CU-dgpgu9 Added markdownlint and fixed markdown
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@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ with the catch being: _I had to fix them_
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alt="Photo of Bern brand headphones under magnifying glass" >}}
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# Don't Turn It On, Take It Apart!
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# Don't Turn It On, Take It Apart
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Past mistakes have taught me to be gentle and patient when it comes to taking
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things apart. This was no exception either. After looking over the unit on each
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side, I figured the only way *in* was lifting the mesh cover off. So I went at
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@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ it, carefully, with a pair of tweezers. I worked my way around the edge and
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wedged the mesh upwards.
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# Okay, Maybe Turn It On
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Now that the problematic speaker side was successfully opened without any
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damage, it was time to investigate what was wrong.
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@@ -41,8 +43,8 @@ problematic, speaker. The result was much different, indicating either noise or
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an open circuit. It may be worth mentioning that the right speaker was
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disconnected at this point in time to ease the troubleshooting process.
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# Where Did It All Go Wrong
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# Where Did It All Go Wrong?
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Lucky for me the PCB pads were labeled -- even better `SPKL+` (_left_) and
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`SPKR+` (_right_) were easy to find.
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@@ -70,8 +72,8 @@ bother desoldering the left speaker connections to make removal easier. So, with
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a bit of gentle back and forth I was able to get it the PCB out and inspect
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traces on the bottom side.
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# Something's Not Quite Right
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# Something's Not Quite Right...
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Continuity from `SPKL+` to the QFN pin was good, yet `SPKR+` to the op-amp
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showed open circuit. Visibly, everything on the PCB looked fine. There were no
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apparent signs of damaged or lifted traces, nor bad soldered wires or
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@@ -90,8 +92,8 @@ bodge wire was in order_..
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{{< thumb src="/static/img/headphone-fix/IMG_7515.jpg" sub="Note the bodge wire"
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alt="Photo of close-up magnified view with soldered fix wire in right speaker PCB" >}}
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# All's Well That Ends Well
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Again, using my trusty Fluke 115, I verified continuity from the chip's `OUTR`
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pin to `SPKR+`. Lo and behold it was now closed-circuit! I was very happy to see
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the expected waveform from the known-good left channel now also appearing on the
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