Photos here: imgur.com/a/qe... I forgot to mention that the plastic cover that protects the heart rate sensor from sweat etc can be popped out very easily and is held in by adhesive
Somehow a tiny spec of dust got under the plastic and settled itself smack dab in the middle of my screen. Luckily this video made opening my device much easier. Thank you.
Hi! Im writing a report on gaming cyber physical system (CPS) and i thought of vital bracelets. This video really helped me in understanding the components of the bracelet and I have cited you in my report :D thanks for the video and the photos, great help
I have to say, despite mixed reaction on the thickness of the device, the way its designed itself is pretty good. Thanks for the breakdown btw. Can't wait to see this upcoming project of yours.
Yea given the price point and components they chose to use, it's pretty cool to see how much tech was crammed into this thing. While working on my custom VB, I quickly learned why they made the decisions they did in regards to the shell, thickness, etc. Hopefully I'll have it done this week :)
Yooo Edwin! I almost commented that I saw your Digimon on your belt loop on your last video hahaha Crazy to see another pilot into digital pets (and in random comment sections nonetheless). Love it. Your videos are dope man, always look forward to em! Also: Awesome teardown video, Vincent!
So in theory, if you could find a rechargeable battery the same size that lasts longer you could mod it? Awesome teardown man, this stuff is really interesting.
I can not believe I am just seeing this I am going to have to play catch up on all your videos haha. I was sitting wondering maybe some how Frankenstein a VB and something like a Samsung gear fit 2 together 🤷🏻♂️. Just like everyone else I just dream of having a premium digivice 😎🙏🏼. Looking forward to more videos and projects keep up the good work.
Not a problem! Funny enough, I saw a V20 video you put out a few months ago and it inspired me to buy a VB and a V20 LOL so thank you for that as well!
Thanks for this. Just got mine yesterday and had to take it apart due to the debris and dust that were under the underside of the plastic housing the device which it came with out of the box. Looks a lot better now though there is a smudge that is on the plastic covering the screen on the underside that i couldn't get rid of, seems like it just a cloud in the plastic screening oh well time to just enjoy it.
This might sound totally weird, but I think I saw your YT logo on a TeamBN stream yesterday! I can't wait to see what someone with any insight into BN has in store in terms of VB upgrades. Thx for the vid 👉👉
@@VincentVeak The only "spares" they do are longer straps. I also wish you could access the battery of the thing easier. Have it be a micro SSD card you can access without unscrewing. That way if your watch gets trashed, you can order a new one and keep progress.
Hi! Thanks for the vid, it's very informative and helpful! Would you happen to know anywhere online one could buy spare VB parts?? Particularly a new(ish) heart rate sensor? My original VBs one finally crapped out, I opened it up and the connections seems fine. But it fails to read, even after recalibrating. The green light doesnt even turn on anymore..
Hey there! Thanks for the kind words :) unfortunately I'm not sure where any of these spare parts would be available online since most of it looks relatively custom save for the battery, buttons, and maybe the screen as they all have standard electronics part numbers. As for the HR sensor, I think you may be out of luck on that one, but maybe someone on the Digitama Hatchery discord knows something I don't!
discord.gg/vHE9EteK Not my Discord channel, but I've been in here a lot while playing with my VB. I'll post an update video with the full conversion and more info shortly :)
Out of curiosity, what's the markings on that SOIC-8 chip? I imagine it's some sort of SPI NOR flash, would be nice to dump. If it's a GeneralPlus chip, then the MCU under that glop top might be a GeneralPlus chip too. Edit: it's KH25L12833FM2I-10G. 128Mbit, contains half of the firmware and non-Digimon sprites.
@@VincentVeak I just got mine from Shopee, which is pretty much the same ones sold at Aliexpress. They only cost $14 for the black and white, and $20 for the green ones. It looks and functions exactly the same as the original. The only difference is that there are tiny labels on the buttons side of the bracelet, and some of the japanese text in instruction manual has replaced with chinese text.
@@VincentVeak It also says the bootleg has an output of 5v 0.5A. Not sure if the output capacity is true but its very compatible with my Samsung micro usb charger and never had a problem so far.
I just found out that there's also a bootleg of the Vital Bracelet V which was released 8 months ago lmao. There's a spanish youtube channel by the name of Nicoshinx who made a comparison video of the bootleg and the original one if you're curious to know what it looks like.
Love videos like this! I do have a question regarding the heart rate sensor. My friend’s won’t pick up her heart rate anymore and I saw another comment that mentioned a discord I could look at, could you tell me where I can find a link to that? She can’t get a new bracelet but if someone knows something about a new sensor or how to repair it (she tried recalibrating it and even the trick with the paper and tape), she might be able to use your video to try and replace it.
Glad you liked the video! I'm assuming the Discord you're referring to is the Digitama Hatchery by Humulos, so I'm going to leave a link in here. There are channels for the VB and for modding vPets, so either of those may be a good starting point. My advice would be to start with the ribbon cable connecting the sensor to the main board. Mine physically broke off and I took thin wires and resoldered them together. If that still fails and it's a problem with the sensor board itself, then it may be a little trickier
@@VincentVeak oh hell yeah I’m right there with you, I had the first two or three gens of digivoces as a kid, but they never made it lol. I always neglectected them but this is duel purpose now. I’m sure it will keep me motivated to at least be somewhat active.
