Source: Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers
Years ago, when I was co-writing a book on TiVo hacking with Leo Laporte, I embarked on one of the most fascinating hardware explorations I have ever undertaken. I took apart a TiVo Series 1 and tried to figure out what each component did and how they all worked together.
I loved every minute of it. OK, that’s not true. Some of it was very frustrating, but in the end, all of the effort was worth it and I learned a lot. That experience gave me a much greater understanding of consumer electronics manufacture and all of the components that go into it.So, I was tickled to see Fran Blanche doing the same sort of teardown and restoration on a Weight Talker talking scale from the 1980s. The teardown was a bit nauseating as the bathroom scale had obviously seen heavy use (and you use your toes to press the scale’s rubber buttons).
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