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Step 2SKIN IT ALIVE
Many people after owning a certain electronic device for a number of years, get bored of it and go out and buy a newer model even though there is nothing wrong with their current one. However, instead of abondoning my mp3 player I decided to give it a makeover. I SKINNED IT ALIVE.
Ive had much experience in skinning living things, just ask one of my many victims, however that is an instructable for another day. When doing electronics, though, the first thing you want to check is if it is possible. (everythings possible, its just would skinning it be too much effort to be worth it? Is some vital component incorporated into the case, in the ipods case the click wheel, that you dont want to bother messing with, if so then you probably wouldent want to do this) For my player the only thing in the case was the battery which I could easily move.
The first step in skinning is to find the main screws that are holding the thing together, and remove them. Be careful though, cause many times manufactures like to hide their screws like underneath batteries or warranty void stickers, so dont actually pry apart the case until you are sure you got every single screw. Many can also be held together with snaps which you can unhook by pushing a small screwdriver at. Because the people reading this probably eat reverse engineering for breakfast I dont think I need to describe removing the case too much.
Replace any vital components that you may have removed by taking off the case. In my case the only thing was the battery which I simply glued to the circuitry and against the leads. I already had all the buttons memorized, so I didnt need to label them or anything. If you want to waterproof it you could probably use shrink wrap or something to cover the entire thing, if not you are done.
Ive had much experience in skinning living things, just ask one of my many victims, however that is an instructable for another day. When doing electronics, though, the first thing you want to check is if it is possible. (everythings possible, its just would skinning it be too much effort to be worth it? Is some vital component incorporated into the case, in the ipods case the click wheel, that you dont want to bother messing with, if so then you probably wouldent want to do this) For my player the only thing in the case was the battery which I could easily move.
The first step in skinning is to find the main screws that are holding the thing together, and remove them. Be careful though, cause many times manufactures like to hide their screws like underneath batteries or warranty void stickers, so dont actually pry apart the case until you are sure you got every single screw. Many can also be held together with snaps which you can unhook by pushing a small screwdriver at. Because the people reading this probably eat reverse engineering for breakfast I dont think I need to describe removing the case too much.
Replace any vital components that you may have removed by taking off the case. In my case the only thing was the battery which I simply glued to the circuitry and against the leads. I already had all the buttons memorized, so I didnt need to label them or anything. If you want to waterproof it you could probably use shrink wrap or something to cover the entire thing, if not you are done.
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