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AirPods Pro: Mara air pods charging karta hain maghar battery jaldi hi khatam ho ja

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:18:00 -0700

Mara air pods charging kar ta hain maghar jaldi hi charging khatam ho jati ha

Bose QuietComfort 20i: Bose QC20i will not power on or charge after power surge - Troubleshooting board-level damage

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:34:15 -0700

My Bose QuietComfort 20i headphones stopped working entirely after a power surge occurred while they were charging. Currently, they will not power on and show no indicator lights when plugged into a USB power source.

I have already opened the control module to inspect the internals. The battery (PR-452035) appears to be dead, but I suspect the surge may have damaged the charging circuitry or the Power Management IC on the board.

Has anyone successfully diagnosed or repaired a QC20 board after a power surge? Are there specific protection diodes or fuses on this board that commonly fail in this scenario? I have a multimeter and soldering iron ready if there are specific components I should test for shorts.

AirPods Max: Is there a bit / screwdriver I can use to remove the big standoff head

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:47:53 -0700

How does one remove the big standoff screw from the speaker? Is there a bit or screwdriver that fits this?

⟐ Commented July 14, 2026 at 15:47 MST

Sony WH-1000XM6: Left earcup's 'Pause when headphones are removed' feature not working

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:36:37 -0700

Recently, my xm6 headphones just stopped pausing videos when I take them off. The problem doesn't seem to be internal (or maybe I'm wrong) but it works when I take off the earpad for that side. The ANC and microphone both seem to work just fine. I have dried the earcup and It still doesn't work. How do I fix this?

Sony WH-1000XM6: right ear speaker is dead

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:22:06 -0700

I have loved the xm6, with the exception of a few gripes. However, now mine are broken. I get no sound out of the right ear speaker. The ANC mics on the right cup may be working -- but only producing results on the left. Except for no sound, everything seems to be working on the right cup - charging, touch controls, Anyone have similar issue, or ideas how to fix, or how to approach Sony for warranty repair?

⟐ Commented July 13, 2026 at 19:22 MST

SteelSeries Arctis 7 2019 Edition Wireless: Problem after charging connector repair

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:03:25 -0700

Hi,

I decided to try to fix the SteelSeries Arctis 7 (2019 Edition) wireless headphones.

The microUSB charging connector was broken and I couldn't charge the headphones.

The connector broke off from the PCB and caused some damage there. I gave up on soldering a new connector in advance, I decided to just use two wires for charging only.

When I opened the headphones, I immediately put a new battery in them - Maybe I didn't do that smartly because I did two things at once.

I soldered the wires where the connector was and applied hot glue around it so the wires wouldn't break right away.

First day - headphones looked fine. New battery seemed to be charging (LED gradually changed color from yellow to green).

test a few hours of operation - no problems.

The next day - the headphones won't turn on.

They only turn on when they are connected to the charger. When I disconnect them from the charger, they turn off after a few seconds and won't turn on. I tried the HW reset button.

I don't know if it's a problem with the new battery or a repair on the connector. It seems strange to me that they worked on the first day.
My main question:

The first day when I was soldering the wires for charging, I momentarily mixed up the polarity of +5V.

So I connected the charger with the polarity reversed, but after I realized it and put it in correctly, the headphones worked and I did the test for a few hours from battery.

Do you think the damage caused by reversed polarity would only become apparent the next day?

Do you have any tips on what I can try, let's say in amateur conditions?

Currently, the battery voltage is 4.1 V. They won't turn on unless I plug them into the charger. Then I can turn them on.

When they are connected to the charger, I can turn them on and pair them with the PC and they work - but they are not "wireless" then.

Thank you for any response, I hope you are doing well and have a lot of success with your work on YouTube.

Adam

AirPods Pro: Airpod Pro Left Earbud Not Connecting to Charging Case

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:19:02 -0700

for a while now, I realised how my left earbuds have a really hard time connecting properly to the charging case. I only noticed after continuously picking up my aipods and find out the left one is empty.

I did contact apple customer service once and they suggested to bring it to an apple repair store. The only available near me happened to be an authorised store and not an actual apple store. I did book a repair and they took it in and made me come back after 1h, only to then tell me there’s nothing they can do?

They did however, clean and reset my airpods, which did not solve my problem.

