A member asked me how to repair his earpiece speaker, so thought I'd post a pic of the motherboard, the front and my answer to his question.
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I've read alot of your threads and recently came across the thread with you selling the 8100 parts. I have an 8100 with a malfunctioning ear peice. I was wondering, is the internal ear peice/speaker connected to the front face plate? Do you know if there is any place to buy one? or just the speaker alone? Appreciate your time, and your help!
Thanks,
Justin
It's actually easy to fix if it is a matter of the earpiece speaker coming out of contact with the contacts on the motherboard.
The entire mechanism is kinda flimsy so I would take it apart to see if you can fix it.
The earpiece speaker has a foam pad around the edge. That sticks to the faceplate in a recess. That can come loose, I suspect.
Also, the back of the earpiece has two prongs that come into contact with the motherboard contacts. They are not soldered or otherwise "glued," they simply rely on pressure of the prongs against the the contact areas on the motherboard. I suspect the contacts are loose.
You would simply take apart the Pearl and carefully make sure the contacts/prongs have enough "spring" to come into contact with the motherboard.
I have the motherboard so see pic below for where I am talking about, the contacts on the motherboard.
While it looks daunting, the Pearl comes apart quite easily.