- So let's crack this baby open and see what's inside.
This might be the stupidest thing I've done.
Moment of truth, does it turn on?
Good morning Trainiacs.
Some of you have noticed that I'm sporting a new watch
on my wrist and the fact that I've got a watch
on my wrist at all is kind of strange
because I am not typically one to wear a watch.
The Garmin 920XT has been the tri watch that I've used
for a long time, but I've never really had a watch
on my wrist because I always just found them to be clumsy,
in the way, uncomfortable, and I certainly
did not put this baby on my wrist
because look at how thick the strap is.
It's a freakin' square.
I'd be walking into places
and people are just screaming triathlete.
Not very subtle at all, so I've upgraded
to the Garmin 935 and it's solid.
I went on this recommendation from DC Rainmaker, my buddy,
who said that this is about the top of the line
triathlon multi-sport watch that you can get
but it's also nice and light
so you can wear it all the time.
I started wearing it, I like it.
Stay tuned, make sure to subscribe if you want
to see the review that I'm gonna do on this,
comparing it to why I went with that over this.
But today, we have a Garmin 920XT
that is currently without a purpose.
So let's...
Crack this baby open and see what's inside, all right?
Who's in?
I'm in for doing ridiculous things with expensive toys.
Also it just so happens that I've got
all these handy little tools at my disposal that I can,
(groans)
Take apart this here Garmin 920XT ever so gingerly.
I'm gonna let you pause the video right now
and you can guess in the comments below
how many spare parts there are
when I try to put this together.
So all right, place your bets now and pause.
I'm gonna go ahead and say three.
This might be the stupidest thing I've done, okay.
(laughs)
the battery is tied into the motherboard
with some sort of a cable.
Oh, okay.
So I've always wondered how these watches were able
to stay waterproof when they're not so, so, so bulky,
but there's this gasket that would go
all the way around the edge here.
Oh, and then there's a little track for it in here.
So everything from the side is going to be waterproofed
because of that gasket sitting on top of that
and getting pressed into that channel there.
Yeah, the screws are on the outside so any water
that's getting into those screws
is still on the outside of that gasket.
Then the rest of it, I'm wondering
how they make this little edge here watertight.
Can I take this battery out?
This just feels bad in so many ways.
Why am I doing this?
People save up for years to have a watch this nice.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry that I do this to you folks.
It's just taped down so flinging, flanging well.
(gasps)
Oh my god, oh.
I want to say that as I'm prying it up,
it's not a battery like in the sense
that a normal battery is hard and solid.
This kind of seems like it's pliable.
Yeah, it's bendable.
Look at this, can you see this?
(gasps)
Oh no, that's normal.
But you can see that I'm bending the battery.
I'm just outright bending the battery
with this little tiny tool.
Hmm, I don't think that's meant to come out at all.
I don't think--
(gasps)
Okay, we have successfully removed the entire back cover.
So you can see there that the battery, as I try to,
look at that, look at that.
As I try to pry it up, it actually,
can you see that?
Here, we'll get right in there and just totally,
there, there, there.
You see that? Like it bends.
I think I figured out how we can
take out the motherboard here, 'cause why not?
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
I am driving the resale value of this
down to zero in no time flat.
A couple of things, I'm no electrical engineer,
but it looks like...
this plug here going from the battery to supply power
to the motherboard plugs in there.
I think this is the connection for the screen
going into the motherboard, and then
I've taken out these two motherboard screws.
One...
and two.
And then we have got ourselves...
(whines)
Okay, so that there, that white thing,
that white on the back inside is the back of the screen.
That is a basic piece of plastic.
Here you can see that the buttons...
Oh yeah, look at that.
Look at that.
So you hit a button and boop, it pops in
and it activates these little buttons
on the inside of the motherboard.
There's one, two, three, four.
This is all just electrical engineering stuff.
I'm sure that all of you out there are like,
"Taren, A, you're an idiot for doing this."
"B, you're an idiot for not knowing how this works."
"C, why do you have to do this?"
The answer to all is tell me something I don't know.
Oh and yeah, where do the buttons go for...
Well you know what?
We don't have to wait to find out
because I found more screws that I can take apart.
I think that's where you press them.
Well obviously it's where you press them
from the outside, Taren.
Taren!
Where do you take this?
Whoa!
♪ I don't know what that is ♪
♪ and if I'm gonna be able to put it back. ♪
(vocalizing)
Now I'm gonna stop short of peeling
that screen apart because...
if I ever do end up selling this--
(laughs)
That's gonna be a hard...
"This watch has been tampered with" disclaimer.
Okay, so it appears that I am all out of screws
that I can undo and parts that I really want to take out,
but let's see if I can put this back together.
Hopefully, we'll find out.
What's this tool?
Oh, that looks fun.
Not meant for triathletes age 35 and older.
Sharp object.
♪ Little screw, little screw, where are you? ♪
♪ I need you. ♪
(fast-forwarding)
Now let's put the gasket back in.
(fast-forwarding)
Oh, geez.
Like it was made to be torn apart
by every single triathlete out there.
Easy, bing, bang, boom.
You got the bang, bang, bing.
Okay, it's back together.
For everyone that guessed zero remaining extra parts,
you'd be right and my guess is that there was nobody
that guessed that there'd be zero remaining extra parts.
Let's now see, moment of truth.
Does it turn on?
I think that I was out of batteries
to begin with, so slight pause.
Okay...
(gasps)
It says, "Garmin."
(laughs)
Yes, yes, it's turning on!
I can't believe this!
(beeping)
(laughs)
OMG, it actually works.
That is actually on and charging.
I don't know if you knew this about me,
but apparently I'm basically an electrical engineer.
So it's time to update my resume.
You might not be hearing from me again.
I have a promising career in small
tiny little screwdrivers and tweezers.
There you go, now you know what's inside a Garmin 920XT.
Question of the day...
What training watch do you currently use?
Is it just a regular old watch?
Is it a triathlon running GPS watch?
Or is it a watch that has been torn apart
and put back together by a idiot with a camera?
(upbeat music)
Could be all of the above.
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