Great video! It was pretty informative! I have an issue regarding my vital bracelet. I wanted to ask you about it. I actually found your channel and subscribed during my search for a resolution. I always use it when working out. I sweat a lot. Even more so today. I noticed that sweat seeped inside my bracelet. I kept getting DIM card failure messages without any card being inserted. Of course it doesn't read any cards at all now... Does it sound like the bracelet is done for? Thanks!
@@VincentVeak, thank you so much for your input! I'm not experienced soldering, but I'll get myself familiar with it. The bracelet isn't really working as is, so there's no harm in trying! I appreciate your advice!
Last week I ended up taking apart my bracelet and cleaning it with 99.9% isopropyl alcohol. I also used a silicone conformal coating. The DIM card reader just started working this afternoon! I'm glad that it's working again. I guess that it needed to be cleaned and time to dry. *** It looks like I got ahead of myself. It's back to not reading DIM cards again.***
You have to solder the 5 connector pins to their respective locations with thin wires. You're probably better off watching a soldering tutorial and ask yourself if it's a task you're willing to perform
Check my channel for the Vital Watch mod! It reduces the VB by 5mm by turning it into a wrist watch and moving the battery. I COULD make it even skinnier, but it would be too difficult for most people to drop in their VBs and require like soldering and some scarier modding I think most people do not want to attempt
Any ideas where I can find a replacement battery? I have had mine less than a month and it seems like the battery is going out. I put my charger in and it goes green like it's full but I pull it out and it's goes to half or lower.
@@TheSothar Like physical size? Easiest way is to measure the battery itself to see what fits! I measures it to be about 15x30mm plus or minus 2mm cuz I don't have calipers lol
@@VincentVeak Hello, can you recommend me where can i buy the replacement? I tried to find the 3.2v but mostly it says 3.7v. Sorry a bit of newbie here
@@prestenikoseptirahadian9607 sorry it is 3.7v, I'm just a dummy and I mispoke. That's correct! 3.2 and 3.3v were for another project I was working on, and 3.7v is standard for lithium ion
Could you get a Hero (while they are on sale) and break it down? Not sure what woul dbe different, but very (very) interested to see a hero specifically.
From the original teardowns, they're actually just standard VBs with a modified firmware, so I'm quite doubtful there would be any difference unfortunately
For the Vital Watch I use an adapter, but to use the stock shell you'd have to desolder the existing connector and find a 5 pin USB C header and line the connections up, which I don't recommend doing if you do not have any soldering skills
Super helpful video! I cracked the screen that houses over the device, right in the middle. Thinking I might Dremel it out and around the screen and glue in a piece of glass from a watch. Not sure what else to do because I can't find printed parts for the screen. Can you pop the screen out and are there replacement parts?
Some people make resin shells for them and I occasionally sell the OEM shells leftover from my mods, but other than that I'm not sure what other options there are!
I've been waiting for this exact video. Could you do one using nanoflowX solution v2 to completely water proof the device? I'm asking because it has like no moisture resistance for a fitbit style device. I wanna be able to use this in rain or sun. Or hell go swimming with it
OK now THAT is super cool. I did not know that something like this existed. I'm actually making a custom watch shell for it that fixes a lot of common problems, and I considered waterproofing or at the least add water resistance so I can wear it in the rain or wash my hands with it via gaskets and dielectric grease, but I have yet to research it due to constraints in printing. Stay tuned for a future video and I'll talk more about it, and thanks for the tip :)
@@VincentVeak I definitely will. I wanted suggest this because the steps to use the solution are easy I just didn't know if a case or the solution would be more affordable/ easy to use
Your screen is probably shot. You can try unplugging the screen and reinserting into its header mount, but you can also further damage your board if you're not careful. If that doesn't fix it, you're gonna need to swap screens with a working VB most likely
I lose sound, but my speaker solder looks fine... should i take it off and make my own? In case of the speaker itself, there is a way to buy a replacement?
You can certainty try! I'm not sure where to buy a spare speaker off the top of my head though. I've resoldered speakers from other Digimon vPets, used speakers and vibration motors from Amazon, and even the speaker/vibration motor combo from a PokeBall Plus all successfully on here, but the problem is that none of them fit into the original shell of the VB. That said, it's a simple solder job!
I really wanna take mine apart as the screen started acting up and I wanna take a look at it, but I can't seem to get the screws loose. They are very tight. Any like... easy solution?
Your best bet is to check the solder points and see if they're still well connected! Only other other is to resolder a new button if that one is broken
@@VincentVeak the inner button mechanism for the A button doesn't do the clicking sound anymore, I wonder if there's some kind of internal spring broken, as simply tilting my wrist the wrong way causes the device the register repeated A inputs. B still does the click when i press it.
