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Motorola Moto Edge Plus 2022 Microphone Repair
Microphone Repair guide for the Motorola Moto Edge Plus 2022
Before you begin
Tools
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cup tool
- Plastic prying tools
- Phillips #000 screwdriver
- Tweezers
- Spudger tool
- SIM card eject tool
Parts / materials
- Replacement microphone daughterboard
- Back glass adhesive strip
- Isopropyl alcohol (99%)
Safety
- Wear eye protection when heating and prying glass panels to guard against splintering.
- Disconnect the battery before touching internal components to prevent short circuits.
- Do not puncture or crush the lithium-ion battery during the repair process.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Eject the SIM card tray
1 minInsert a SIM eject tool into the hole next to the SIM tray at the bottom of the phone. Push firmly until the tray pops out, then remove it completely.
- 2
Heat the rear glass panel
3 minApply heat to the edges of the back cover using a heat gun or hair dryer for 2 to 3 minutes to soften the rear adhesive.
- 3
Attach the suction cup
2 minPress a suction cup firmly near the bottom edge of the rear glass. Pull upward on the ring to create a thin gap between the glass and the frame.
- 4
Slice the perimeter adhesive
5 minInsert a plastic opening pick into the gap created by the suction cup. Carefully slide the pick around all four edges to cut through the back glass adhesive.
- 5
Lift off the rear cover
2 minGently lift the rear glass off the chassis once all adhesive is cut. Set the back panel aside on a clean surface.
- 6
Unscrew the upper midframe screws
4 minUse a Phillips #000 screwdriver to remove the screws securing the upper plastic motherboard cover and wireless charging coil frame.
- 7
Disconnect the battery press connector
2 minUse a plastic spudger to pry the battery connector straight up from its motherboard socket to disconnect power.
- 8
Unscrew the bottom loudspeaker cover
3 minRemove the Phillips #000 screws securing the bottom loudspeaker assembly located over the lower daughterboard.
- 9
Pry out the loudspeaker module
2 minInsert the flat end of a spudger under the notch of the loudspeaker housing and pry upward to remove it from the device.
- 10
Disconnect the daughterboard interconnect cable
2 minUse the edge of a spudger to pry the main flex interconnect cable straight up from the bottom sub-board.
- 11
Disconnect the antenna coaxial cables
2 minUse fine tweezers or a spudger tip to gently unclip the white and black coaxial antenna cables from the daughterboard.
- 12
Pry up the old microphone sub-board
3 minSlide a flat spudger under the daughterboard housing the primary microphone and lever it up from the light adhesive beneath.
- 13
Install the new microphone daughterboard
5 minPosition the new microphone sub-board into the lower housing, press down to adhere it, and reconnect the antenna and flex cables.
After your Motorola Moto Edge Plus 2022 microphone repair
Power the Moto Edge Plus 2022 back on and test the microphone repair function before you put every screw away. Check touch/display response, charging, cameras, buttons, and wireless as relevant to this repair. If something fails after closing the device, reopen carefully and reseat the connectors for this Motorola Moto Edge Plus 2022 job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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