From 9cb43a9d47fa7cb03a1788cca1f5bf50cf5984ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Günzler Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 22:43:30 +0100 Subject: sony-wf1000xm3-battery: light edit MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Signed-off-by: Robert Günzler --- src/inc/sony-wf1000xm3-battery.htm | 22 +++++++++++----------- src/inc/sony-wf1000xm3-battery.md | 28 +++++++++++++--------------- 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) (limited to 'src/inc') diff --git a/src/inc/sony-wf1000xm3-battery.htm b/src/inc/sony-wf1000xm3-battery.htm index 6f7bbd6..1031721 100644 --- a/src/inc/sony-wf1000xm3-battery.htm +++ b/src/inc/sony-wf1000xm3-battery.htm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ 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 +

After they slowly started showing 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 batteries are just standard cells and can be easily swapped.

@@ -25,21 +25,21 @@ batteries are just standard cells and can be easily swapped.

class="size-s" alt="pry open" /> lid off

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Use a spudger or ideally two guitar picks and wedge them in to the +

Use a spudger or ideally two guitar picks and wedge them into 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.

+worry about breaking anything, as long as the material of your tools is +plastic, you won’t damage the headphones. 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 wiggle them loose.

screws out lift top

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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.

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

battery out diff --git a/src/inc/sony-wf1000xm3-battery.md b/src/inc/sony-wf1000xm3-battery.md index e617c2b..4f324f4 100644 --- a/src/inc/sony-wf1000xm3-battery.md +++ b/src/inc/sony-wf1000xm3-battery.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ music. ![](/media/content/sony-wf1000xm3-battery/headphones.jpg){class=size-l} -After they would first slowly show signs of not holding their full charge +After they slowly started showing 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 batteries are just standard cells and can be easily swapped. @@ -27,20 +27,19 @@ Ok, let's go: ![pry open](/media/content/sony-wf1000xm3-battery/01_pry_open.jpg){class="size-s"} ![lid off](/media/content/sony-wf1000xm3-battery/02_lid_off.jpg){class="size-s"} -Use a spudger or ideally two guitar picks and wedge them in to the thin gap +Use a spudger or ideally two guitar picks and wedge them into 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. +anything, as long as the material of your tools is plastic, you won't damage +the headphones. 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 wiggle them loose. ![screws out](/media/content/sony-wf1000xm3-battery/03_screws_out.jpg){class="size-s"} ![lift top](/media/content/sony-wf1000xm3-battery/04_lift_top.jpg){class="size-s"} -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. +With the Phillips-head remove the two screws that secure the visible part in +place and then carefully lift it out and flip it over. There is a ribbon cable +connecting the touch sensor and LED on the top to PCB inside the earpiece. ![battery out](/media/content/sony-wf1000xm3-battery/05_battery_out.jpg){class="size-s"} @@ -55,10 +54,9 @@ pushed it back into the housing. 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. +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](/media/content/sony-wf1000xm3-battery/battery_comparison.jpg) -- cgit 1.4.1