Saturday 1 September 2012

Nike+ Sportwatch dissassembly

Right, since my damaged Sportwatch is resisting being charged lately I thought tonight that I'd take it apart, since I'm unlikely to impair its functionality any more than exists now.  So, I picked up my trusty spectacles repair kit (for the tiny phillips-head screwdriver) and got stuck in!

 First up, the removal of the six tiny screws holding the case together.


 And it comes apart like this


 The buckle half has the battery, the other half houses the circuitry, the USB ribbon cable and the battery terminals


 Another view of the separated halves


 A close-up of the battery


...and of the main circuit board

I did wonder whether the yellow insert over the USB cable could be removed, but I couldn't get it to shift and didn't want to risk ruining it so I didn't try too hard.

By the way, in that last picture you can see that there is a waterproofing rubber grommet; reports of the SW's water-resistance vary wildly from "sweat killed mine" to those who swim with them on...

Anyhow, I put mine back together and it works ok - just need to see if I can get it charging again...

Hope this helps :)