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This is definitely a destructive teardown. Hopefully it will help to show how the adapter was put together. Also that it does have a DAC on the adapter, not the lightning connector on the idevice.
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Typical Apple product packaging. Simple yet elegant
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Backside of the package
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Bottom of the package describes the adapter as a A1749
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Again, nice packaging for the adapter.
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The total length of the adapter is 3 1/8 inches or 8cm. One side with the lightning connector and the other end is the 3.5mm headphone jack.
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Checked to see if there was any way to remove the outside of the adapter by slipping some thin tools in between. No way on that.
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Cutting length wise on one side
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as well as the opposite site
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Then flipping the two halves that were created by the cuts.
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Carefully slice down the headphone jack connector with a sharp knife, being careful to not cut yourself.
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Repairability score: 0 out of 10
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The device is clearly not meant to be opened or repaired in any way.
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It is impossible to open the adapter without destroying it.
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32 comentarios
There seem to be a lot more wires than necessary going to the 3.5mm connector. By my count there appear to be 7 or 8 discrete wires?
At most there should be 4, TRRS, and maybe a shield ground. How are the other wires used here?
Mac 128 excellent question and I will try and take the jack end off as well asap. There is a total of 7 wires....
Perhaps it supports both standard pinout methods for mics/remotes, rather than just Apples flipped data/ground pin standard?
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I am currently looking into modyfying an Apple TRRS connector so I can take some readings on what is what and how it may function. Only hold-up is that I do work for a living:-) so time is always an issue.
Mac 128 mystery already solved. Check this teardown by Mason Dowell Desmontaje de los auriculares Apple con control remoto y micrófono (Lightning Edition). It'll explain what each wire does.