Hello, I as wondering if you know how to fix a vital bracelet V not registering a pulse? It has a very bright green light upon turning the switch off to on, but then is extremely faint from that split second forward. I have went into factory test mode and it will read 0000 for the pulse, and even doing the test all feature also gives a very faint green light. I am comfortable learning to solder if need be. I am sorry to be a bother, and I thank you for your time.
It's hard to say, as a lot of HR sensors have gone defective (at least I've noticed, but that could just be everyone only telling me their problems with the VB lol) but Bandai doesn't offer any replacements. You could try rewiring all 5 connections with small gauge wire like I've done with a few VBs, but if the problem is the sensor itself rather than the connections to the main board, then there isn't much else you can do. Hopefully that gives some insight!
@@VincentVeak Thank you so much for your time, you are awesome! They should pay you to be a care representative since everyone already flocks to you for assistance. I will see what I can do and I will update you if I can get it working or not - if you care. But again, thank you for your insight, you are marvelous.
Hard to say, but there's a good chance that the button contacts are disconnected and need to be resoldered, or the plastic that presses the button down isn't properly seated in the VB
It's probably faulty. You can try to remove the sensor from the housing and press it directly to your wrist to see if it lights up bright green, but other than replacing the sensor all together, which requires some fine soldering skills, there's not much else you can do sadly
@@VincentVeak yep I did it yesterday, the sensor don't light on, do you know the name of that piece, I'm going to try to repair it, I have another VB but, I want to keep both working
The only way is to get the western branded Vital Hero and English DIMs. All VBs are in English by default with the only JP text being imported from the individual DIM cards. The VB has some extra English on the menus tho, but there are no language options on any of the models
I'd check the switch itself first and see what's up with it. Unscrew the VB and get down to the switch and toggle it on/off both with and without the plastic switch on top. If it's the actual switch on the board, I'm not sure what you could do to fix it
follow up to this, it's weird that everytime i put back the plastic switch back on it'll have the problem. so i decided to not use the switch as it is LOL
@@ostamp39 yikes, what a weird issue! Sorry about your luck man. The QC for these things is all over the place. I've opened over 60 VBs at this point and it's seriously hit or miss and I've seen so much variance for what I feel is a small sample size of a mass produced electronic
A few things, but mainly either the sonnection between either the wires or the shell itself are weak (the speaker needs to vibrate against something) or the speaker itself is damaged or defective. Any dent or bend in the speaker is also liable to damage it!
@@NerdyNotionZ I've looked at well over 50 of these at this point, and the QC is all over the place. I've seen a couple without any solder on the speaker, some are missing screws, some have too much/too little glue, and I could go on lol. I am not surprised that you got a partially defective product, sadly /:
@@VincentVeak Just checked the solder joints and they are fine. Seems to making good contact with the bottom shell as well. I guess I can live with prettymuch muted sound
for the “sd card slot”, does it actually accept an sd card? if so, what kind? i’m not really that tech savvy but i’m pretty curious as to what it does if i insert one in my vital brace. i’m also wondering if inserting the sd card would make the vital brace have some sort of firmware when programmed… but that’s just a speculation, so i wanted to ask. thanks!
The original VB does not, but the newer BE models do for firmware updates! For modding of the original VB I worked with a team to create a custom mod chip and I haven't kept up with the BE scene as much so I don't want to provide any misinformation on their current works. Hope that helps a little!
Bro can you tell me..what size are those screws that connect strap to the bracelet? Because I lost my screw yesterday.. please help me bro...thank you..sorry for my bad english
Kind of. There are people who are using Fitbit bands on Discord, but to me that doesn't solve a lot of the inherent issues with the VB. I'm sure there are some Samsung bands available, but I haven't really looked at options due to the mod I'm doing allowing for standard 22mm bands
You'd want to disassemble it and check the button connections. Some of them get loose and need to be replaced or resoldered. Other times it's just the plastic button not sitting directly on the microswitch. Good luck!
Any chance you know why my Digivice V sound is really faint? I can’t hear anything out of it and what I can see is nothing is blocking the speaker holes. Factory resetting did nothing and neither did toggling the power button and the sound button in settings. I’m assuming this is a problem inside the device itself? Do you think it’s fixable or do I need to send it to somebody or is it just a dud that I have to replace when stock replenishes?
The QC on the VB as a whole is super hit or miss, and users have reported this before. It's most likely how the speaker itself was glued or soldered and really your best bet would be to replace the speaker by soldering a new one and glueing it down. Link to a new speaker is in the description, but I'm not sure if that's something you feel comfortable doing or not. Up to you!
@@VincentVeak My husband actually has a cracked screen original Vital Bracelet and the sound still works but he offered me that part to install in to my Digivice V. Think that work? Are they the same speaker?
@@Wiseguy1138 They are indeed the same speaker! I'd check out my Digivice V teardown vide as well. They're the same teardown, but I go in more depth about common troubleshooting tips etc
My Heartrate have an Issue. I dont know why but the toy cant detect my pulsations and appears "failed" in the screen. I'm paled, so I dont know what is happening x.x sorry for my bad english.
