Guide 3: Repair option with external MicroUSB PCB.
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Parts
Tools
These are some common tools used to work on this device. You might not need every tool for every procedure.
- Spudger
- iFixit Opening Picks (Set of 6)
- Desoldering Pump
- Phillips #00 Screwdriver
- iFixit Desoldering Wick
- Lead-Free Solder
- Metal Spudger
- Solder Wick Braid
- Soldering Workstation
- Phillips #0 Screwdriver
- FixHub Portable Soldering Station
- iFixit Mandible Wire Strippers
- Soldering Iron 60w Hakko 503F
- Solder ROHS Lead Free Rosin Core
Background
In 2006, Soundmatters released the first Bluetooth speaker, the Soundmatters foxL, ushering in a new era of wireless audio technology.
Bluetooth technology dates back to 1994, but the first ever consumer Bluetooth device, a hands-free mobile headset, was launched in 1999.
The name "Bluetooth" has a really fun story behind it: "Bluetooth" was intended to be a placeholder internal name for the project. The code name comes from Harold "Bluetooth" Gormsson, who was a 10th-century king of Denmark known for his dead "blue" tooth (or possibly his ravenous appetite for blueberries).
Identification
Most Bluetooth speakers will have the Bluetooth logo etched or printed on it somewhere. The Bluetooth logo is a combination of the Nordic runes H and B—Harold "Bluetooth" Gormsson's initials:
