Skytrack disassembly and teardown

[awisnia]

Update: I did it - much easier than an iPhone. Removed the two screws on the bottom and the non laser side cover slides towards the front and off.

Photos below - pretty impressive design work. (Save for the battery that could have so easily been larger.)

i didn't find any obvious defects in mine - so it's off the repair guys.

Has anyone ever done it?
Mine got hit by a ball and will not read or stay connected.
Before I ship it off for repair I figured I'd have one of the techs at work have a peek inside for an obvious mechanical failure.

[RPDC]

Why on earth did anyone think there were "copyright" concerns with these photos? Someone (forum or ST) is in dire need of IP counsel.

[bubbtubbs]

No idea who would want to copy this thing either.

Edit: reading this again, it might be construed that I was of the opinion it's not worth copying.

What I actually meant was that I feel it's unlikely you'd be able to undercut Skytrak's price point by enough to be worthwhile and GC2's patent is expiring soon/has expired so there's a better option that definitely won't risk legal action.

[Morini]

I believe this forum is owned by Protee. I am sure a complaint was made, and given business relationship, they were taken down. Not entirely an unreasonable request, but in the age of the internet, fairly futile.