OPEN SOURCE BABY!!!! I used the speaker from our teardown assignment!!!!!!! That gets me super pump[ed up!!
Apple speaker in closed and off position.
Apple speaker twisted into the open position
Injection molded accordion plastic tube ripped out of blue injection molded speaker frame.
https://vimeo.com/106429464 (Video of LED on.)
Then I removed 4 small screws to release the printed circuit board and attached battery.
Then I moved the blue injection molded switch to turn on the multi-colored LED.
The back of the PCB includes an audio jack, a charge port, a toggle switch, a 10V 220μF capacitor
Next I removed the speaker from the blue and metallic injection molded cap using an X-acto knife.
SL 4 OHM 3 Watt speaker.
The 3 tools I used to complete this teardown were the Leatherman Wave, Precision Screw Driver with phillips and flathead bit, and an X-acto knife.
The tape measure is just sexy!
The designed process that interested me most was the injection molded accordion tube. Its whiteness and the thickness of the flexible plastic filtered the brightness of the LED while remaining illuminating.
INGREDIENTS:
16 injection molded plastic parts
1 switch
1 soundspeaker
1 LED
2 microchips
1 capacitor
1 circuit board
5 wires
some soldering
I was unable to get the photos to upload to the site. Here is the link to another blog with the post.
http://eliment.wordpress.com/2014/09/18/chelsea-stewarts-farmer-says-toy-teardown/
Ladies and Gentlemen ! I present to you all the Xbox360 Controller Teardown video (presented below). The teardown involves taking apart a ‘Rock Candy’ Xbox360 controller and was conducted using a single *00 screwdriver from Home Depot. The Xbox360 Controller is encased in a two-part ABS plastic casing, formed via injection molding, which is held together via the means of seven Phillips screws. Additionally, all buttons (including their plastic covering), triggers, trigger mechanisms, D-pad and joysticks found on the controller are manufactured using injection molding.
The D-Pad is composed of a two part clip-in button, which is secured in between the casing and the logic board and informs the system via four strain gauges found on the logic board. Additionally, as demonstrated in the image below, the logic board contains four LED lights for the ‘Home’ button display and uses strain gauges to detect when the button that is pressed.
Each Joysticks work via an analog stick system composed of a plastic joystick mounted on a double potentiometer system, which stacks them at right angles to each other. Depending on where the joystick points, each potentiometer will register a certain resistance, informing the logic board where the joystick is pointing and thus enabling user control. Additionally, this system includes a button mounted on the logic board, to allow the controller to register when the user presses the joystick in.
The bumper buttons (RB and LB) are composed of a single, plastic piece that curves around the logic board and is held between the casing and two buttons. These buttons are mounted on the logic board and notify the controller when the bumpers are pressed.
The triggers and trigger mechanisms are attached to the controller via a snap-fit mechanism and function in such a way that when the trigger is pressed is spins a receiver mounted on the logic board. This rotation sends a current to the logic board, which enables the user to accurately trigger the joystick and inform the system of how much they want this function to be active.
The controller rumble is caused by two DC motors attached to unbalanced weight, which in hand are attached to the logic board via cables.
Finally, the logic board is connected to the console via a controller cable, which is attached to the logic board via a series of cables, which I believe are welded onto the controller.
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“The D-Terminal is a palmtop computer used by the DigiDestined in Digimon Adventure 02. Although it is a normal item from the Real World, it has the ability to store multiple Digi-Eggs, allowing the DigiDestined to use multiple Armor evolutions”
-Digimon Wikia
As you can see, the D-Terminal is a serious piece of equipment, and the utmost caution was used in the disassembling of the device.
First the battery port was removed, revealing some very old, corroded batteries.
Then the back plate screws were removed, giving us access to the internal components.
Upon closer inspection we could see two 10μF capacitors, two 100Ω resistors, and an unlabeled crystal oscillator, which looks similar to those that are 32KHz. There are three small glass encased cylinders that I was also unable to identify to the left of the two capacitors above the resistors.
Underneath all the buttons there were these circuits that were completed when pressed.
Between the circuit and injection molded plastic there was a silicon nipple with a conductive material on the bottom to help complete said circuits.
When you flip over the board you can detach the screen. Interestingly enough there were two strips of rubbery materials sandwiched between the exposed circuits. connecting the display to the circuit board.
The body, buttons and trim were injection molded plastic. The screen was tempered glass and PCB’s made of copper laid over a non conductive substrate. The nipples that facilitated button pressing were molded silicone.
Looking back at my childhood memories, I expected this thing to be way more complicated inside but seeing as it was designed for children the simplicity of the circuit board and all it’s components make sense.
Something I noticed while dissembling the D-Terminal was how badly the eroding battery wrecked the circuit board. It has never been exposed to water and has been stored away safely with other electronics for years.
Teardown by Jonathan Lung
Hey Guys,
This was my artifact:
This is my first Making Studio work!!
I deconstructed my MOTO V3 phone, enjoy the video please!
