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A pedometer. For those of you who dont know, this is a device that measures steps taken, with a little sensor inside that bounces as you take each step. It can also be used as a tool for entertainment if you can sit in one place for an hour and shake it repeatedly.
Onward, my army of disassemblers!
Hey, guess what! Flip it over. Remove screws.
Take out batteries.
NOTE: This (screw targeted above) is not a removeable screw! Don’t try. What it is, is a calibrator for the sensors inside. You can try and get it out, but… you wont. And you’ll ruin the pedometer in the process, which means you will have to count your steps the old fashioned way. By not walking at all. Like me. Anyway…
Take off the cover, and you will see the inside. If you’re a frequenter to this site, ths wont be anything new. Wait, yes, it is!
Remove the screw holding the PCB in place, then get the PCB out of there by lifting it along with the screen.
Also remove the smaller PCB now, and remove any screws holding it in place.
LIFT!
This is where it gets interesting (if you’re REALLY bored). You will see the step sensor inside. It looks like a big swingin’ hammer. Sadly, it isn’t. I don’t recommend taking this out, however, as the spring inside is not terribly easy to put back into place.
Also take any final screws out, and take the rest of that stuff out of there, not too hard.
If you use the screwdriver to remove the screws on the screen, you can remove the screen… Magic!
There you go! Wait! Don’t forget the buttons!
Ok, now you’re done.
That is some thing new i learned
I have a talking version of one of these and its nearly impossible to hook wires to the speaker and record the voice and music, Yes it does play music, but the speaker is very hard to get at and you need to take the thing completly apart to even get at the speaker
I have come to some health problems lately: diabetes, operation (actually done in the mid-90s) but still affects me. I also have “tremendously” high blood pressure (unmeasurable) as it usually comes back. My doctor wants me on a statin but I have heard too many bad things about the liver and statins; so I prefer to not go that way. With all of this I have decided to try and walk my problems off.
Whick now brings me to the three pedometers that I have been given and one that I bought. However I think they are kinda cheapy and also don’t have all the things I would like to have if I am going to turn into a walking weeble. One thing that you probably know id that walking –for very long distances–over 5 miles can get pretty boring as I’ve found out. I have portable CD players but I think they are too cumbersome for that long and haven’t gotten into the i-pod’s yet as I’m not sure of what, how much, what brand etc. I want to go with.
So I am trying to keep things as simple but still have music and a voice to announce how far I have been (hopefully without having to look down all of the time). I have looked at numerous sites and maybe I am looking for something that doesn’t exist, but, I thought I would give writing you an E-Mail a try first. If you would like to call my number is 812 476-555 or if you have a phone number and wouldn’t mind giving it out maybe I could talk to you about it. Or writing ala this syle is fine too. Sincerely, randy d petty P.S. Sorry to be soooo lenthy.
Hey take it apart.net you should do a dissection of the talking version of these things