IoT IP camera teardown and getting root password
https://www.electronics-lab.com/iot-ip-camera-teardown-and-getting-root-password/
Jelmer @ jelmertiete.com did a teardown on a cheap IP camera and also obtained the root password of it with the goal to investigate the security of such a devices. He writes: IP Cameras have become extremely cheap in the last couple of years. Mass production made the prices of decent quality image sensors, and very […]
Counterfeit Macbook charger teardown
https://www.electronics-lab.com/counterfeit-macbook-charger-teardown/
Ken Shirriff @ righto.com has done a detailed teardown of a counterfeit macbook charger and show us the difference from a genuine one and why this can be dangerous. He writes: What’s inside a counterfeit Macbook charger? After my Macbook charger teardown, a reader sent me a charger he suspected was counterfeit. From the outside, […]
Extensive Interactive Whiteboard Pen & Receiver Teardown Analysis
https://www.electronics-lab.com/extensive-interactive-whiteboard-pen-receiver-teardown-analysis/
Micah Elizabeth Scott @ youtube.com writes: My friends at Tangible Interaction sent some electronic whiteboard hardware to take apart. In this video I’ll start to look at the transmitters, receivers, and communication protocol. Extensive Interactive Whiteboard Pen & Receiver Teardown Analysis – [Link]
How Apple recycles iphones
https://www.electronics-lab.com/how-apple-recycles-iphones/
Apple has designed a robotic arm that is able to teardown iphone and other electronics devices and recycle their components. What the video! How Apple recycles iphones – [Link]
RF Isolator: Teardown and Experiments
https://www.electronics-lab.com/rf-isolator-teardown-and-experiments/
In this video, Kerry Wong took apart a 8 to 10 GHz microwave RF isolator and did some measurements. High resolution teardown pictures here. RF Isolator: Teardown and Experiments – [Link]
Teardown, Repair & Experiments with the Anritsu 37347A 20GHz Vector Network Analyzer
https://www.electronics-lab.com/teardown-repair-experiments-with-the-anritsu-37347a-20ghz-vector-network-analyzer/
In this episode Shahriar repairs an Anritsu 37347A 20GHz Two-Port Network Analyzer. The unit does not boot up and as a result its internal state is unknown. The boot fault is traced to a bad RTC module which has a built-in integrated battery. A replacement unit is located which allows the unit to fully boot. […]
Teardown: Amazon Dash Button keeps you connected
https://www.electronics-lab.com/teardown-amazon-dash-button-keeps-you-connected/
Brian Dipert @ edn.com has done a teardown on Amazon’s dash button and shows the parts inside. How much hardware was Amazon able to squeeze into such a diminutive bill-of-materials budget, or perhaps more accurately, how much are Amazon and its consumable-supplier partners subsidizing the initial hardware cost in the hope of plenty of future generated […]
555 Timer Teardown
https://www.electronics-lab.com/555-timer-teardown/
Ken Shirriff has done a detailed teardown of the popular 555 timer IC. Let’s take a look inside this little chip: Given the popularity of the 555 timer, I thought it would be interesting to find out what’s inside the 555 timer and how it works. While the 555 timer is usually sold as a […]
U8plus Smart Watch Quick Teardown
https://www.electronics-lab.com/u8plus-smart-watch-quick-teardown/
sodnpoo.com has reverse engineered a cheap smartwatch he found on amazon: I noticed this smart watch on Amazon for the bargain price of £7.51, which was just too cheap to ignore – I didn’t expect much but I was quite surprised at how functional it actually was… Anyhow, it was never expected to stay in […]
CSI Premier 75W and Hakko 936 Solder Station Teardowns
https://www.electronics-lab.com/csi-premier-75w-and-hakko-936-solder-station-teardowns/
Todd Harrison @ toddfun.com did the teardown of the CSI 75W solder station as well as the Hakko 936: The Hakko of course had all analog circuits using operational amplifiers and potentiometers as well as a temperature sensor in the iron tip to signal back to a triac chip controller which would trigger the triac to […]