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Actiontec Q1000 Teardown

Written By: jdp23 (and one other contributor)
Published: August 23, 2013
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Actiontec Q1000 Teardown

Written By: jdp23 (and one other contributor)
Published: August 23, 2013
  • Comments: 3
  • Favorites: 9
  • Views: 6.5k

Teardown

Introduction

This teardown is a working Actiontec Q1000 Modem, sold by Qwest as a Qwest Q1000.

What you need

This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Actiontec Q1000 DSL Modem, use our service manual.

  1. Actiontec Q1000 Teardown, Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 1, image 1 of 3 Actiontec Q1000 Teardown, Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 1, image 2 of 3 Actiontec Q1000 Teardown, Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 1, image 3 of 3

    • The Qwest Q1000 modem, made by Actiontec.

    • Port side with antennas detached.

    • DSL and Phone in ports

    • 4 Ethernet ports

    • USB port, reset button, and power jack

    • Not a screw in sight.

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  2. Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 2, image 1 of 3 Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 2, image 2 of 3 Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 2, image 3 of 3

    • As usual, the rubber feet are hiding screws!

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  3. Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 3, image 1 of 3 Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 3, image 2 of 3 Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 3, image 3 of 3

    • Nothing really to see here...

    • Remove the 2 antenna wires from the wifi card. One is also taped to the back of the board.

    • The circuit board is finally free!

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  4. Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 4, image 1 of 2 Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 4, image 2 of 2

    • Looks like someone was generous with the thermal paste.

    • Underneath the cover:

    • Broadcom BCM6366

    • Broadcom BCM53115

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  6. Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 5, image 1 of 2 Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 5, image 2 of 2

    • The Wi-Fi card lets down its shield...

    • The chip is a BCM4322.

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  7. Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 6, image 1 of 2 Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 6, image 2 of 2

    • The inside of the top case.

    • The antenna connectors are screwed onto the case.

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  8. Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 7, image 1 of 2 Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 7, image 2 of 2

    • The antenna connectors have gold-plated coax connectors and standard Wi-Fi antenna connectors.

    • What's underneath the heat-shrink? A ferrite bead to minimize interference.

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  9. Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 8, image 1 of 3 Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 8, image 2 of 3 Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 8, image 3 of 3

    • Testing out the light pipe with an LED throwie...

    • The light pipe takes light from tiny surface-mount LEDS on the motherboard and refracts it to the panel.

    • Here are all the LEDS:

    • 8 of the LEDS that work with the light pipe

    • One more surface mount LED

    • A white LED for illuminating the Qwest logo

    • A dual-color (red/green) LED for the WPS status indicator.

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  10. Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 9, image 1 of 3 Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 9, image 2 of 3 Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 9, image 3 of 3

    • The empty shell that once held a DSL modem.

    • The 2 detachable Wi-Fi antennas. Nothing to tear down here!

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  11. Actiontec Q1000 Teardown: step 10, image 1 of 1

    • Repairability score: 8/10

    • The entire device is held together with only 4 screws.

    • The Wi-Fi antenna connectors are screwed in and the cables are not soldered to the board.

    • The antennas are replaceable as well.

    • The heat sink is soldered in place, making removal difficult.

    • The Wi-Fi card is soldered in and held in place with silicon adhesive, making it impossible to remove without damaging the card or the device.

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3 Comments

Awesome teardown! These things have gotten so simple. Those antennas would be pretty easy to repurpose for something else.

Kyle Wiens - Reply

What are the part number, volts, and amps of the power supply?

PDXTek - Reply

Hello. I have one of these that I want to switch the antenna for. Are you able to tell me which of the antenna wires is the positive and neutral (I realize the antenna itself doesn’t have positive & neutral, but I don’t know the relevant term). Both wires are grey and hooked together so it’s not easy to tell

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