(gentle music) - Good day legends,
it's your old mate, uncle Nick, out here.
And today we're gonna be tearing down the ResMed AirMini.
I've only taken it apart once
so I might be a little bit rusty, but we'll have another go.
So this is my little iFixit case.
If you wanna pick one of these up,
link in the description of the video, very handy.
If you wanna start tearing apart shit like I do,
then this is the little kit you're gonna need.
And today we're gonna be using, I believe that it's the TR6,
this little one here, little hex head TR6.
Depending on what machine you've got,
you can just change that to suit the screws.
All right, let's do it. (gentle music)
Take out the filter cover, remove the little filter
and then you just got your two screws here.
Then you just pull this off here from the front.
And now basically you're just sort of pry it open.
Now, we've got one, two, three, four, five.
(gentle music)
That's your little motor.
This is your turbine. You see it spinning there?
Good day mate.
Did anyone with a keen eye
notice anything fascinating about that tear down?
Hmm? Could you pick it?
It blew my mind.
Well, firstly, there's no foam in the AirMini.
That's a good thing, right? Hey, no foam.
But secondly, this.
Here is the AirMini turbine.
That's the pump, the motor. That's what blows the air.
You guys do realize they're selling you air, right?
But this is it. This is their air pump.
Brings the air in one end,
pumps it out the other end, it's a fan.
Now, the AirMini was released in...
Testing my knowledge here. I think it was March, 2017.
So four and a half years ago.
He is the turbine of the AirSense 11, all right?
What do you notice?
AirMini, AirSense 11.
It's the same thing.
It's the same motor.
So what does this mean? Well, it means this.
The AirSense 11 is basically an AirMini
with a touch screen, a heated tube, humidification,
and a few more algorithms and a few other things.
But the motor, the turbine,
the heart of the device is exactly the same.
So it's not really a new pump, is it?
It's a pump four years ago.
That's when that turbine was developed.
And here's another thing
that I found absolutely fascinating.
I was doing a bit of research, looking around,
trying to find a manufacturer or a supplier
for the AirMini cable,
that proprietary cable part they've got that ResMed has
because I wanna find one for the AirSense 11.
And as I'm looking around the internet,
I find the manufacturer
of the ResMed air pumps, the turbines,
and the price, $20, $20.
You can go and buy this from them for $20.
Well, you have to be a manufacturer of devices to buy them.
I'll put it in an order for a couple of hundred.
They didn't want a buyer that's...
but if your developing pumps or ventilators
or CPAP machines, that's where you go.
But $20...
Now, you will remember, not too long ago, I called up ResMed
when I got that little message
that said my motor life was exceeded
and I needed to replace the motor.
I called them up and they wanted $900 to replace that motor.
Now, I can buy it for $20.
I don't know what ResMed can buy it for,
but I guarantee it's below $20 U.S.
I found that fascinating.
Anyway, shortly, I am going to do my review
on the AirSense 11,
I've been using it for the last two weeks, every night,
I've used it with every mask, I've gone through every menu,
I have used it with every algorithm there is,
I have torn the thing apart.
I know everything there is to know about this machine
and I will be giving you my verdict on it shortly.
And it's gonna be different to any other review
I've ever done.
Normally I'll just give the pros and cons
and just talk about a bit of feedback from customers,
pretty generic reviews.
This one's gonna be different, gonna have criteria.
I've been on the Facebook group
asking people's opinions on what should be included,
so it's gonna be interesting
and a few of you might be shocked.
Anyway, I'll leave it at that.
It's Saturday, the kids have gone swimming.
I stayed back to do a little review,
but I'm going to go throw a line in, tie a tide
and hopefully catch them dinner.
Have a great day, guys. I'll see you soon.
Thanks for watching. Make sure you subscribe.
Look after your mates. Bye for now.