From 9dc97def590951217b492782357bf3e3fc365e5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Günzler Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:04:54 +0200 Subject: adapt sony-wf1000xm3-battery page to new styles MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Signed-off-by: Robert Günzler --- site/sony-wf1000xm3-battery.html | 52 +++++++++++++++++++------------------- src/inc/sony-wf1000xm3-battery.htm | 50 ++++++++++++++++++------------------ src/inc/sony-wf1000xm3-battery.md | 14 +++++----- 3 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-) diff --git a/site/sony-wf1000xm3-battery.html b/site/sony-wf1000xm3-battery.html index 573d9b5..a47e5de 100644 --- a/site/sony-wf1000xm3-battery.html +++ b/site/sony-wf1000xm3-battery.html @@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ replacement

I’ve had these since 2021, while they are a bit bulky I am happy with them and use them mostly around the city to listen to podcasts and the occasional bit of music.

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After they would first slowly show signs of not holding their full charge anymore, the batteries completely died on me after some 3 years. I was fully prepared to have to throw them out when I learned that the @@ -53,38 +53,38 @@ batteries are just standard cells and can be easily swapped.

Ok, let’s go:

pry open pry open lid off Use a spudger or ideally two guitar -picks and wedge them in to the thin gap between the top cover and the -base of the earphones. Don’t worry about breaking anything. As long as -the material of your tools is plastic, you won’t damage anything. This -is by far the most tedious step of the process (if you don’t have the -picks). There is a little bit of adhesive behind the lid, so once you -get the halfs to seperate you might have to widdgle a little.

+class="size-s float-l" alt="lid off" /> Use a spudger or ideally two +guitar picks and wedge them in to the thin gap between the top cover and +the base of the earphones. Don’t worry about breaking anything. As long +as the material of your tools is plastic, you won’t damage anything. +This is by far the most tedious step of the process (if you don’t have +the picks). There is a little bit of adhesive behind the lid, so once +you get the halfs to seperate you might have to widdgle a little.

screws out screws out lift top With the phillips head remove the two -screws that secure the visible part in place and then carefully lift it -out, flip it over. There is a ribbon cable connecting the touch sensor -and LED on the top to PCB deeper inside the earpiece.

+class="size-s float-r" alt="lift top" /> With the phillips head remove +the two screws that secure the visible part in place and then carefully +lift it out, flip it over. There is a ribbon cable connecting the touch +sensor and LED on the top to PCB deeper inside the earpiece.

battery out To remove the old battery I found -it easiest to push the spudger into the little gap in the plastic where -the ribbon cable connects to the top part. It is also glued in; be +class="size-s float-l" alt="battery out" /> To remove the old battery I +found it easiest to push the spudger into the little gap in the plastic +where the ribbon cable connects to the top part. It is also glued in; be careful not to pull out the contact points as well. If possible try to preserve the glue, it will come in handy when securing the new battery in place. I also scraped off what was stuck to the old battery and pushed it back into the housing.

battery in Before putting in the new battery -make sure to check the writing on it or use the shape as a reference to -figure out which side is the negative pole. Put that side down, touching -to the contacts. The replacement batteries I got where a different brand -and had all the labeling on the plus pole. While the original VARTA -branded batteries had it exactly reversed. On my first attempt I didn’t -pay attention and put them in the wrong way around.

+class="size-s float-r" alt="battery in" /> Before putting in the new +battery make sure to check the writing on it or use the shape as a +reference to figure out which side is the negative pole. Put that side +down, touching to the contacts. The replacement batteries I got where a +different brand and had all the labeling on the plus pole. While the +original VARTA branded batteries had it exactly reversed. On my first +attempt I didn’t pay attention and put them in the wrong way around.

battery comparison @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ alt="battery comparison" />