Terms of Use, safety and legal disclaimer

Last updated: 27 October 2026

By using iTakeApart.com you agree to these terms. Please read the safety warnings before you open any device.

Safety warnings

You open, repair and reassemble devices, and work on cars, entirely at your own risk. Both hold dangers a screwdriver does not show.

Lithium-ion batteries. Never bend, puncture, crush or pry a battery with a metal tool, and never heat it. A damaged cell can go into thermal runaway: it smokes, catches fire and can explode. Discharge a battery below 25% before you take it out. If one swells, hisses, smokes or gets hot, stop, keep away from it and move it outdoors or onto a non-flammable surface if you safely can.
Static electricity (ESD). A static discharge you cannot feel can destroy a chip. Work on an anti-static mat, wear a grounded wrist strap, and handle boards by their edges.
Power. Switch the device off and unplug its charger or mains lead before you open it, and disconnect the battery inside before you touch anything else. Some parts (power supplies, camera flashes, displays' backlights) can hold a charge after the power is off: never open a power supply.
Mains-powered machines. Unplug a console, a coffee machine or any appliance before you open it: inside are mains wiring and a power supply, and in a coffee machine a heater that stays hot long after use. Never plug one in or run it with a cover or panel off.
Coin and button cells. Keep them, new and old, away from children: one that is swallowed can burn through tissue within hours. If you think one has been swallowed, get emergency help at once. Tape an old cell’s faces before you recycle it.
Heat, glass and blades. Heat pads and heat guns burn; cracked glass and opening tools cut. Wear eye protection when you pry glass or remove adhesive.
Jacks and axle stands. Never get under a car, or put a hand or a foot under it, while a jack alone holds it up: a jack can slip or sink. Lift it only at its jacking point, on firm, level ground, with the wheels chocked and no one in it, and set it on axle stands rated for its weight before any work under it.
Car batteries. A lead-acid battery gives off explosive hydrogen and holds acid. No sparks, flames or smoking near it, eye protection on, and when jump-starting, the last clamp goes on bare metal away from the battery.
Hot parts and fumes. Brakes, exhausts and engines stay hot long after a drive, and a running engine fills a closed garage with carbon monoxide: let parts cool and keep the door open.
Moving parts. An engine’s radiator fan can start on its own with the engine off. Switch the engine off, take the key away and keep hands, hair and tools clear of belts, pulleys and the fan.

If a manufacturer's service information differs from a teardown here, follow the manufacturer. If you are unsure, ask a qualified repair technician.

Warranty

Opening a device, removing its seals or replacing its parts may void its warranty or affect its water resistance. Check your device's warranty terms before you start.

What iTakeApart is

iTakeApart publishes interactive 3D illustrations of how devices come apart and go back together, made from repair guides, service information and teardowns. They are an educational aid, not a replacement for the manufacturer's service information. Where a device is a generic one of our own design, or a figure is our estimate, the teardown says so.

3D Spatial Reconstruction. Models are engineered from factual hardware measurements to visualize internal layouts, screw lengths, and hidden cable traps before you open your device. Always verify cable routing on your specific hardware revision. The risk map's zones and pick depths come from repair guides and the teardown's own steps: they are guidance, not a guarantee that a cable or a part is not somewhere else in your device.

Prices. The prices on a guide's scorecard are estimates we found on shops' and makers' own pages in the month the card names. They change and vary by shop and country, and they are not offers.

No warranty

The teardowns are provided "as is" and "as available". We work hard to make them accurate, but we do not promise that they are complete, error-free or right for the version of the device in front of you, and manufacturers change their designs and parts without notice.

Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, iTakeApart is not liable for any injury, fire, damage to property or devices, loss of data or other loss arising from the use of, or reliance on, the site or its teardowns. Nothing in these terms limits any liability that cannot be limited by law.

Trademark and fair use notice

All brand names (for example Apple, iPhone, iPad, MacBook Air, Apple Watch, AirPods, MagSafe, Samsung, Galaxy, S Pen, Sony, PlayStation, PS5, DualSense, Nintendo, Switch, Joy-Con, Microsoft, Xbox, Valve, Steam Deck, Dyson, Nestlé, Nespresso, CitiZ, Krups and De’Longhi) and product names are the property of their respective owners and are used on iTakeApart strictly for descriptive identification, under nominative fair use: to say which device a teardown is for. Their use does not mean any affiliation with, sponsorship by or endorsement from their owners.

All 3D models, line drawings, animations and texts on iTakeApart.com are original creations of iTakeApart.

Using our content

You may use the teardowns for your own, non-commercial repairs and learning, and link to any page. Showing a guide on another site (embedding it) needs our written licence: see For Brands. You may not copy, redistribute, resell or republish the 3D models, drawings, animations or texts, or use them to train other systems, without our written permission. Do not try to disrupt the site or access it in ways that put an unreasonable load on it.

Links, ads and affiliate links

The site links to manufacturers, shops and other websites we do not control, and may show ads and affiliate links (see the shop links and affiliate disclosure). Purchases you make through them are between you and the seller. A repair-shop link opens a map search: we do not check, recommend or vouch for the shops it shows.

Changes

We may update these terms; the date at the top says when. Using the site after a change means you accept the updated terms.

Contact

Questions about these terms, or a rights concern: hello@itakeapart.com, or see Contact.