I think it was Frost Giant who sent me an eBay link to these units. They are retired stock being sold off online. I'd guess they've been replaced by faster, more modern units.
Here's the UK link this one came from:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325236405013
Some basic testing has shown that they appear to be locked down to avoid people interfering with them. There is a test/programming port on the back, but I'm not sure what sort of interface it's used with.
The battery with mine had locked out on low voltage and it is VERY destructive to open them, so I recommend not doing so. In the video I mention a way to nudge the cell voltage back up to a level where the unit might recognise the battery pack again, unless it has lock-out memory.
Nudging the cell back into life is strictly experimental. Lithium cells don't like being overdischarged, so some capacity or safety of operation may be lost. The cell is an 18650.
The internals were quite minimalist. The ribbon cables have two types of lock. The large display cable has a fold up latch which swings up from the cable entrance side, and the others have a captive wedge that has to be pulled outwards gently in the direction of the cable to unlock it. I totally wrecked the one for the touch panel by popping it out a bit too hard.
The speaker connector is best removed by gripping either side with a small pair of side-cutters to pull it out.
The unit went back together easily, but I'll need to improvise a shim for the touch interface cable to wedge it in properly.
These units will be a novel toy for an Android geek. Like a puzzle to get into the system to load a barebones Android install.
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Here's the UK link this one came from:-
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325236405013
Some basic testing has shown that they appear to be locked down to avoid people interfering with them. There is a test/programming port on the back, but I'm not sure what sort of interface it's used with.
The battery with mine had locked out on low voltage and it is VERY destructive to open them, so I recommend not doing so. In the video I mention a way to nudge the cell voltage back up to a level where the unit might recognise the battery pack again, unless it has lock-out memory.
Nudging the cell back into life is strictly experimental. Lithium cells don't like being overdischarged, so some capacity or safety of operation may be lost. The cell is an 18650.
The internals were quite minimalist. The ribbon cables have two types of lock. The large display cable has a fold up latch which swings up from the cable entrance side, and the others have a captive wedge that has to be pulled outwards gently in the direction of the cable to unlock it. I totally wrecked the one for the touch panel by popping it out a bit too hard.
The speaker connector is best removed by gripping either side with a small pair of side-cutters to pull it out.
The unit went back together easily, but I'll need to improvise a shim for the touch interface cable to wedge it in properly.
These units will be a novel toy for an Android geek. Like a puzzle to get into the system to load a barebones Android install.
If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:- https://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm
This also keeps the channel independent of YouTube's algorithm quirks, allowing it to be a bit more dangerous and naughty.
#ElectronicsCreators
What do you mean by retired? All the major malls use this version here, haha.
Asda and Tesco mostly use these self scan and then u go to the self checkout to pay
I was just writing a joke about whether the screen would, “scratch at level 6 with deeper grooves at level 7,” when you name dropped the reference.
Fun fact this unit came from ASDA Hessle in Hull.
we use this scanners at supermarket in netherlands called Dirk
depending on the android device you can sometimes get it into recovery mode with volume buttons and power button
Thia runs a version android then the store puts its own software over that scan and go is asda
Do you know how to reset it
You're right about them being old fashioned, I'm 32 and when I was a small child I remember begging my mum to let me use the scanner guns in a shop called Safeway in Colchester. That would have been in the mid 90s.
YouTube algorithm really desperate for me to click on any video that pops up
I can give you schematics for usb cable that you can use to recover it as regular android.
Looking forward to your eventual teardown of a "retired" ULEZ camera 😂