Complete teardown of Lenovo Smart Clock with a surprise discovery at the end!

[@okozboky8681]

14:45 yes. You can see it now.

[@divineoracle4809]

Thank you for this teardown! I've had 2 of these for the last year and they've been great. The sound quality is a bit tinny unless you turn it up louder. But, overall for the 30 dollars I paid for them, they've really added to our smarthome. We can control our lights, plugs, tvs, game systems and other speakers with these, they're extremely helpful.

[@EsotericArctos]

Sound quality is awful, even compared to the original Google Mini, but they are designed as a smart clock with some assistant functions. For that purpose, and not having a camera, they are one of the better ones out there. All depends on purpose :) I have a couple now as well, and in the bedroom they are ideal.

[@divineoracle4809]

@@EsotericArctos I agree 100% 🙏

[@divineoracle4809]

@@EsotericArctos The 2nd generation is a lot better, I bought one recently and was surprised compared to the original!

[@EsotericArctos]

That's fair enough for Lenovo to block a device replaced under warranty. You're getting a device replaced under warranty, not getting a device for free. Most companies make you send back the faulty and don't allow you to even keep it at all. They can likely be hacked if you wanted to get in and reverse engineer them :). If you read the specs, the device is definitely a light sensor. Lenovo Smart Clocks do not have a camera.

[@osunamex]

Do you have the number of the screen?? I want to buy the hardware to use it with a HDMI

[@danilovitale8355]

Can i use the smart clock display like little monitor for my Raspberry?

[@arvieira]

The Light Sensor in my unit stopped working (probably from my toddler knocking it down a couple of times). Since the microphones seem to work (which are on the same cable/connector), do you think it would be worth taking it apart?

[@Pete..]

just for anyone wondering if you have a Lenovo to smart clock to model CD24502F if you want to take it apart, there's a little rubber square anti-skid footing pad on the bottom of the unit That runs it all the way around the signage. If you get a small flat head and Peele that back you'll notice for screws on each corner, you can get it from there.

[@dhananjaykadam2786]

Please share video

[@volkswagengolfmk7-tipstric583]

Thanks for the video mate! I have same model and wanted to say goodbye to it as there is the same issue. What was the root cause here, only one loosen connector?

[@Mac1PC]

@@volkswagengolfmk7-tipstric583 yes that was my issue

[@Neuron43]

looks like it might make a good screen for a desktop pc case to monitor CPU and GPU temperatures. Too bad it requires internet connection though.

[@SjoerdvanGestel]

I replaced a regular Google Home Mini with this one and I have to say that the speaker is pretty bad compared to the Home MIni. If only it could he upgraded to match the Home Mini's audio quality. Thanks for uploading the video!

[@Mac1PC]

As you can see in video, you can connect this unit to an external audio system.

[@Ignacio.Romero]

Put a piece of paper blocking the speaker

[@Thegetitguy]

My screen on it got fucked up within a day of having it. Its just lines horizontally, making it really difficult to see, but it works still?

[@rankrausz5055]

Thanks for this really informative video. Any idea why the speaker connection has 3 wires? To my knowledge speakers usually has 2 wires, also in Google home mini speaker I saw only 2 wires

[@sirknumbskull3418]

Any idea, how to get rid of that Google home stuff? Maybe flashing another Rom?

[@elangoraj555]

I need display how to buy

[@Pete..]

The Wi-Fi antenna was in the small piece that you took off the data connection cable

[@ExtraKimB]

Do you know what ohm the speaker have?

[@Mac1PC]

Looks like 3 Ohm. I put a meter on it. There may be some more coils inside, I am not 100% sure. I may take the speaker apart. I'll do a video on it.

[@ExtraKimB]

@@Mac1PC Since the sound is horrible my plan was to take out the speaker an run a cable to another speaker.

[@thetechexpert4887]

Good that you took apart a smart clock instead of a vintage mechanical clock.

[@thetechexpert4887]

Ok, I do like those old mechanical clocks instead of a modern clock, but he took it apart just to show people what's inside of a smart clock. Millions of people already saw what's inside a mechanical clock(a lots of gears inside a mechanism).

[@davidverheyen6635]

A smartclock 2 is on it's way. Hope it will be flashable with some other firmware so I can get it to work together with logitech media server.

[@ivancho5854]

I just watched a video by "sazwl has a big clock" where he hacked a Lenovo Smart Clock 2. It will probably help you a lot. He always mentioned some other sources. Good luck. 🤞👍

[@davidverheyen6635]

@@ivancho5854 Thanks, I will try that as soon as it arrives. It seems the clock is out of stock.

[@rogerwilco5187]

I've had one of these for about 2 years and it's been great until 2 days ago when in went blank overnight. Unfortunately it's out of warranty and the fault wasn't that connector. From my basic tests there's a diode (I think) just under the power connector that was shorted. When I removed that and applied power a very small chip to the left of that diode (not the capacitor) started sparking and glowing red at one end. So that was it, dead after 2 years. Although I really liked it I'm not buying another one, or the new version. I'll probably try the Amazon Show 5 as it has more functionality and is cheaper at the moment.

[@NormieMob]

They should have put at least a small battery to not reset the time whenever there is blackout

[@ivancho5854]

It knows the time from the WiFi connection.

[@SmitePlayz1]

Putting a lithium ion battery in a device that is plugged in all the time is a recipe for disaster. The battery will degrade over the time you'll have to get it replaced, and it might even puff up.

[@sean640]

I want to do exactly this to make it a wall mount clock without that crazy backside thanks 🙏

[@gbmewada]

I wish to have USB readability i.e. show images from USB, play songs and videos, shall have aux input, and mainly a clock that works without internet😂

[@ivancho5854]

Very interesting video. Thanks. As for using the screen for something else, I just watched a very cool video by "swazl has a big clock" where he hacked the new version called Lenovo Smart Clock 2 and sideloaded apps on it. All the best.

[@dhananjaykadam2786]

Please share details of the video

[@rixlan]

I own own one of these and it better not have a camera.

[@oleksiygryshchenko7525]

You skipped the most difficult part - preheating and actual screen removal. And didn't stress how important it was - I cracked digitizer because you showed it so easy. Unprofessional

[@MyYewTubeAccount]

It's your own risk, and unprofessional teardown skills. Gitgüd Bro

[@Mac1PC]

I didn't preheat it. I pulled it apart slowly. That's all.

[@SmitePlayz1]

Sounds like a skill issue