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Disassembling Wii Balance Board

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  1. Disassembling Wii Balance Board, Floor Unit: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Unscrew these #1 Philips screws, and leave them in the plastic foot holders.

  2. Disassembling Wii Balance Board: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Remove the foot holders and place them on the side

  3. Disassembling Wii Balance Board: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Remove the four feet and place them on the side

  4. Disassembling Wii Balance Board: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Remove these #1 Philips screws, and leave them in their counterbores

  5. Disassembling Wii Balance Board: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Lift grey shell off and place to the side to reveal:

    • ADC and Logic board

    • Bluetooth module

    • Strain gauges

    • Battery holder

  6. Disassembling Wii Balance Board: crwdns2935265:06crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • The ADC and Logic board contains:

    • Bluetooth module

    • Power button connector

    • Battery and sync button connector

    • Strain gauge wheatstone bridge connections

    • The topmost connection for each of the four bridge connections is the ground; relative to this, the two middle connections should be at 1.2 VDC, and the bottom should be at 2.7 VDC

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Pete Marchetto

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Great stuff Pete, being able to fix the wifi board got me mucho street cred with " her indoors " and lots of other goodies that go along with that

HENRY - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0

Can I take out the battery box without removing the bottom?

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No, you can't. You will have to follow this procedure completely.

paulo lima -

Thank you! I was able to fix our 10 year old balance board.

the kids think I’m a roakstar, for now anyway.

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is there schematics for the power pcb

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Josué Hernandez - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0

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