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First post, by Paar

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Hi! I have this nice card from Formosa with ES1688F chip and am attempting to fix it. Left channel is not working which I have isolated to a small ferrite bead/inductor near speaker out jack (marked L7). This bead has inifnite resistance so naturally it doesn't pass the signal. The problem is I have no idea which value I need to use as a replacement.
I know ferrite beads are not critical and I could probably choose any spec or remove it altogether. But I'd like to have the best output possible even though the card itself is audible noisy.

The only thing I know about the inductor is it's a 1206 package and has 2Ohms resistance (measured on sorrounding parts). Any help/tip appreciated. Thanks!

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