Sellers on platforms like Taobao or Carousell sometimes offer compatible PCB replacement kits that can be swapped into your existing housing in minutes.
The next phase requires the most care. The potentiometer is soldered into the circuit board.
: Most "broken" pods are simply dirty. Spraying electronic contact cleaner into the potentiometer can often resolve the issue. If it is completely failed, you will need to desolder the old part and solder in a matching replacement. Reassemble :
Align the pins of the new potentiometer into the circuit board holes.
Disconnect the main power cable from the wall.
If your volume knob’s turning action has become rough, produces static and crackling sounds, or causes the audio to jump or cut out entirely, the culprit is a worn-out potentiometer. The internal wiper that tracks the knob’s rotation has degraded due to dust and physical wear, losing its ability to deliver a clean, consistent audio signal. Rather than replacing the entire speaker system, a far more economical and environmentally friendly solution is to replace this single, inexpensive component.