The 21.5” 2017 iMac page on ifixit is missing the tutorial for [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/KrkIEWTXAxYMDACE.huge|the mic, which is located near the bottom of the display].
[image|2166092]
The only thing available is a [post|418019] not letting the adhesive strips for the display block the mic.
I'm not sure of a few things:
* The orientation of the mic (is it supposed to fold and wrap around the [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/JXwmPAMGvia4gxmW.full|lower support chin strap bracket]?
* Is the gold part supposed to touch the aluminum of the inside of the iMac chassis?
* How to adhere it to the aluminum?
* How does the sound even get through this thing if there's a piece of glass in front of it, and adhesive on either side of the glass? ''(I know to make sure that the adhesive strip doesn’t obstruct the mic, but I still don’t understand how the sound gets out clearly)''
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=== Update (07/26/2020) ===
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I pulled off the old mic, and it seemed that the part with the three "dots" was adhered to the inside of the iMac frame where the corresponding holes are.
But I pulled it off and wasn’t able to see exactly how it was set under there. The image below is what both sides of the replacement microphone I have look like:
[image|2166193]
There are no adhesive strips, so I guess I’ll use some really small cuts of double-sided tape to stick it, such that it doesn’t block any of the 3 dots.
What I meant about the placement (see poorly annotated image below) is that I guess the metal pin needs to be fastened to the logic board facing up, so the mic cable needs to do a loop so it’s adhered to the frame and can then fit the bottom bracket in (it would go under the bracket, not in between, and then flip and touch the aluminum body where the holes are).
[image|2166203]
Does this approach seem correct to you? (Thanks for the super quick reply by the way!)
The 21.5” 2017 iMac page on ifixit is missing the tutorial for [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/KrkIEWTXAxYMDACE.huge|the mic, which is located near the bottom of the display].[br]
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The 21.5” 2017 iMac page on ifixit is missing the tutorial for [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/KrkIEWTXAxYMDACE.huge|the mic, which is located near the bottom of the display].
[image|2166092]
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The only thing available is a [post|418019] not letting the adhesive strips for the display block the mic.
I'm not sure of a few things:
* The orientation of the mic (is it supposed to fold and wrap around the [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/JXwmPAMGvia4gxmW.full|lower support chin strap bracket]?
* Is the gold part supposed to touch the aluminum of the inside of the iMac chassis?
* How to adhere it to the aluminum?
* How does the sound even get through this thing if there's a piece of glass in front of it, and adhesive on either side of the glass? ''(I know to make sure that the adhesive strip doesn’t obstruct the mic, but I still don’t understand how the sound gets out clearly)''
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Additional images:
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[image|2166193]
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[image|2166203]
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=== Update (07/26/2020) ===
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I pulled off the old mic, and it seemed that the part with the three "dots" was adhered to the inside of the iMac frame where the corresponding holes are.
But I pulled it off and wasn’t able to see exactly how it was set under there. The image below is what both sides of the replacement microphone I have look like:
[image|2166193]
There are no adhesive strips, so I guess I’ll use some really small cuts of double-sided tape to stick it, such that it doesn’t block any of the 3 dots.
What I meant about the placement (see poorly annotated image below) is that I guess the metal pin needs to be fastened to the logic board facing up, so the mic cable needs to do a loop so it’s adhered to the frame and can then fit the bottom bracket in (it would go under the bracket, not in between, and then flip and touch the aluminum body where the holes are).
[image|2166203]
Does this approach seem correct to you? (Thanks for the super quick reply by the way!)
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* EDIT, images added to original post since I couldn't add them to the comment
The 21.5” 2017 iMac page on ifixit is missing the tutorial for [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/KrkIEWTXAxYMDACE.huge|the mic, which is located near the bottom of the display].[br]
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[image|2166092]
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The only thing available is a [post|418019] not letting the adhesive strips for the display block the mic.
I'm not sure of a few things:
* The orientation of the mic (is it supposed to fold and wrap around the [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/JXwmPAMGvia4gxmW.full|lower support chin strap bracket]?
* Is the gold part supposed to touch the aluminum of the inside of the iMac chassis?
* How to adhere it to the aluminum?
