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-[* black] Earbuds come rarely by themselves and are usually accompanied by a case for storage and on-the-go charging. The Fairphone earbuds are no exception here. But is the build a more repair friendly exception than other charging cases are?
+[* black] Earbuds come rarely by themselves and are usually accompanied by a case for storage and on-the-go charging. The Fairphone earbuds are no exception here. But is the build a more repair friendly exception than [guide|75578|other charging cases|stepid=152775|new_window=true] are?
[* black] A spudger is all we need to get the insides out of the shell for further inspection. No glue, no screw—we’re pleased so far.
-[* black] The circuit board and the battery case are both fixed with regular Phillips screws. Those are the first and last screws we see in this teardown.
+[* black] The circuit board and the battery case are both fixed with regular Phillips screws. For that small amount of screws our small Minnow set works perfectly fine!
+[* black] Separating the charging case pieces reveals a whole bunch of soldered cables. Seems like no connectors are allowed in here.