Htc Vive Controller Battery Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          35 minutes

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Saucer Panels
4 steps
Front Panel
6 steps
Battery
6 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Saucer Panels

Turn over the Vive controller so that the bottom saucer is facing up.
Use the T5 Torx screwdriver to remove three black 21mm screws from the bottom saucer.

Turn over the Vive controller so that the bottom saucer is facing up.

Use the T5 Torx screwdriver to remove three black 21mm screws from the bottom saucer.

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Step 2

Use the nylon spudger to separate the top and bottom saucer covers all around the edges.
Remove only the top saucer cover by pulling up with your hand.

Use the nylon spudger to separate the top and bottom saucer covers all around the edges.

Remove only the top saucer cover by pulling up with your hand.

Step 3

Use the Phillips 00 screwdriver to remove the three silver 12.8mm screws from the exposed upper sensor panel.

Use the Phillips 00 screwdriver to remove the three silver 12.8mm screws from the exposed upper sensor panel.

Step 4

Carefully pull away the bottom saucer cover with your hand.
To aid in removing the saucer cover, squeeze the base of the controller with your other hand, as shown in the second image of this step. Squeezing will make the clips easier to release and help prevent them from breaking.

Carefully pull away the bottom saucer cover with your hand.

To aid in removing the saucer cover, squeeze the base of the controller with your other hand, as shown in the second image of this step. Squeezing will make the clips easier to release and help prevent them from breaking.

Step 5

              Front Panel

Use the T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the two black 5.2mm screws on the back gray panel.

Use the T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the two black 5.2mm screws on the back gray panel.

Step 6

Turn over the Vive controller so that the exposed bottom saucer panel is facing up.
Use the T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the three black 5.2mm screws.

Turn over the Vive controller so that the exposed bottom saucer panel is facing up.

Use the T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the three black 5.2mm screws.

Step 7

Use the nylon spudger to separate the front panel gently by running the spudger around the edges of the handle.
Only separate the front panel around the edges. Do not try to completely remove the panel yet.
Gently lift the right side of the panel to the left.

Use the nylon spudger to separate the front panel gently by running the spudger around the edges of the handle.

Only separate the front panel around the edges. Do not try to completely remove the panel yet.

Gently lift the right side of the panel to the left.

Step 8

Disconnect the upper ribbon cable gently by pulling the ribbon up and away from the motherboard with two fingers.
Do not try to disconnect the ribbon cables from the front panel.

Disconnect the upper ribbon cable gently by pulling the ribbon up and away from the motherboard with two fingers.

Do not try to disconnect the ribbon cables from the front panel.

Step 9

Disconnect the middle ribbon cable gently by pulling the ribbon cable up and away from the motherboard with two fingers.
Do not try to disconnect the ribbon cables from the front panel.

Disconnect the middle ribbon cable gently by pulling the ribbon cable up and away from the motherboard with two fingers.

Step 10

Use the nylon spudger to lift the white tab by 90 degrees.
Disconnect the bottom ribbon cable gently by pulling the ribbon cable down with two fingers.

Use the nylon spudger to lift the white tab by 90 degrees.

Disconnect the bottom ribbon cable gently by pulling the ribbon cable down with two fingers.

Step 11

              Battery

Use the Phillips 00 screwdriver to remove two black 2.8mm screws from the silver plate.
Use the Phillips 00 screwdriver to remove the black 5.8mm screw from the bottom right corner of the silver plate.

Use the Phillips 00 screwdriver to remove two black 2.8mm screws from the silver plate.

Use the Phillips 00 screwdriver to remove the black 5.8mm screw from the bottom right corner of the silver plate.

Step 12

Remove the silver plate by pinching it with two fingers and lifting up.

Remove the silver plate by pinching it with two fingers and lifting up.

Step 13

Use the Phillips 00 screwdriver to remove the black 5.8mm screw from the top left of the battery frame.

Use the Phillips 00 screwdriver to remove the black 5.8mm screw from the top left of the battery frame.

Step 14

Use the T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the two silver 4.2mm screws from the bottom of the battery frame.

Use the T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the two silver 4.2mm screws from the bottom of the battery frame.

Step 15

Disconnect the three-pin cable gently by pinching the cable with two fingers and pulling up.

Disconnect the three-pin cable gently by pinching the cable with two fingers and pulling up.

Step 16

Lift the battery frame to remove the battery from the Vive controller

Lift the battery frame to remove the battery from the Vive controller

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

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altimmons - May 24, 2018

well if theres no parts…then theres no point…

scotty - Aug 13, 2018

So, where do I get a replacement battery from? Does anyone know the part number?

Mike Moutrie - Aug 31, 2018

This helped me ALOT. i had a controller stop charging or powering on. Decided to use this guide to pull just pull power and re seed the connection for the battery. The Battery connection IS NOT CLIPPED IN. TAPE holds down the connection to the terminals. So it can easy come loose over jolts and shocks or normal use

guido - Oct 7, 2018

battery is 3.85vdc 960ma

HTC model boplh100

3.69Whr

Part number 35H00244-00M

jdbf2pk - Mar 22, 2019

Here’s an online store that sells the battery

https://www.mobile-part.com/htc-960mah-b…

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