It's ok! Does it ever flash BRIGHT green when it tries to read your pulse? The sensors are pretty bad and have a hard time reading some people, but if it doesn't flush bright green, then it may be defective
@@VincentVeak the light turn on, but without strengh I have the new VB with the gammamon and if I put my finger near to the sensor, the green light bright with more power, but in the old VB, doesnt u_u Its broken? Its possible repair or its dead forever?? Im very sad u_u
@@ditobi yea the sensor might have gone bad. The only way I know to fix it is to solder a new sensor from another bracelet on the device, which at that point you'll probably just need a new VB, sorry :(
I've heard of people taking them and then cutting a little bit off to fit the screen, so I would imagine it's totally possible. I'd say that plastic screen protectors work best if you try to get mainly just the screen area
Wow this was really cool! Might need to clean mine from dust. Do you know if there's already front shell replacements sold somewhere? I was wondering if I could change mine. It would be awesome if there would be transparent coloured once on sale somewhere so ppl could customize these! I have this same one and I was hoping to find matching color front shell some day.
Thanks! Not sure if you can buy just the shell, but over time I'm sure people will have replacement parts made from molds etc. In the mean time I'm doing a full on watch mod you can find on my channel if that interests you :) Edit: grammar lol
@@VincentVeak yeah probably, it would be nice to personalize these and even with screen protector I'm not sure if I'm able to protect this enough, it scratches so easily. I will check that one out! This stuff is interesting.
@@johny21213 are the buttons clicking at all or not? You can take the top shell off and click the actual micro switches themselves to see if it's working. If those fail, then you may just have a faulty device. You can try like 90% isopropyl alcohol to clean the connections but you gotta be super careful
Depends on what's wrong. If the plastic is jammed on the switches themselves, maybe. If the actual switches are broken and need to be replaced, then no. You'd have to find new buttons and solder them on in that case
Wow Thank you so much for this!! Hopefully I never have to use this video for reference but I'm glad you took the dive!
Somehow a tiny spec of dust got under the plastic and settled itself smack dab in the middle of my screen. Luckily this video made opening my device much easier. Thank you.
Hi! Im writing a report on gaming cyber physical system (CPS) and i thought of vital bracelets. This video really helped me in understanding the components of the bracelet and I have cited you in my report :D thanks for the video and the photos, great help
I have to say, despite mixed reaction on the thickness of the device, the way its designed itself is pretty good. Thanks for the breakdown btw. Can't wait to see this upcoming project of yours.
Yea given the price point and components they chose to use, it's pretty cool to see how much tech was crammed into this thing. While working on my custom VB, I quickly learned why they made the decisions they did in regards to the shell, thickness, etc. Hopefully I'll have it done this week :)
@@VincentVeak will you be loading your own custom vb on how you did it?
@@nakga2player27 Check my other videos!
Thanks for doin this! Looking forward to the follow up on your side project.
Yooo Edwin! I almost commented that I saw your Digimon on your belt loop on your last video hahaha Crazy to see another pilot into digital pets (and in random comment sections nonetheless). Love it. Your videos are dope man, always look forward to em!
Also: Awesome teardown video, Vincent!
@@coelacanthmusic 😂😂 thanks dude. I think you’re the first one to notice. We’re a rare breed! 👊🏼
@@erodyo haha we are indeed! Keep rippin' man! 👊🏻
So in theory, if you could find a rechargeable battery the same size that lasts longer you could mod it? Awesome teardown man, this stuff is really interesting.
looking at this for the inevitability of having to replace the buttons, thx for the video this helps a lot
I can not believe I am just seeing this I am going to have to play catch up on all your videos haha. I was sitting wondering maybe some how Frankenstein a VB and something like a Samsung gear fit 2 together 🤷🏻♂️. Just like everyone else I just dream of having a premium digivice 😎🙏🏼. Looking forward to more videos and projects keep up the good work.
Thankyou for making a tear down! Good to know that the front shell can be replaced if I ever destroy it with scratches 😁
Not a problem! Funny enough, I saw a V20 video you put out a few months ago and it inspired me to buy a VB and a V20 LOL so thank you for that as well!
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@@teedee9214 Hello!
Came with the question 'can I buy a second and easily swap my current ones' guts into the shell' and got my answer. Thanks so much for the video!
Thanks for this. Just got mine yesterday and had to take it apart due to the debris and dust that were under the underside of the plastic housing the device which it came with out of the box. Looks a lot better now though there is a smudge that is on the plastic covering the screen on the underside that i couldn't get rid of, seems like it just a cloud in the plastic screening oh well time to just enjoy it.
You're doing Gods work - thank you so much for this video.
This might sound totally weird, but I think I saw your YT logo on a TeamBN stream yesterday! I can't wait to see what someone with any insight into BN has in store in terms of VB upgrades. Thx for the vid 👉👉
Not weird at all :) I made a game called Tri Wing and cancelled it due to complications at the time
My VB's confirmation button is not working 😵
Will try and open it to night after work and try to fix it.
I wish that replacement screens existed. It gets scratched up so easily, despite meant to be used outside.
