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8

Time Required

                          30 minutes

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Remove the five 7mm screws with H1.3 hex screwdriver.

Remove the five 7mm screws with H1.3 hex screwdriver.

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Step 2

  • Use a plastic opening tool to remove the face of the device to expose the inner components.
  • There is one metal piece at the top of the face that is loose. This is the GPS antenna which will need to be removed as well.
  • Be careful with the ribbon that connects the motherboard to the display.

Use a plastic opening tool to remove the face of the device to expose the inner components.

There is one metal piece at the top of the face that is loose. This is the GPS antenna which will need to be removed as well.

Be careful with the ribbon that connects the motherboard to the display.

Step 3

  • Proceed to disconnect the ribbon from the motherboard using tweezers.

Proceed to disconnect the ribbon from the motherboard using tweezers.

Step 4

  • Using a T5 screwdriver, remove the two 5mm screws.
  • The motherboard should now move freely.

Using a T5 screwdriver, remove the two 5mm screws.

The motherboard should now move freely.

Step 5

  • Another ribbon is attached to the top of the motherboard. Disconnect this ribbon.

Another ribbon is attached to the top of the motherboard. Disconnect this ribbon.

Step 6

  • Disconnect wires connecting battery to motherboard.

Disconnect wires connecting battery to motherboard.

Step 7

  • The battery is glued to the motherboard and will need pried off using the nylon spudger.

The battery is glued to the motherboard and will need pried off using the nylon spudger.

Step 8

  • Now attach the new battery with adhesive and reassemble.

Now attach the new battery with adhesive and reassemble.

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

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Fernando Alcaraz - Nov 8, 2018

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Does anybody do It in a fenix 5?

Erik E123 - Jan 4, 2020

Same question. Fenix five /+ guide on the way?

Asif Shafiq - Dec 21, 2018

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Thank you. It saved me around over £100 to change the battery myself. Garmin quoted around £121 for battery replacement for out of warranty watch. I bought the battery around £15 and followed the guide to change the battery myself in my Fenix 3 watch. My watch does not have heart rate monitor, perhaps the ribon at step 5 is for HR monitor as I didn’t have it in my watch. Thanks again for simple, detailed and easy to follow instructions.

Alex - Mar 27, 2019

Where did you get the battery?

Andreas Kahl - Oct 14, 2019