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Hey guys, I’ll post a rude disassembly guide soon. I took a physically broken pair and donated the battery first (no fix) then the entire board into a bricked pair. Worked, but it was a pain in the ass. Donor pair is practically destroyed.
fiyadh.mowla
1
Apr 2, 2022
PennultimateHi there, any luck with giving quick process. Mines bricked and I want to change the battery. Thanks
fiyadh.mowlaSorry, I didn’t end up making a good guide, but I can explain with some pictures to help. Before I start I’ll tell you that changing the battery prolly won’t fix it. It worked on mine until it needed to charge again. 1 Remove the ear pads. 2 The foam between the driver and the pad is covering 6 screws. You don’t need to remove it entirely if you look closely at the picture below and peel it up at the correct spots. The trick is to get something sharp that can get under the edge of the foam. Electronics tweezers work wonderfuly. You should feel resistance when you are prying under it. If not then you are just stabbing the foam.
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3 the pic above shows what I mean about getting under the foam. This one below shows the location of the screws. Expose and remove these to free the driver and plastic ring beneath it.
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4 set the driver and ring to the side. The solder connecting the driver was good on mine so it’s not super fragile, but you still shouldn’t pull on it. Remove the felt peice entirely, it’s not glued on or anything. 5 now you should see the driver board. Two small screws near the USB connector are holding the board down and the battery you see is wired to the other side. Remove these ribbon cables on the right side and then the silver screws.
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6 now you flip the board over but be very careful not to pull on the wires soldered to the edge of the board to connect the other ear. These are tiny and will break easily. Once you flip the board over you should see the solder points for the battery pack. Unsolder, replace, resolder, and do these steps in reverse.
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again don’t expect that this will fix it. It probably won’t. Let me know how it goes if you do decide to do it!
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Sampson
24
Aug 26, 2023
PennultimateThank you so much for this guide. I have a question that I think you might be qualified to answer if you have the time. My headphones have been working great for years, then suddenly last week my left side quit playing audio via bluetooth but it still works perfectly via the 3.5mm audio jack. Any advice on where I should look in the internals? If I open them up should I start with the left side, or is there a solder joint on the right side that's known for having issues? Thanks again. Oh, also, another related question - I have a second pair which are bricked. If I can't repair the first pair, would I be able to fix the bricked pair by swapping this board in the photos?
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