I occasionally sell some spare shells I collect over time, but yea I wish Bandai just sold spares themselves lol
@@VincentVeak The only "spares" they do are longer straps. I also wish you could access the battery of the thing easier. Have it be a micro SSD card you can access without unscrewing. That way if your watch gets trashed, you can order a new one and keep progress.
It would be cool if someone can insert the motherboard of this into an apple watch whilst not compromising the apple watch circuitry as well
Super helpful, thanks for uploading!!
Glad I could help!
Hi! Thanks for the vid, it's very informative and helpful! Would you happen to know anywhere online one could buy spare VB parts?? Particularly a new(ish) heart rate sensor? My original VBs one finally crapped out, I opened it up and the connections seems fine. But it fails to read, even after recalibrating. The green light doesnt even turn on anymore..
Hey there! Thanks for the kind words :) unfortunately I'm not sure where any of these spare parts would be available online since most of it looks relatively custom save for the battery, buttons, and maybe the screen as they all have standard electronics part numbers. As for the HR sensor, I think you may be out of luck on that one, but maybe someone on the Digitama Hatchery discord knows something I don't!
I really hope we can figure out mods for this! Great video.
The built are so low quality imo, its almost looks like $40 chinese dumbwatch.
6:26 is that m3 nuts right there? Holy crap bandai!
Yea the build quality is pretty poor. It's basically a toy lol
You mentioned a discord to gauge interest. Willing to drop a link. Id be interested in paying a good amount for a conversion!
discord.gg/vHE9EteK
Not my Discord channel, but I've been in here a lot while playing with my VB. I'll post an update video with the full conversion and more info shortly :)
Out of curiosity, what's the markings on that SOIC-8 chip? I imagine it's some sort of SPI NOR flash, would be nice to dump. If it's a GeneralPlus chip, then the MCU under that glop top might be a GeneralPlus chip too.
Edit: it's KH25L12833FM2I-10G. 128Mbit, contains half of the firmware and non-Digimon sprites.
I hope you'll also do a teardown video of the bootleg Vital Bracelets and compare it with the original one
Bootleg VBs? I don't think I've seen one, personally!
@@VincentVeak I just got mine from Shopee, which is pretty much the same ones sold at Aliexpress. They only cost $14 for the black and white, and $20 for the green ones. It looks and functions exactly the same as the original. The only difference is that there are tiny labels on the buttons side of the bracelet, and some of the japanese text in instruction manual has replaced with chinese text.
@@VincentVeak It also says the bootleg has an output of 5v 0.5A. Not sure if the output capacity is true but its very compatible with my Samsung micro usb charger and never had a problem so far.
I just found out that there's also a bootleg of the Vital Bracelet V which was released 8 months ago lmao. There's a spanish youtube channel by the name of Nicoshinx who made a comparison video of the bootleg and the original one if you're curious to know what it looks like.
@@ProjectHomulust I'll check it out, thank you!
Love videos like this! I do have a question regarding the heart rate sensor. My friend’s won’t pick up her heart rate anymore and I saw another comment that mentioned a discord I could look at, could you tell me where I can find a link to that? She can’t get a new bracelet but if someone knows something about a new sensor or how to repair it (she tried recalibrating it and even the trick with the paper and tape), she might be able to use your video to try and replace it.
Glad you liked the video! I'm assuming the Discord you're referring to is the Digitama Hatchery by Humulos, so I'm going to leave a link in here. There are channels for the VB and for modding vPets, so either of those may be a good starting point. My advice would be to start with the ribbon cable connecting the sensor to the main board. Mine physically broke off and I took thin wires and resoldered them together. If that still fails and it's a problem with the sensor board itself, then it may be a little trickier
i cant wait fgor mine. i missed the preorders for the green, but i snagged a white one with the black roar dim card
They're pretty fun devices. As someone who found normal vPets too high maintenance, this is a great alternative for me
@@VincentVeak oh hell yeah I’m right there with you, I had the first two or three gens of digivoces as a kid, but they never made it lol. I always neglectected them but this is duel purpose now. I’m sure it will keep me motivated to at least be somewhat active.
My hearth sensor die, no green light. Anyone know how to fix, or is it posible replace it with mi band? Thnx
Great video! It was pretty informative!
I have an issue regarding my vital bracelet. I wanted to ask you about it. I actually found your channel and subscribed during my search for a resolution.
I always use it when working out. I sweat a lot. Even more so today. I noticed that sweat seeped inside my bracelet. I kept getting DIM card failure messages without any card being inserted. Of course it doesn't read any cards at all now... Does it sound like the bracelet is done for? Thanks!
Hmmm most likely! I've swapped the memory chip onto new VB hardware via soldering, so if you have intermediate soldering skills you can do that!
@@VincentVeak, thank you so much for your input! I'm not experienced soldering, but I'll get myself familiar with it. The bracelet isn't really working as is, so there's no harm in trying! I appreciate your advice!
Last week I ended up taking apart my bracelet and cleaning it with 99.9% isopropyl alcohol. I also used a silicone conformal coating. The DIM card reader just started working this afternoon! I'm glad that it's working again. I guess that it needed to be cleaned and time to dry.
