Pebble smartwatch - Motherboard

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

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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 Remove inner casing

First we will remove the insulating rubber to avoid losing it or damaging it.

Then we will undo the inner casing, very carefully since this is very weak.

Step 4 Remove flex from push buttons

To remove the flex, simply disconnect it from the base plate and detach it from the inner shell.

Step 5 Remove reflector

To get to the plate, we only have to remove the reflector from the backlight, which we will easily unseat.

Step 6 Motherboard

To finish, we will desoldaremos the vibrator and the battery.

Video Tutorial summary

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