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Pebble Time 2 has screws (lemmy.ca)
submitted 14 hours ago by avidamoeba@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Soldered in battery still...

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 14 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

This is not the final design, it might gain a connector in the final. It might not. But even if it doesn't, splicing the wires shouldn't be too difficult for most who'd dare open their watch. I'm pretty confident I can do it.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

True. Although I'd still find a way to mess it up somehow.

[–] tahoe@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I’ve repaired and tinkered with many phones and computers, I thought I’d be able to change the battery in my third gen iPod nano… But I completely messed it up because of the soldering. It ain’t easy :(

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

The nanos are pretty nasty to work on in general

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.zip 1 points 31 minutes ago

That's me, every time. 'It's foolproof', yeah, I'm about 200 times worse than any fool, sorry.

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 9 hours ago

I’ll change 100 of those batteries before I do another Apple Watch battery or lcd

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

At this size battery connectors add way too much bulk.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

I mean you see ribbon connector right there for the daughterboard, but yeah, maybe it's too bulky for the current case design.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

How much current does that thin ribbon cable carry? Battery connectors need to be more robust.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 32 minutes ago* (last edited 24 minutes ago)

A smart watch doesn't require very much current. A ribbon cable should be more than sufficient for a device that can last days on a 185mAh battery. Especially since a ribbon cable is already delivering most of the power to the device's main board.

But I agree that a soldered on battery isn't a big deal.

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Should still be able to carry 1 amp, shouldn't it?