*** It looks like I got ahead of myself. It's back to not reading DIM cards again.***
What are the types of the electronic replace buttons for vb?? Mine are damage..
The dim slot looks alot like a sd card slot I wonder if there would be any way to get it to read a sd
Can you show how to repair vital bracelet sensor? My vb sensors
did not working
You have to solder the 5 connector pins to their respective locations with thin wires. You're probably better off watching a soldering tutorial and ask yourself if it's a task you're willing to perform
Can you custom it thinner? It’s too thick for my skinny hand
Check my channel for the Vital Watch mod! It reduces the VB by 5mm by turning it into a wrist watch and moving the battery. I COULD make it even skinnier, but it would be too difficult for most people to drop in their VBs and require like soldering and some scarier modding I think most people do not want to attempt
Any ideas where I can find a replacement battery? I have had mine less than a month and it seems like the battery is going out. I put my charger in and it goes green like it's full but I pull it out and it's goes to half or lower.
It's just a standard 3.2v 160mAh battery. You can find many of them online
@@VincentVeak I saw that after I posted, but what has me stumped is how do I know I have the right size?
@@TheSothar Like physical size? Easiest way is to measure the battery itself to see what fits! I measures it to be about 15x30mm plus or minus 2mm cuz I don't have calipers lol
@@VincentVeak Hello, can you recommend me where can i buy the replacement? I tried to find the 3.2v but mostly it says 3.7v. Sorry a bit of newbie here
@@prestenikoseptirahadian9607 sorry it is 3.7v, I'm just a dummy and I mispoke. That's correct! 3.2 and 3.3v were for another project I was working on, and 3.7v is standard for lithium ion
Could you get a Hero (while they are on sale) and break it down? Not sure what woul dbe different, but very (very) interested to see a hero specifically.
From the original teardowns, they're actually just standard VBs with a modified firmware, so I'm quite doubtful there would be any difference unfortunately
How do u change it to USB c charging
For the Vital Watch I use an adapter, but to use the stock shell you'd have to desolder the existing connector and find a 5 pin USB C header and line the connections up, which I don't recommend doing if you do not have any soldering skills
@@VincentVeak question are the new version digivice V bracelets USB c?
@@akilluminati47 They are still micro B
Super helpful video! I cracked the screen that houses over the device, right in the middle. Thinking I might Dremel it out and around the screen and glue in a piece of glass from a watch. Not sure what else to do because I can't find printed parts for the screen. Can you pop the screen out and are there replacement parts?
Some people make resin shells for them and I occasionally sell the OEM shells leftover from my mods, but other than that I'm not sure what other options there are!
@@VincentVeak thanks for the advice!
I've been waiting for this exact video. Could you do one using nanoflowX solution v2 to completely water proof the device? I'm asking because it has like no moisture resistance for a fitbit style device. I wanna be able to use this in rain or sun. Or hell go swimming with it
OK now THAT is super cool. I did not know that something like this existed. I'm actually making a custom watch shell for it that fixes a lot of common problems, and I considered waterproofing or at the least add water resistance so I can wear it in the rain or wash my hands with it via gaskets and dielectric grease, but I have yet to research it due to constraints in printing. Stay tuned for a future video and I'll talk more about it, and thanks for the tip :)
@@VincentVeak I definitely will. I wanted suggest this because the steps to use the solution are easy I just didn't know if a case or the solution would be more affordable/ easy to use
Mine got screen issue and just black but the sound still there, any advise what should i do?
Your screen is probably shot. You can try unplugging the screen and reinserting into its header mount, but you can also further damage your board if you're not careful. If that doesn't fix it, you're gonna need to swap screens with a working VB most likely
i have question.
what if the watch is exposed to water, What should we do?
That's tough. Not sure what you can do besides leaving it in rice or using alcohol to evapote excess water like with normal electronics!
I lose sound, but my speaker solder looks fine... should i take it off and make my own? In case of the speaker itself, there is a way to buy a replacement?
You can certainty try! I'm not sure where to buy a spare speaker off the top of my head though. I've resoldered speakers from other Digimon vPets, used speakers and vibration motors from Amazon, and even the speaker/vibration motor combo from a PokeBall Plus all successfully on here, but the problem is that none of them fit into the original shell of the VB. That said, it's a simple solder job!
I really wanna take mine apart as the screen started acting up and I wanna take a look at it, but I can't seem to get the screws loose. They are very tight. Any like... easy solution?
Outside of the normal ideas, like taking a rubber band between the screw and screwdriver, I'm afraid I'm not too sure :(
I came to this video because the A button on mine started to malfunction, but I'm not sure what I can do to fix it.
Your best bet is to check the solder points and see if they're still well connected! Only other other is to resolder a new button if that one is broken
@@VincentVeak the inner button mechanism for the A button doesn't do the clicking sound anymore, I wonder if there's some kind of internal spring broken, as simply tilting my wrist the wrong way causes the device the register repeated A inputs. B still does the click when i press it.
