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Difficult

Steps

7

Time Required

                          20 - 25 minutes            

Sections

2

  • External Cover
  • 3 steps
  • Battery
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              External Cover               
  • Take the plastic opening tool and insert it into the crease between the screen and the plastic casing and press down.

Take the plastic opening tool and insert it into the crease between the screen and the plastic casing and press down.

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Step 2

  • After inserting the plastic opening tool, run it around the device a few times to loosen the external cover.

After inserting the plastic opening tool, run it around the device a few times to loosen the external cover.

Step 3

  • Once you’ve gone around a few times a corner will pop up, insert the opening tool there and repeat step 2 with slightly more pressure. Do this until every section of the backing has popped up.
  • Then just remove the backing.

Once you’ve gone around a few times a corner will pop up, insert the opening tool there and repeat step 2 with slightly more pressure. Do this until every section of the backing has popped up.

Then just remove the backing.

Step 4

              Battery               
  • The battery is the bigger square object in the center of the device held down by 3 pieces of yellow tape.

The battery is the bigger square object in the center of the device held down by 3 pieces of yellow tape.

Step 5

  • Carefully remove the tape that is holding down the battery.

Carefully remove the tape that is holding down the battery.

Step 6

  • Lift up the battery it will be glued to the device.
  • Be sure to gently work it to loosen and remove so that you do not damage your device.

Lift up the battery it will be glued to the device.

Be sure to gently work it to loosen and remove so that you do not damage your device.

Step 7

  • Desolder the wires that are connecting the battery to the motherboard. For soldering help, check out iFixit’s How to Solder and Desolder Connections guide.
  • Then pull away the battery.

Desolder the wires that are connecting the battery to the motherboard. For soldering help, check out iFixit’s How to Solder and Desolder Connections guide.

Then pull away the battery.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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BedfordGlen Board - Sep 30, 2016

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Where can one buy the battery?