I'm not even sure if this is the kindle I plan to tear down but I kept watching because this is the most thorough and explanatory teardown of any video I've searched out.
@Lewiss74234 жыл бұрын
And its 10 friggin years old.
@hla27b12 жыл бұрын
the forum is first class thanks for it Dave
@BirdOfParadise77712 жыл бұрын
This has satisfied my years of curiosity about the "innards" of these kinds of things! I subbed:)
@dn1440dn11 жыл бұрын
Thanks dave. I always wounder what's inside my kindle.
@acluelessbeing94337 жыл бұрын
This was a great teardown video. Extremely insightful!
@tesla50012 жыл бұрын
@38911bytefree It's called POP (Package on Package). Basically, the CPU has BGA balls on the bottom, and BGA pads on the top. The RAM (special POP RAM) solders onto the top BGA pads. This is done when the boards are populated, it's not a chip level thing.
@Yeragayfatty12 жыл бұрын
He hit it really hard, it bled a tiny bit, but the pressure caused it to bubble like that.
@scancool12 жыл бұрын
I love this teardown on everyday technology
@gonigeena9 жыл бұрын
sounds like someone is having a shower in the background
@EEVblog12 жыл бұрын
@shiftplusone80 I only have a metal spudger, so that's what I used. Plastic one may of course be better (gentler) in some situations. Best to have both.
@PeterCCamilleri12 жыл бұрын
As always, I found your video to be enjoyable and informative!
@CampKohler12 жыл бұрын
@samgab Spudgers are typlically insulated so that you can poke around live circuits with them without blowing anything. Dave's is metal and resembles the little stainless spatulas that chemists use to handle small amounts of powder. Perhaps Dave will clear this up and give the brand and model.
@ttwilightzzone12 жыл бұрын
That battery is massive.
@DanglePointer12 жыл бұрын
According to ifixit.com teardown of Kindle, TI OMAP processor is under the ram memory chip and not the one next to it.
@EEVblog12 жыл бұрын
@labradodlenz All audio is done in-camera, no voice overs. I also shoot each clip almost always in the sequence that you see it (saves heaps of editing time). Volume can be variable sometimes because of the different position and difference in relation to the shotgun mic.
@RandyLott12 жыл бұрын
@EEVblog I think I've watched 90% of your videos, Dave. I've watched some of them maybe 5-8 times. I'm clicking the ads so you can get Sagan the best baby food :)
@MarlosZappa12 жыл бұрын
Yeah I know, I just wanted to take a look at the reverse engineering, and it wouldn't be a lot of effort anyway =) It's a 5 way switch btw. The Telecasters have a 3way switch, I think.
@hypnolobster12 жыл бұрын
Small connector possibly balance leads for multi-cell batteries?
@RandyLott12 жыл бұрын
@EEVblog Haha, that's fine. As long as you're all doing well.
@CampKohler12 жыл бұрын
You have more guts that I have placing those itsy-bitsy screws out where they could go flying onto the floor. You'd never find 'em. re: the unshielded connector: Suppose they used a robot to "push" the screen buttons of an assembled unit.. Could they place an antenna close to the unshielded spot and pick up some general trash from the connector leads that could be used as a final go/no-go test via spectrum analysis (or some other wizardry)? How come your not doing this from the new digs?
@EEVblog12 жыл бұрын
@CampKohler Buying a pace takes time, lawyers and all...
@MarlosZappa12 жыл бұрын
Dave, could you please do a teardown with reverse eng on a Fender strat? I'm aware it might be extremely hard to come by a strat someone's willing to lend you for that purpose, but I took mine apart today to remove some rust from screws and springs and so on, and I was too tired after cleaning up to try my 1st reverse engineering on all the cables that went thorugh to the backside and back to the front. Maybe that kinda stuff interests you, would be really great to see you dissect one. Cheers!
@theslawek12 жыл бұрын
The battery is made by WELLTECH ENERGY INC. You can find that by looking up the UL Listing # E225967 (written on the battery) in the UL Certification Database. Just google "UL database" and type in the UL file number, third result.
@schoonerthedog12 жыл бұрын
does everything work again when you reassemble it, it seems like your very careful with it all
@SigEpBlue12 жыл бұрын
Nice work, Dave. That accelerometer placement is indeed strange. Maybe it was sensitive to interference, or maybe heat? Maybe the designers thought they got better or more-reliable input from the user by placing it there? I can't think of many other reasons to string a flat cable all the freakin' way across a device like that. Let's hope the lithium battery was well made and doesn't go boom like the old Sony batteries.
@artvandelayimports11 жыл бұрын
You are the best Dave
@CoolDudeClem12 жыл бұрын
So THIS is one of those kindle things, but what does it DO?
@EEVblog12 жыл бұрын
@DanglePointer Yep, correct. I need to think before speaking and get my eyes checked as well :->
@nerdydev12 жыл бұрын
how wold you go about testing out wich copper dots all over the bords are the jatag ones?