Hello, I as wondering if you know how to fix a vital bracelet V not registering a pulse? It has a very bright green light upon turning the switch off to on, but then is extremely faint from that split second forward. I have went into factory test mode and it will read 0000 for the pulse, and even doing the test all feature also gives a very faint green light. I am comfortable learning to solder if need be. I am sorry to be a bother, and I thank you for your time.
It's hard to say, as a lot of HR sensors have gone defective (at least I've noticed, but that could just be everyone only telling me their problems with the VB lol) but Bandai doesn't offer any replacements. You could try rewiring all 5 connections with small gauge wire like I've done with a few VBs, but if the problem is the sensor itself rather than the connections to the main board, then there isn't much else you can do. Hopefully that gives some insight!
@@VincentVeak Thank you so much for your time, you are awesome! They should pay you to be a care representative since everyone already flocks to you for assistance. I will see what I can do and I will update you if I can get it working or not - if you care. But again, thank you for your insight, you are marvelous.
My vital bracelet button doesn't work properly, do you have any idea how to fix it?
Hard to say, but there's a good chance that the button contacts are disconnected and need to be resoldered, or the plastic that presses the button down isn't properly seated in the VB
Anybody know about the screw size in video when you take it out from very first one?
Hard to say, but probably around M2 if I had to guess
The sensor of mine is broken, isn't reading my values, and if I try to calibrate it heats up and don't light on, any suggestion to fix it?
It's probably faulty. You can try to remove the sensor from the housing and press it directly to your wrist to see if it lights up bright green, but other than replacing the sensor all together, which requires some fine soldering skills, there's not much else you can do sadly
@@VincentVeak yep I did it yesterday, the sensor don't light on, do you know the name of that piece, I'm going to try to repair it, I have another VB but, I want to keep both working
@@Dippermon I don't, unfortunately. I just have so many VBs laying around from my Vital Watch project that I have spare parts
@@VincentVeak thank you very much for answer
i don't know what happens after replace the case and now got now sound?
Sounds like the speaker was damaged during the install. They're very fragile, but you can buy 12mm piezo speakers online to replace jt
My friend and I got the same bracelet but hers ended up being in Japanese and mine English how can she change it to English
The only way is to get the western branded Vital Hero and English DIMs. All VBs are in English by default with the only JP text being imported from the individual DIM cards. The VB has some extra English on the menus tho, but there are no language options on any of the models
Any ideas on what kind of switches the buttons are or how to replace them as the A button on my watch cracked off the PCB
I don't know, unfortunately :(
@@VincentVeak Thanks for the response. I'm thinking I'll just have to buy a new one unfortunately
If the 2 buttons on the side is stuck in, probably due to applying too much force during pressing, is there any ways to fix them? Thanks
Short of soldering some new ones in, it's hard to say! If the buttons on the motherboard are the problem, you'll definitely have to replace them
@@VincentVeak Guess it is time to find some new button parts at this rate.
Hey do you happen to know what the button they used for the A button
I do not :( someone in the Digitama Hatchery Discord may know though!
Not trying to waist more money but I would buy new colors and sizes for the bracelet since my wrist is too big
Lolololol that's true, buying new bands is nice. People can have ones that actually fit them now
my on/off switch is kinda sensitive sometimes it'll off by itself by just slightly touching it, any solution to this?
I'd check the switch itself first and see what's up with it. Unscrew the VB and get down to the switch and toggle it on/off both with and without the plastic switch on top. If it's the actual switch on the board, I'm not sure what you could do to fix it
@@VincentVeak oh thanks, I'll check it out
follow up to this, it's weird that everytime i put back the plastic switch back on it'll have the problem.
so i decided to not use the switch as it is LOL
@@ostamp39 yikes, what a weird issue! Sorry about your luck man. The QC for these things is all over the place. I've opened over 60 VBs at this point and it's seriously hit or miss and I've seen so much variance for what I feel is a small sample size of a mass produced electronic
@@VincentVeak as long as it's playable now LMAO
So my VB has VERY low sound. Any idea what would cause that?
A few things, but mainly either the sonnection between either the wires or the shell itself are weak (the speaker needs to vibrate against something) or the speaker itself is damaged or defective. Any dent or bend in the speaker is also liable to damage it!
@@VincentVeak I have yet to take it apart to look at it, but I guess now is the best time
@@NerdyNotionZ I've looked at well over 50 of these at this point, and the QC is all over the place. I've seen a couple without any solder on the speaker, some are missing screws, some have too much/too little glue, and I could go on lol. I am not surprised that you got a partially defective product, sadly /:
@@VincentVeak Just checked the solder joints and they are fine. Seems to making good contact with the bottom shell as well. I guess I can live with prettymuch muted sound
for the “sd card slot”, does it actually accept an sd card? if so, what kind? i’m not really that tech savvy but i’m pretty curious as to what it does if i insert one in my vital brace. i’m also wondering if inserting the sd card would make the vital brace have some sort of firmware when programmed… but that’s just a speculation, so i wanted to ask. thanks!
The original VB does not, but the newer BE models do for firmware updates! For modding of the original VB I worked with a team to create a custom mod chip and I haven't kept up with the BE scene as much so I don't want to provide any misinformation on their current works. Hope that helps a little!
oh i see, thanks a bunch!
