and set it to the side.

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    • Using an opening tool, remove the clear glue covering the two screws.

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    • Use a Phillips #2 screwdriver to remove the two 6 mm screws from the speaker.

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    • Using your wire strippers/pliers, cut the two wires that are connected to the speaker.

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    • Using your wire strippers/pliers, gently crimp the plastic insulation on the wire. Do this several times around the wire to make sure that you can pull it off.

    • Because the wire is so thin, it can be easy to accidentally cut through the wire on this step. Take care to only cut through the insulation.

    • You will want to see a score line in the insulation all around the wire like this.

    • Pull the end of the insulation off, exposing the wire.

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    • Put the exposed wire on the solder patch, making sure it has good contact with the metal.

    • Solder the wire on to the solder patch.

    • Repeat steps 10 and 11 for the white wire.

Conclusion

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

Merari Aniga

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