#113 Fitbit Charge 3 WATER damage
Channel: Tim's Electronics Lab
Date: 2021-06-25

In this video I'll be investigating and hopefully fixing a Fitbit Charge 3 that has been damaged by water.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro

02:35 Teardown
05:40 Removing the screen
09:08 Removing the internals
10:42 The main board
12:19 Removing the PCB
14:13 The water damage
15:10 Cleaning it up
18:39 The back of the sensor board
23:02 The sensors are working!
23:25 Conclusion

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