Bro can you tell me..what size are those screws that connect strap to the bracelet? Because I lost my screw yesterday.. please help me bro...thank you..sorry for my bad english
Hey there! I'm not entirely sure of the size. Maybe M2, but I'm not 100% sure
@@VincentVeak thanks bro
i read on reddit that you can replace the wristbands with some kind of samsung band? is that true?
Kind of. There are people who are using Fitbit bands on Discord, but to me that doesn't solve a lot of the inherent issues with the VB. I'm sure there are some Samsung bands available, but I haven't really looked at options due to the mod I'm doing allowing for standard 22mm bands
Is the little rubber cover that covers charging port easy to remove?
My top button got stuck on mine. Do you have any tips on how to fix?
You'd want to disassemble it and check the button connections. Some of them get loose and need to be replaced or resoldered. Other times it's just the plastic button not sitting directly on the microswitch. Good luck!
Any chance you know why my Digivice V sound is really faint? I can’t hear anything out of it and what I can see is nothing is blocking the speaker holes. Factory resetting did nothing and neither did toggling the power button and the sound button in settings. I’m assuming this is a problem inside the device itself? Do you think it’s fixable or do I need to send it to somebody or is it just a dud that I have to replace when stock replenishes?
The QC on the VB as a whole is super hit or miss, and users have reported this before. It's most likely how the speaker itself was glued or soldered and really your best bet would be to replace the speaker by soldering a new one and glueing it down. Link to a new speaker is in the description, but I'm not sure if that's something you feel comfortable doing or not. Up to you!
@@VincentVeak My husband actually has a cracked screen original Vital Bracelet and the sound still works but he offered me that part to install in to my Digivice V. Think that work? Are they the same speaker?
@@Wiseguy1138 They are indeed the same speaker! I'd check out my Digivice V teardown vide as well. They're the same teardown, but I go in more depth about common troubleshooting tips etc
My Heartrate have an Issue.
I dont know why but the toy cant detect my pulsations and appears "failed" in the screen.
I'm paled, so I dont know what is happening x.x
sorry for my bad english.
It's ok! Does it ever flash BRIGHT green when it tries to read your pulse? The sensors are pretty bad and have a hard time reading some people, but if it doesn't flush bright green, then it may be defective
@@VincentVeak the light turn on, but without strengh
I have the new VB with the gammamon and if I put my finger near to the sensor, the green light bright with more power, but in the old VB, doesnt u_u
Its broken? Its possible repair or its dead forever??
Im very sad u_u
@@ditobi yea the sensor might have gone bad. The only way I know to fix it is to solder a new sensor from another bracelet on the device, which at that point you'll probably just need a new VB, sorry :(
@@VincentVeak ains u_u
@@VincentVeak Hello! My VB sensor works some times and others... doesn't
I dont get it what is happening DX
maybe the batery? Oh my DX
Would a Fitbit charge 4 screen protector fit on this ?
I've heard of people taking them and then cutting a little bit off to fit the screen, so I would imagine it's totally possible. I'd say that plastic screen protectors work best if you try to get mainly just the screen area
Any idea how the pedometer section works?
Just an onboard accelerometer, nothing special
@@VincentVeak okay so its not like the old ones that has the bit that moves back and forth?
@@Digi-Warrior88 correct!
you're VeakXP on the discord right? thanks for the vid
That's me! VeakXP#3997
What size screws are those?
Not entirely sure. Perhaps around M1.4, but I don't have any exact sizes officially
Wow this was really cool! Might need to clean mine from dust. Do you know if there's already front shell replacements sold somewhere? I was wondering if I could change mine. It would be awesome if there would be transparent coloured once on sale somewhere so ppl could customize these! I have this same one and I was hoping to find matching color front shell some day.
Thanks! Not sure if you can buy just the shell, but over time I'm sure people will have replacement parts made from molds etc. In the mean time I'm doing a full on watch mod you can find on my channel if that interests you :)
Edit: grammar lol
@@VincentVeak yeah probably, it would be nice to personalize these and even with screen protector I'm not sure if I'm able to protect this enough, it scratches so easily. I will check that one out! This stuff is interesting.
What size screw driver are you using?
JP00 but you can get away with pretty much any small electronics Philips head
Thanks for the tip! My buttons don't work on myp bracelet fresh out of the box. You have any tips on how to fix it? Or what the issue could be?
@@johny21213 are the buttons clicking at all or not? You can take the top shell off and click the actual micro switches themselves to see if it's working. If those fail, then you may just have a faulty device. You can try like 90% isopropyl alcohol to clean the connections but you gotta be super careful
你好,心跳有时好有时不好，怎么弄才好？
I only know English, sorry!
Will this also fix the buttons if they stop functioning?
Depends on what's wrong. If the plastic is jammed on the switches themselves, maybe. If the actual switches are broken and need to be replaced, then no. You'd have to find new buttons and solder them on in that case
I just got mine but mine couldn’t on at all ? Help anyone ? :(