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Motorola Moto Edge 30 Ultra Microphone Repair
Microphone Repair guide for the Motorola Moto Edge 30 Ultra
Before you begin
Tools
- Phillips #00 screwdriver
- Plastic opening picks
- Suction cup
- Spudger
- Precision tweezers
- Heat gun or iOpener
- SIM card eject tool
Parts / materials
- Replacement microphone sub-board
- Rear glass perimeter adhesive tape
- Isopropyl alcohol (99%)
Safety
- Wear safety glasses to protect eyes against glass shards when opening heated back glass.
- Wear an anti-static wrist strap to avoid damaging internal components with electrostatic discharge.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Turn off device
1 minPress and hold the Power button, then tap Power Off to completely shutdown the phone.
- 2
Eject SIM tray
1 minInsert a SIM eject tool into the small hole next to the SIM slot on the bottom frame to pop out the tray.
- 3
Heat rear panel
2 minApply a heat gun or heated pad to the back glass edges for two minutes to soften the adhesive seal.
- 4
Slice perimeter adhesive
3 minAttach a suction cup to the lower back glass, pull upward, and slide an opening pick into the gap.
- 5
Remove back cover
2 minSlide the opening pick around all edges to sever the remaining adhesive, then lift off the back panel.
- 6
Remove loudspeaker screws
2 minUse a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the screws securing the lower speaker assembly.
- 7
Pry out loudspeaker
2 minGently insert a spudger under the edge of the loudspeaker box and lift it out of the chassis.
- 8
Disconnect interconnect cable
1 minUse the flat end of a spudger to detach the main ribbon cable connector from the sub-board.
- 9
Unclip antenna cables
2 minUse precision tweezers to carefully pop off the white and black coaxial antenna connectors from the board.
- 10
Pry out sub-board
2 minInsert a spudger under the microphone sub-board edge and gently leverage it out of its housing.
- 11
Transfer microphone gasket
2 minPeel the small rubber microphone acoustic seal off the old board and position it on the replacement sub-board.
- 12
Insert new sub-board
2 minSet the new microphone sub-board into the bottom chassis compartment and press down lightly.
- 13
Connect antenna cables
2 minAlign and gently press down on the coaxial antenna cable heads until they snap onto the sub-board sockets.
- 14
Attach interconnect cable
1 minLine up the main flex cable connector over the sub-board and press down firmly until it clicks into place.
- 15
Place loudspeaker module
1 minSet the loudspeaker housing back into the bottom of the frame over the microphone sub-board assembly.
- 16
Fasten loudspeaker screws
2 minReinsert and tighten all Phillips screws to secure the loudspeaker assembly.
- 17
Reinsert SIM tray
1 minPush the SIM card tray back into its slot on the bottom edge until flush with the frame.
- 18
Apply perimeter adhesive
3 minPlace custom pre-cut adhesive strips along the perimeter edges of the phone frame.
- 19
Press back glass
2 minAlign the back glass over the frame and press evenly around all sides to firmly seal the adhesive.
After your Motorola Moto Edge 30 Ultra microphone repair
Power the Moto Edge 30 Ultra 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 30 Ultra job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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