Introduction
These shoes have been well worn and falling apart.
I was curious how they were constructed. I’ve seen complaints online about the electronics in these shoes stop working or the battery no longer charges.
I wanted to find out why and if there was a way to repair or provide feedback to the manufacturer.
I’m new to electronics and have never done a teardown before, feedback is welcomed.
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When I went to pull apart the second one, I found that the last time the sole had been repaired, the bonding worked really really well.
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This made it very difficult to pull the shoe apart. So instead I'll show the shoe I had already pulled apart.
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The sole starts to lift from the platform,
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The suede on the front of the toe rips and peels,
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The ankle strap tears,
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The toe strap tears.
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The shoe works by charging with a micro USB next to the power button on the shank of the shoe.
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The power button also cycles the colours and modes.
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To protect the electronics, the shoes come with a warning to avoid excessive banging and moister.
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The RGB LED light strip is glued to the platform.
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The strip ran down the shank of the shoe and then wrapped around the shell containing the battery and board.
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This board shell in held in place under the sole in the box of the platform. The plastic box was sealed with glue.
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The shell cracked, especially at the center, there's a clear indent from the chip in the middle of the board.
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