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Disassembling Wii Balance Board

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  1. Disassembling Wii Balance Board, Floor Unit: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Unscrew these #1 Philips screws, and leave them in the plastic foot holders.

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  2. Disassembling Wii Balance Board: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the foot holders and place them on the side

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  4. Disassembling Wii Balance Board: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the four feet and place them on the side

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  5. Disassembling Wii Balance Board: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Remove these #1 Philips screws, and leave them in their counterbores

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  6. Disassembling Wii Balance Board: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Lift grey shell off and place to the side to reveal:

    • ADC and Logic board

    • Bluetooth module

    • Strain gauges

    • Battery holder

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  7. Disassembling Wii Balance Board: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • 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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Conclusion

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 - Reply

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

Richard Merchant - Reply

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.

lisadubya - Reply

is there schematics for the power pcb

?

Josué Hernandez - Reply

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