Fix Your Stuff Community Store

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[* black] We first remove what’s meant to be removed (and cleaned ones in a while): The rubber tips that come in three different sizes with each pair of earbuds.
-[* black] The rear plate of the earbud looks suspiciously removable so we grab our iMac wheel and get going — no heating required to slice through the adhesive.
+[* black] The rear plate of the earbud looks suspiciously removable so we grab our iMac wheel and get going—no heating required to slice through the adhesive.
[* icon_note] This glued on plate is home to the touch controls to stop, start and skip track as well as accept and deny calls, and activate the active noise cancelling modes.
[* black] On the inside we can already spot the glued in motherboard. Since we don't want to rip anything in overeagerness we decide to follow our [link|https://youtu.be/3vY3wuE7WVU?t=125|traditional|new_window=true] opening procedure for earbuds to avoid tearing any cables.