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Electronics Teardowns and Recycling - Electronics with Becky Stern | DigiKey

Taking apart electronics, called a teardown, is a low-pressure way to dip a toe into tinkering without the hangups of building a project from scratch. In this video, @BeckyStern shares safe and useful techniques and answers to common questions about electronics teardowns and e-waste recycling.

Disassembling gadgets is a cool way to see all the work that goes into making them, which often involves integrating engineering and design and several interesting manufacturing processes. Becky has disassembled so many gadgets that she’s lost count - and you can watch many of these teardowns over on her channel.

3/2/2026 3:10:15 PM

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