* How does the sound even get through this thing if there's a piece of glass in front of it, and adhesive on either side of the glass? ''(I know to make sure that the adhesive strip doesn’t obstruct the mic, but I still don’t understand how the sound gets out clearly)''
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Additional images:
[image|2166193]
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[image|2166203]
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=== Update (07/26/2020) ===
+
+
I pulled off the old mic, and it seemed that the part with the three "dots" was adhered to the inside of the iMac frame where the corresponding holes are.
+
+
But I pulled it off and wasn’t able to see exactly how it was set under there. The image below is what both sides of the replacement microphone I have look like:
+
+
[image|2166193]
+
+
There are no adhesive strips, so I guess I’ll use some really small cuts of double-sided tape to stick it, such that it doesn’t block any of the 3 dots.
+
+
What I meant about the placement (see poorly annotated image below) is that I guess the metal pin needs to be fastened to the logic board facing up, so the mic cable needs to do a loop so it’s adhered to the frame and can then fit the bottom bracket in (it would go under the bracket, not in between, and then flip and touch the aluminum body where the holes are).
[image|2166203]
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+
Does this approach seem correct to you? (Thanks for the super quick reply by the way!)
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+
* EDIT, images added to original post since I couldn't add them to the comment
The 21.5” 2017 iMac page on ifixit is missing the tutorial for [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/KrkIEWTXAxYMDACE.huge|the mic, which is located near the bottom of the display].[br]
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[image|2166092][br]
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[image|2166092]
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[br]
The only thing available is a [post|418019] not letting the adhesive strips for the display block the mic.
I'm not sure of a few things:
* The orientation of the mic (is it supposed to fold and wrap around the [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/JXwmPAMGvia4gxmW.full|lower support chin strap bracket]?
* Is the gold part supposed to touch the aluminum of the inside of the iMac chassis?
* How to adhere it to the aluminum?
* How does the sound even get through this thing if there's a piece of glass in front of it, and adhesive on either side of the glass? ''(I know to make sure that the adhesive strip doesn’t obstruct the mic, but I still don’t understand how the sound gets out clearly)''
The 21.5” 2017 iMac page on ifixit is missing the tutorial for [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/KrkIEWTXAxYMDACE.huge|the mic, which is located near the bottom of the display].
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The 21.5” 2017 iMac page on ifixit is missing the tutorial for [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/KrkIEWTXAxYMDACE.huge|the mic, which is located near the bottom of the display].[br]
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[image|2166092][br]
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The only thing available is a [post|418019] not letting the adhesive strips for the display block the mic.
I'm not sure of a few things:
-
- The orientation of the mic (is it supposed to fold and wrap around the [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/JXwmPAMGvia4gxmW.full|lower support chin strap bracket]?
-
-
- Is the gold part supposed to touch the aluminum of the inside of the iMac chassis?
-
-
- How to adhere it to the aluminum?
-
-
- How does the sound even get through this thing if there's a piece of glass in front of it, and adhesive on either side of the glass? (I know to make sure that the adhesive strip doesn’t obstruct the mic, but I still don’t understand how the sound gets out clearly)
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* The orientation of the mic (is it supposed to fold and wrap around the [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/JXwmPAMGvia4gxmW.full|lower support chin strap bracket]?
+
* Is the gold part supposed to touch the aluminum of the inside of the iMac chassis?
+
* How to adhere it to the aluminum?
+
* How does the sound even get through this thing if there's a piece of glass in front of it, and adhesive on either side of the glass? ''(I know to make sure that the adhesive strip doesn’t obstruct the mic, but I still don’t understand how the sound gets out clearly)''
The 21.5” 2017 iMac page on ifixit is missing the tutorial for [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/KrkIEWTXAxYMDACE.huge|the mic, which is located near the bottom of the display].
The only thing available is a [post|418019] not letting the adhesive strips for the display block the mic.
I'm not sure of a few things:
- The orientation of the mic (is it supposed to fold and wrap around the [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/JXwmPAMGvia4gxmW.full|lower support chin strap bracket]?
- Is the gold part supposed to touch the aluminum of the inside of the iMac chassis?
- How to adhere it to the aluminum?
- How does the sound even get through this thing if there's a piece of glass in front of it, and adhesive on either side of the glass? (I know to make sure that the adhesive strip doesn’t obstruct the mic, but I still don’t understand how the sound gets out clearly)