Has anyone taken one of these apart?

ok got it apart. you carefully seperate the sticker like face up at each corner to expose a small screw(be carefull to only pull only as far as to expose the screw and to use a good screwdriver so you dont strip it =p) and once all 4 screws are out you can just go around the edge to release the backing from the screen the screen and board + batteries are all one piece. the processor says wm8505 and there are 2 2400mah 3.7v batteries zt 634590man it said it had 3000mah that liar lol

i drilled some holes in the back of the case above the processor and it makes a difference running a bit cooler now.

pics please

I did a sloppy job on the holes.... so I am going to cut it out and screw a pc fan grill with a cool design on the back, unless i find something better. I recommend doing careful measurements, and using the proper tools, both of which I did not do.It feels like it helps but I dont have another one to compare it to and i dident take any temp readings before. today after sitting idle face down for about an hour with ~90? ambient temp with an infrared temp gun at the back, the processor side was about 113-115?F, and the other side was 98-100?. that was with just holes made. It still gets hot if you set it down and cover the hole. I dident think to cover the holes to get a temp of how hot it would get before the holes were made. I used it heavily for about an hour after installing the heat sink and it was warm, but never got hot. temp gun is a work so ill do that tomorrow.and sorry for the low res photos they were taken with a Chinese mobile from ali...lol

[quote name='ostara;14802]I did several tests today all at standby with wifi on. Over 3 hours taking surface temp readings (with an infrared temp gun) of the screen and back on both sides' date=' in different positions and with the vent covered and with it open. The heat sink is still installed in these tests because I did not want to remove it. according to what i could find real quick the operating temp for the epad is 32?-104?F and the storage temp is -4?-140?F . This test was done in fairly extreme ambient temperatures most of you would probably be in the comfort of air conditioning, but you never know.... starting temp 92?Fvent open position- face(screen) down on cotton cloth1st reading 5 min after boot, in 5 min intervalsprocessor side =right R camera side= left LR-----L113? 100?116? 100?110? 97?112? 94?2nd face down vent covered with tape 1st reading 5 min after covering ventR-----L123? 97?125? 97?125? 97?126? 98?3rd face UP vent covered with tape 1st reading 5 min after flipping over.R-----L126? 97?122? 100?(116?) (101) <------- (xxx)=screen temp123? 100?(118?) (102?)130? 100?(115?) (102?)4th face UP vent uncovered 1st reading 5 min after uncovering *ambient temp is now 95?F (to simulate having the epad on screen up on a couch or bed vent covered by the fabric only)R-----L118? 101?(113?) (103?)116? 101?(114?) (103?)118? 102?(115?) (105?)119? 102?(115?) (105?)5th again the first test but now the epad is fully warmed up and has been on for over an hour face down vent covered in 10min intervals 1st reading 5 min after coveringR-----L131? 102?132? 104?134? 104?6th face down vent open 1st reading 5 min after uncovering the ventR-----L122? 103?120? 103?123? 103?(120?) (110?)Having a vent in the back can lower the temp of the surface of the epad by ~10?F if air flow is not restricted in any way. ~5? lower if restricted because it is screen up on a cloth of some sort.I found this all interesting hope you did as wellI am working on total "ToughPad" case mod will post back when it is complete.[/QUOTE'] maybe you should put heatsink on top of processor that will do much better hehehe...

[quote name='ostara;14802]I did several tests today all at standby with wifi on. Over 3 hours taking surface temp readings (with an infrared temp gun) of the screen and back on both sides' date=' in different positions and with the vent covered and with it open. The heat sink is still installed in these tests because I did not want to remove it. according to what i could find real quick the operating temp for the epad is 32?-104?F and the storage temp is -4?-140?F . This test was done in fairly extreme ambient temperatures most of you would probably be in the comfort of air conditioning, but you never know.... starting temp 92?Fvent open position- face(screen) down on cotton cloth1st reading 5 min after boot, in 5 min intervalsprocessor side =right R camera side= left LR-----L113? 100?116? 100?110? 97?112? 94?2nd face down vent covered with tape 1st reading 5 min after covering ventR-----L123? 97?125? 97?125? 97?126? 98?3rd face UP vent covered with tape 1st reading 5 min after flipping over.R-----L126? 97?122? 100?(116?) (101) <------- (xxx)=screen temp123? 100?(118?) (102?)130? 100?(115?) (102?)4th face UP vent uncovered 1st reading 5 min after uncovering *ambient temp is now 95?F (to simulate having the epad on screen up on a couch or bed vent covered by the fabric only)R-----L118? 101?(113?) (103?)116? 101?(114?) (103?)118? 102?(115?) (105?)119? 102?(115?) (105?)5th again the first test but now the epad is fully warmed up and has been on for over an hour face down vent covered in 10min intervals 1st reading 5 min after coveringR-----L131? 102?132? 104?134? 104?6th face down vent open 1st reading 5 min after uncovering the ventR-----L122? 103?120? 103?123? 103?(120?) (110?)Having a vent in the back can lower the temp of the surface of the epad by ~10?F if air flow is not restricted in any way. ~5? lower if restricted because it is screen up on a cloth of some sort.I found this all interesting hope you did as wellI am working on total "ToughPad" case mod will post back when it is complete.[/QUOTE'] maybe you should put heatsink on top of processor that will do much better hehehe...

It is on top of the processor!!!. no i put the heatsink on some random chip on the board *sarcasm* , I was comparing temps left to right to get an comparison of what the other side of the pad was at and since the batteries are on the other side i figured it would be useful. you did not even read the post or look at my crappy photos.