Now before I tried contacting apple again, and maybe try and book a repair at an actual apple store, I thought I see if anyone had the same issue and maybe has a solution.

I bought mine in January, so I still have the 1 year apple warranty.

Note: I also noticed how sometimes my devices show different % of charge the earbuds have left. They sometimes seem to not update frequently… not sure if that has to do with the problem, but I’ve seen people have that before.

⟐ Commented July 12, 2026 at 15:19 MST

JBL Vibe 300 TWS: The right earphone works but the left one doesn't

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:06:59 -0700

How can I fix it

⟐ Answered July 12, 2026 at 11:06 MST

EarPods with Lightning Connector: My iPhone SE won’t find my lightning EarPods

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 05:19:07 -0700

My lightning EarPods won’t work with my iPhone SE. They work on iPhone 7, 6s and 6 but not the SE. They are compatible with the SE.

Does anyone know anything about this issue? Any help would be great.

⟐ Answered July 12, 2026 at 5:19 MST

Boat Rockerz 450: Stuck button won’t click when pressed like the other buttons

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 03:48:31 -0700

The headphones power button won’t click or work

⟐ Answered July 12, 2026 at 3:48 MST

AirPods 2019: My right airpod doesn’t work

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:57:51 -0700

My right AirPod doesn’t work again and I can’t see the icon on my widget too, but the left AirPod works perfectly fine. Whenever I put the right AirPod in the charging case the green light starts blinking.

⟐ Answered July 11, 2026 at 4:57 MST

Technics Headphone: إحدى سماعات الأذن لاتعمل One of the earbuds isn't working

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:04:45 -0700

احدي سماعات الأذن لاتعمل

Translation

One of the earbuds isn't working

⟐ Answer edited July 09, 2026 at 8:04 MST

Sony WH-1000XM5: Is it possible to fix a popped out swivel hinge of Sony wh-1000xm5?

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:59:22 -0700

Is it possible to fix a popped out swivel hinge on my sony XM5? I was wearing them and accidentally hit a pole. The swivel hinge on my right earcup cam out :(

Any recommendation or teardown fixes for it? I tried to push it back in, but i cant be fully inserted.

⟐ Commented July 08, 2026 at 14:59 MST

AirPods 3: AirPods 3 Left Earbud No Sound After Drop - Internal Inspection

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:54:29 -0700

I dropped my AirPods 3 while they were in the case. Now the left earbud has no sound at all, even though it still shows as charging and connected on my phone. I have already tried resetting them and checking the audio balance settings.

I have physically opened the earbud to inspect it. What should I look for inside that could cause a total loss of sound after a drop? Are there specific ribbon cables or solder joints for the speaker driver that are known to fail? Any advice on how to test the speaker driver or reconnect it would be appreciated.

Logitech G735: How do I disassemble Logitech G735?

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:16:56 -0700

No instruction manuals online or in the box to guide me through how to replace the battery, and logitech support haven't assisted me as my headset is outside of warranty period. Its make is nothing like the other G series so their guides unfortunately do not help.

⟐ Answered July 08, 2026 at 2:16 MST

Beats Solo 4: Why can't I hear anything out of one ear

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:28:22 -0700

when I would listen to music I could not hear anything from my right ear

⟐ Commented July 07, 2026 at 3:28 MST

CMF Buds Pro: One side not charging..

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:30:52 -0700

My left side bud can't charging...

⟐ Answered July 07, 2026 at 0:30 MST

JBL Live 460NC: How to fix or swap the Bluetooth connectivity buttons

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:08:13 -0700

I was gifted these headphones and they turn on but I can’t pair them because the button doesn’t work. I was able to take it apart enough to see that the button is worn out but I don’t know how to access the button to swap or fix it. I would like some help

⟐ Answered July 06, 2026 at 10:08 MST

JBL Tune 770NC: Static in left ear

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:39:58 -0700

The speakers in both ears largely work as expected, but in the left ear there is a (rather low volume but still very noticeable) constant static sound whenever any sound is played. It is not just a by-product of noise-cancelling, as the static is there both with noise-cancelling disabled and enabled. What might be the cause of this, and is there any hope of fixing it?

JVC Headphone: Left speaker headphone isn't functioning

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:19:13 -0700

Left speaker headphone not functioning

⟐ Edited by author July 06, 2026 at 6:19 MST