Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

6

Time Required

                          15 - 30 minutes

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  • Microphone
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Microphone
  • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry out the rubber stopper at the base of the boom.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry out the rubber stopper at the base of the boom.

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Step 2

  • Remove the single 6 mm flathead #2.0 screw exposed after removing the rubber stopper.

Remove the single 6 mm flathead #2.0 screw exposed after removing the rubber stopper.

Step 3

  • Lift the joint of the boom up and over its pivot point to separate the microphone from the headset.

Lift the joint of the boom up and over its pivot point to separate the microphone from the headset.

Step 4

  • Using the flat end of the metal spudger, pry the back plate off the boom.
  • The back plate is glued to the boom and must be removed gently.
  • When re-installing, apply a few drops of super glue to hold it in place.

Using the flat end of the metal spudger, pry the back plate off the boom.

The back plate is glued to the boom and must be removed gently.

When re-installing, apply a few drops of super glue to hold it in place.

Step 5

  • Pull the back plate off the boom.

Pull the back plate off the boom.

Step 6

  • Using the flat end of the plastic spudger, gently pry the microphone out of its casing.
  • Desolder the two wires from the back of the microphone. For instructions on how to solder and desolder, please see the soldering technique guide.
  • The white wire connects to the positive node, which is indicated with a “+” on the microphone.

Using the flat end of the plastic spudger, gently pry the microphone out of its casing.

Desolder the two wires from the back of the microphone. For instructions on how to solder and desolder, please see the soldering technique guide.

The white wire connects to the positive node, which is indicated with a “+” on the microphone.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Scott Minton - Aug 28, 2015

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Is a replacement microphone available from iFixit?

Its Me - Sep 4, 2015

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What do you replace the mic with?

daniel david guerrerogarcia - Jul 13, 2016

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They have the microphone for sale

harumscxarum - Oct 8, 2016

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Would it presumably be just as easy to replace the microphone speaker with one from another headset, granted it fits ?

kikis.andcream - Mar 5, 2017

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Any mod to make the cable removable?