Logitech Z213 speaker system re-repair
The Logitech Z213 speaker system returns with a repeat (and a new) fault. This time, let's take the rabbit hole all the way down, and do it properly.
In hindsight, the subwoofer wire connector may have been soldered directly to the PCB as an anti-vibration measure, but who can know for certain? Not me, anyway.
0:00 - Introduction
0:16 - Fault Recap
2:00 - Meet the new fault, (almost) the same as the old fault
2:25 - A new repair strategy
4:07 - (Failing to) demonstrate the fault
6:08 - Opening the control pod
6:44 - Re-testing the old headphone jack
9:16 - A visual comparison and more speculation
10:08 - Removing something old
11:55 - Murphy steps in, naturally
13:44 - Re-re-testing (and being confused)
14:39 - Checking the fit
15:13 - In with the new
17:07 - Tips on knob alignment
20:15 - On to the next jack
21:35 - Murphy returns for round two
22:05 - Disassembly (partially)
22:57 - Disconnecting wires
23:27 - Unplugging the mains input
25:25 - The connector that isn't
26:23 - The pain keeps coming
26:44 - Dealing with a tight knob
28:03 - A sticky situation
28:47 - Taking a tangent break regarding the amplifier design
30:02 - Back into the action
31:22 - When in doubt, cut a hole...
33:15 - De-soldering again
35:04 - The fun continues
36:36 - Are we there yet?
37:26 - At my wick's end
38:26 - How about now?
39:09 - Success, but only on Murphy's terms
39:37 - The million-dollar question
40:18 - Glue-B-Gone!
40:57 - When you don't see me
41:35 - Soldering in the new part
43:10 - Preemptive maintenance
44:10 - Finally on the home stretch
44:35 - Reassembly
50:54 - Smoke test
51:20 - Wobble & Tap tests
52:51 - It works, I guess?
53:30 - Conclusion