I’m sure you’ve all been unfortunate unbearable to have a minion piece of tech suddenly zest the dust. A few months back, my Sony WH-1000XM3 shower died without nearly three years of true-blue service. Although the headphones still worked over 3.5mm, I lost all Bluetooth and ANC functionality. Without a warranty, I was facing the prospect of forking over nearly £200 for a replacement pair or upgrading to the £350 Sony WH-1000XM5. Neither is a particularly lulu prospect, expressly given that the headphones were otherwise working.
Thankfully, I was worldly-wise to replace the battery, leasing hopefully years increasingly life out of these otherwise excellent Bluetooth headphones. And it only forfeit me £14 and less than an hour of my time. I’m not going to imbricate the steps to repair the unit here; I’ll uncontrived you to the spanking-new iFixit guide I used, instead. But I do want to share some insight into the unshortened process of repairing a modern piece of technology.
