Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
6
Time Required
1 hour
Sections
2
- Withings Smart Body Analyzer Disassembly
- 3 steps
- Motherboard
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Withings Smart Body Analyzer Disassembly
- Push the battery door
- Open the compartment
- Gently remove the batteries from their designated positions
- Place them aside, away from the reach of children
Push the battery door
Open the compartment
Gently remove the batteries from their designated positions
Place them aside, away from the reach of children
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Step 2
- With caution, insert the plastic opening tools in between the disk and the glass face
- It’s a tight fit, so don’t be afraid to apply a little bit of force
- As soon as you hear a faint crackling sound, that means that the adhesive is budging out of place
- Gently rotate the plastic spudger around the disk to get around the adhesive
- Gently lift the metal disk
- After the disk has been lifted, a wire and a small copper plate can be seen attached to the back of the disk
- Carefully remove the wire and plate by peeling back the adhesive sticker that has been positioned around them
With caution, insert the plastic opening tools in between the disk and the glass face
It’s a tight fit, so don’t be afraid to apply a little bit of force
As soon as you hear a faint crackling sound, that means that the adhesive is budging out of place
Gently rotate the plastic spudger around the disk to get around the adhesive
Gently lift the metal disk
After the disk has been lifted, a wire and a small copper plate can be seen attached to the back of the disk
Carefully remove the wire and plate by peeling back the adhesive sticker that has been positioned around them
Step 3
- After all the above steps have been completed, proceed by removing the glass face
- Carefully insert a plasic spudger in the small gap that exist in between the glass face and the plastic back
- Run the plastic spudger all around the scale to increase the gap size
- Place a plastic spudger in every corner, since the feet of the scale are also attached to the glass face using adhesive
- Carefully insert the metal spudger underneath the adhesive that is located underneath the feet of the scale, and gently keep pushing until the adhesive is out of place
- Repeat the above steps four times
- After all the adhesives has been removed, gently lift the glass face off
After all the above steps have been completed, proceed by removing the glass face
Carefully insert a plasic spudger in the small gap that exist in between the glass face and the plastic back
Run the plastic spudger all around the scale to increase the gap size
Place a plastic spudger in every corner, since the feet of the scale are also attached to the glass face using adhesive
Carefully insert the metal spudger underneath the adhesive that is located underneath the feet of the scale, and gently keep pushing until the adhesive is out of place
Repeat the above steps four times
After all the adhesives has been removed, gently lift the glass face off
Step 4
Motherboard
- Using the Phillips-head screwdriver, unscrew the two screws that are securing the motherboard in place
Using the Phillips-head screwdriver, unscrew the two screws that are securing the motherboard in place
Step 5
- Using a plastic spudger, disconnect the LCD display’s ribbon cable from the motherboard.
Using a plastic spudger, disconnect the LCD display’s ribbon cable from the motherboard.
Step 6
- Once the two screws and the ribbon cable are detached, remove the motherboard.
Once the two screws and the ribbon cable are detached, remove the motherboard.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Mel - Nov 15, 2019
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My Wifi Body scale cannot connect to Wifi or my app. Everything else works. Where can I have it repaired. Please advise.
donald taylor - Dec 16, 2020
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where do you get the motherboard?
cost?