Pebble smartwatch - Vibrator

Guides with all the necessary steps so that you repair the Pebble smartwatch yourself.

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For this tutorial you will need the following spared parts and tools

Double SMD soldering station, Baku 878
59,85 €
Kit of 17 repair and disassembly tools
6,60 €
Professional small torx 4 screwdriver
0,66 €
Pinza antiestática ESD redondeada
3,06 €
Anti-static tweezer tips VETUS ESD-249
4,74 €
Generic vibrator 7,98 x 2,79 x 10,03 mm with cables
0,74 €
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Tutorial: Step by step

Step 1 Pebble smartwatch

Características:
 
Dimensiones: 52 x 36 x 11.5 mm.
Peso: 38 g.
Pantalla: 144×168 pixel Sharp Memory LCD "e-paper".
Procesador: STM32F205RE Cortex M3 CPU.
Memoria: 512 KiB SoC flash memory, RAM 128 KB. 
Batería: 130 mAh.
Sistema operativo: Pebble OS. 

We will start by removing the four Torx T4 screws that hold the rear case.

Step 2 Take off the back cover

After removing the screws we will have to take off the vibrator, which is glued to the plate and the back shell, before removing it.

Step 3 Vibrator

To finish, we remove the insulating rubber to avoid damaging it and remove the resin that covers the welding points.

We only have to desolder the vibrator.

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