9 responses to “EEVblog #219 – Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet Teardown”

• AL November 27th, 2011 at 11:19

  Dave, where did you buy that metal spudger tool from?

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  • EEVblog November 28th, 2011 at 09:18

    Ebay.

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• Rohit de Sa November 27th, 2011 at 15:26

  Two batteries: 7.77Wh each. That adds to 15.54Wh and not 16.28Wh as mentioned on the top sticker on the battery pack. What’s going on?

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  • Tom November 27th, 2011 at 16:53

    Engineering math: 2 * 7.77 = 15.54
    Marketing math: 2 * 7.77 = pick a number between 16 and 20.

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• Don November 28th, 2011 at 03:11

  Looks like there was a tug of-war in the spec between cost and size resulting in the two-sided PCB. The light sensor must have been left to the last minute, however. Funny how little hardware you need if the processor is fast enough and the software is capable. Personally, I would have used a plastic or ceramic driver to poke around in there, especially while the battery was still connected.

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• Lidi December 2nd, 2011 at 05:39

  Dave, what happened with your finger ?

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  • EEVblog December 2nd, 2011 at 20:27

    It got caught in a door jam. You should see the damage to the door! :->

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• Carl December 11th, 2011 at 18:33

  The silicone tape is probably thermally conductive tape. Also, what is the cost of parts on this?

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• JOYAL July 23rd, 2012 at 16:51

  I think the OMAP Processor is beneath the RAM which is a Package on Package type. And the smaller TI chip may be for Power Management

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