@ValdemarCamilo12 жыл бұрын
Hmm, Wouldn't it make more sense for the small BGA to the right to be a power management companion IC due to the high density of inductors and large ceramic caps? I know some processors do have the dc-dc converters integrated into the core but I was under the assumption that the TI OMAPs use companion chips for the power stuff and had package on package for the ram. neways, awesome teardown! I love the in depth analysis. Keep 'em coming!
@aptsys12 жыл бұрын
@shiftplusone80 It looks like Farnell have a plastic one, so I might get one of those. Thanks.
@bryankalina95965 жыл бұрын
What kind of tool did u use to break down the kindle
@MrDubje12 жыл бұрын
Prob. A smart battery.
@38911bytefree12 жыл бұрын
How the processor is stacked. I got onfused with that. Stacked at IC package level or stacked both chips phisically ?. Thanks.
@EEVblog12 жыл бұрын
@DanFrederiksen Not up yet. I decide to upload the shorter teardown first. Review still rendering....
@NiteJerk10 жыл бұрын
Can the flash memory be upgraded or can we use some of that empty real estate to add a micro SD slot?
@EEVblog12 жыл бұрын
@2008superduke I will not be held accountable!
@labradodlenz12 жыл бұрын
When you make these videos, do you record the video then do a voice over or record it all at once?
@aptsys12 жыл бұрын
What's the little tool called for snapping the cover open?
@EEVblog12 жыл бұрын
@fingerboy18 I'm not officially allowed to thank you for that ;-)
@superdau12 жыл бұрын
Are they cheating with the battery? 2 times 7,77Wh = 16,28Wh? Or could it be that whoever combined the two cells to the final battery did tests with other currents?
@TheBrick212 жыл бұрын
What is the name of the tool you used to crack open the case?
@avalon44912 жыл бұрын
Dave, have you ever teared down any Apple products?
@TrueBlueAustralian12 жыл бұрын
Will it blend..?
@Hederbomb12 жыл бұрын
Lol, im watching this through the youtube app on my kindle fire. The iorny.
@joisnaveen12 жыл бұрын
r u not going to freeze the tablet?
@ImMedal12 жыл бұрын
wonderful voice ;))
@ninja2185210 жыл бұрын
what i the black screen under the glass screen?!? i was replacing my cracked screen but i scratched the black screen under it! what is it
@compmaster138 жыл бұрын
+yo dawg That'll be the screen.
@thechronic5554 жыл бұрын
haha damn. whoops!
@HaileyAbadeerx7 жыл бұрын
Watching in my kindle fire
@EEVblog12 жыл бұрын
@Microman171 but you should see the door! :->
@jericotyler12 жыл бұрын
Owww, How'd ya smash that thumb?
@krishna3467412 жыл бұрын
what was your old addiction?
@aptsys12 жыл бұрын
Cool
@starlightsilvernight12 жыл бұрын
watching on my kindle..... my poor thing just witnessed a murder.
@noob11387 жыл бұрын
starlightsilvernight I watched the Nexus 7 teardown on my Nexus 7 tablet, your tablet isn't the only one :p
@fury2116 жыл бұрын
found a uart yet?
@3Qwikster11 жыл бұрын
Nice tear down! Great help with my issue. Hope your home project went as well. Careful with your hammer next time. Ha Ha
@discusobscurum21945 жыл бұрын
14:10 the light sensor that never did anything. What a waste of engineering and money on that useless part.
@2game2111 жыл бұрын
is there a micro sd card in it?
@JamesNewton12 жыл бұрын
@EEVblog For some strange reason I read your comment as "I also SHOUT each clip..." ,o)
@retrogamer336 жыл бұрын
erm...ahh...erm...ahh...erm...ahh
@aptsys12 жыл бұрын
@orbiter8 Cool. thanks
@lukehuston301012 жыл бұрын
Now put it back lol
@TheCrazyInventor12 жыл бұрын
@localfuckingized Got it stuck between the door, as he explained in a previous Amp Hour episode.
@AnthonyLauglin12 жыл бұрын
Yeah do it do it hahahha I work for amazon lol
@localfuckingized12 жыл бұрын
Did you pound your thumb with a hammer?
@ThatCuteMacaw10 жыл бұрын
After three years of use, my Kindle finally broke piece of crap
@joew433710 жыл бұрын
wow, only 3 years of use....what a piece of crap
@ThomasTheSergal7 жыл бұрын
Sergeant Sharkie Nice profile picture man
@Tr1x13P0ny7 жыл бұрын
I've had mine for five years, works fine, I'm even using it right now.
@markistheone9 жыл бұрын
I watched this on my modded kindle fire :-P
@dump3deg65 жыл бұрын
I love watching your videos, but can you PLEASE work on saying "uhh" less?