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Edit by Tobias Isakeit

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-[* black] peel out yellow battery wax
-[* black] plastic rivets on flex cable and behind driver
+[* black] First we peel out that yellow battery wax
+ [* black] This teeny tiny battery pouch is only 10x9.8x5.6 mm and delivers 0.185 Wh (50 mAh @ 3.7 V).
+ [* icon_note] This is en par with the battery cell in the [guide|127551|AirPods Pro|stepid=247983|new_window=true]. The new AirPods 3 bring 0.133 Wh to the table while the [guide|145624|nothing ear(1)|stepid=296406|new_window=true] carrie a 0.11 Wh battery.
+[* black] The metal plates on the ribbon cable are unfortunately fixed with plastic rivets forcing us to pull out our [product|IF145-056-4|wire cutter|new_window=true].
+ [* icon_note] Though we’re no big fans of glue we’re less fans of destructive fasteners. So maybe a mild adhesive would have done the job here as well?