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| + | [* black] This is where the fun stops and the work begins. |
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| + | [* black] Those screws got our hopes up, but they behave... strangely. They turn a little ways in each direction, and then stop. |
| + | [* black] If you forcibly remove them like we did, you'll be rewarded with the sound of loose pieces rattling around inside the earcups... which remain sealed shut. Huh? |
| + | [* black] It turns out, you're not supposed to ''remove'' the screws—just rotate them each a quarter turn or so, to release a locking wedge on the other side. Our pal Quinn over at Snazzy Labs has a lovely video of what that looks like, along with his review of the AirPods Max sound quality—[https://youtu.be/4vb98s41__Y?t=490|check it out|new_window=true]! |
| + | [* black] The next round of frustration: adhesive. That's right, releasing the locks and/or removing the screws isn't enough. Out comes the heat gun, which must be wielded very carefully to avoid melting all this plastic. |
| + | [* black] There's really no clearance at all for prying these things out by the edges—if you try, you're gonna do some damage. Since we've already removed the screws, we use a handy [product|IF145-059-1|dental pick] to hook under the screw holes and ''pull''. Finally... we're in! |
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