I tear down consumer electronics completely to understand how they work and also to analysis the design intent of every mechanical features.
I believe there's a reason behind every feature in a well designed product and the thought process that the engineers have put into the design should be appreciated.
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Thank you! My little baby somehow managed to kick the spring out of the lighting switch. Didn’t understand where it was supposed to go or how to open it to put it back. Almost just left it as is but I found your video. Thanks!
I had my Arc Touch mouse since 2014, i travel about 55% of the year due to work/my personal enjoyment of travel and this mouse had been my companion for 9,5 years before it broke down. (doesn't power on when bending it) - i bought the current version of this mouse and it's not as good/comfortable. You lose the haptic scroll, and the new scroll being the entire surface is less accurate. You no longer have 2 separate left & right mouse buttons, instead the entire top plastic half either slants left or right depending on your press; so if you're a multi-tasker, and doing rapid left/right presses; it will get "stuck" so i sent it back- using this teardown as a guide, i will see if i can figure out what's wrong with my Arc Touch mouse and hopefully fix it.
thanks for the video! I have a question… my supercube seems to be loosing connection on one side (red center). It worked fine for like a day or two when it arrived. But then… The simple reset on app doesn’t work. Every time I scramble it according to app no matter what speed it looses connection in the midway of process. Maybe someone has an idea how to fix it? I’m afraid to dissemble it by myself cos i might break it 😅. Got my money back for it but still what a pity 😢
Thank you for the detailed video. After couple years of use, my mouse started draining batteries within few days. I had a new one, unfortunately when open the box the batteries leaked damaging the dongle transceiver. Since the dongle transceiver of my old mouse is working, I am considering removing the antenna and replaced it to the new one to see if that helps; nevertheless, I do not know what part is the antenna. Could you please let me know which part serves as the antenna receiver?" Thanks
Hi! Super useful video to open the case. Is there any chance that you know why my case has the green light on even though it is disconnected to the charging cable ?
Good Job,Good Teardown! l purchased this mice since 2017,but last year the middle botton LED can't work.so i can't search the mice bluetooth in my laptop.but the middle button side can be work when the mice have been curved. So, any idea for fix?(lol)
How difficult do you think it would be to coat a store-bought S-carabiner in a sort of rubberized finish on your own? I imagine the most difficult part would be keeping the holes completely clear of any of the rubber filling. Trying to get a rubberized s-carabiner in order to completely deaden the sound profile it has when moving and hitting against things for my personal usage.
Very well done! The new design Arc mouse came with my second-hand Surface Pro 4, and it honestly took me a frustrating few minutes of trying to move the mouse around in its 'flat-state' before I stumbled upon its flexing feature. GENIUS! And the new touch pad is equally exceptional. If anyone does this themselves, absolutely use double-stick tape to retain your screws/components in an organized manner for re-assembly, andy possibly a big 'cookie sheet pan' with a rim to contain the tee-niney screws and parts when they come apart. Kudos again Mr. Teardown, well done and sensibly presented! Thanks!!!
This is fantastic. I've repaired lots of old rangefinder cameras, but I'm always worried about fragile plastic parts on cameras like this. I have exactly the same issue on my Instax 7, in that the exposure dial no longer clicks into position. Is there a shortcut to that particular repair without a complete disassembly? Thanks.
Hi, when I charge the headphones they only last me 45 minutes. I have cleaned the pins and they still won't charge for more than that time. I bought a new case thinking that was the problem but they still lasted the same. D.o you know what the problem is?. Thanks
How old are your earphones? Probably the batteries INSIDE the earphones are worn off. You can replace them with ordering new batteries from i.e. Aliexpress. But reassembling the earphones could be tricky when it comes to glueing back. Of course it is not gonna be perfectly factory sealed ever more. But with a strong glue i.e. loctite it could be still great. Worth a shot.
My Jabra 65t's plastic snap did break off like he said so I had to put a rubber band to keep it from opening. My son has a noncharging 65t case which thankfully he has not thrown out yet and is no longer using so he gave it to me. I just swapped the internal components from my case to his by following this tear down and now I have a working, closing case. Thanks, man!
Thank you very much 🔥 I have some silly questions, since my flash bulb broke and I couldn't find any replacement, can I wire up some hotshoe adapter to my instax? If yes, where should I attach the wire to? I notice some delay between the shutter and the button, so I can't solder it directly on the shutter button Thanks again. ✌️
Hey man, my airpods was in the case and in my pants and I make mistake by washing them in washing machine. So after that I tried them and they worked but case don't want to charge anymore. When I plug usb in them they start to blink red but not charging. Is that repearble or should I buy new one? Thanks in advance
Hello! Do you have any advice on fixing the camera shutter? One side of mine was dislodged (wouldn't open or shut, but it was rattling around). I've taken the front off to find one of the tiny prongs has broken (visible at 2:05 in your video) - would this be fixable by gluing the prong back onto the shutter and putting back into place?
As to why there are slots, my theory is this was done to allow some deflection to follow the contour of your hand with the center of your palm being higher than the sides. Also, the top slotted plate (the one with lots of slots) rides over the horizontal bronze spline, so my theory is the extra slots reduce friction as well as extra flexibility over the spline which (in the off-state) is slightly higher than in the on state. Really--this is an impressive ergonomic design! The bronze spine is used for friction like you said, plus its lack of magnetism; some stainless steels do have slight magnetic attraction, so the extra separation at the bottom over the magnets helps with that.
My mouse wouldn't turn on, so this video showed me how to take it apart. One of the (probably) 30 gauge wires going to the power switch broke at the switch. You have to take out 20 screws, so I recommend you use a pad of paper with double-sided tape to keep the screw pairs straight. Be careful; four of the screws have ridges under the head so they slide in the stainless steel plate screw slots.
Thank you for this teardown! I've had this mouse for quite a few years now when I bought my Surface 2 Pro. Yesterday I found that batteries had leaked in it and I wanted to open it up to clean the board. I pulled the sticker off of it thinking there would be screws in there but didn't pull the sticker off enough and thought that maybe it had been glued together. Thank you! You kept me from breaking this thing trying to get it open. Great teardown!
the biggest disadventage of this mouse is big energy consuption. Battery lasts no more than a month, when the cheapest products work a few months on one battery.
