Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          15 - 20 minutes

Sections

3

  • Front Panel
  • 2 steps
  • Back Panel
  • 2 steps
  • Battery
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Front Panel
  • Power off your Kindle before beginning disassembly.
  • At each corner, use the blue plastic opening tool to unhook and separate the front panel from the adhesive.
  • Run the tool along the seams to pry open the front panel.

Power off your Kindle before beginning disassembly.

At each corner, use the blue plastic opening tool to unhook and separate the front panel from the adhesive.

Run the tool along the seams to pry open the front panel.

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Step 2

  • Peel the front panel off to remove it from the Kindle.
  • If this is the first time the front panel has been removed, the adhesive may require a significant amount of force to undo.
  • To prevent damaging the front panel, peel the panel from the corners towards the middle of the Kindle.
  • When reassembling your device, if you are replacing the front panel, additional adhesive may be required.

Peel the front panel off to remove it from the Kindle.

If this is the first time the front panel has been removed, the adhesive may require a significant amount of force to undo.

To prevent damaging the front panel, peel the panel from the corners towards the middle of the Kindle.

When reassembling your device, if you are replacing the front panel, additional adhesive may be required.

Step 3

              Back Panel
  • Remove the ten 5.0 mm T5 Torx screws.
  • A magnetized screw mat can help you keep track of your screws.

Remove the ten 5.0 mm T5 Torx screws.

A magnetized screw mat can help you keep track of your screws.

Step 4

  • Working evenly along the corners and edges, separate the internal contents from the back panel.
  • There are many clips securing the screen to the back panel. Force will be required to remove the back, but you should never feel that the Kindle may break.

Working evenly along the corners and edges, separate the internal contents from the back panel.

There are many clips securing the screen to the back panel. Force will be required to remove the back, but you should never feel that the Kindle may break.

Step 5

              Battery
  • Flip the Kindle over, exposing the battery and motherboard.

Flip the Kindle over, exposing the battery and motherboard.

Step 6

  • Use the blunted precision tweezers to pinch the ends of the clip securing the battery cord to the motherboard.
  • Gently slide the cord from the motherboard connection.

Use the blunted precision tweezers to pinch the ends of the clip securing the battery cord to the motherboard.

Gently slide the cord from the motherboard connection.

Step 7

  • Use the plastic opening tool to pry the battery from the backside of the screen.
  • Set the battery aside.
  • The battery has excessive adhesive so this may take some extra effort.
  • If replacing your battery, safely dispose of your damaged battery and use adhesive to insert the new battery.

Use the plastic opening tool to pry the battery from the backside of the screen.

Set the battery aside.

The battery has excessive adhesive so this may take some extra effort.

If replacing your battery, safely dispose of your damaged battery and use adhesive to insert the new battery.

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

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Boon - Apr 5, 2017

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Where can I purchase the battery?

Joshua - Jul 11, 2017

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Fairly easy to do. Saves a lot of money compared to buying a whole new Kindle :) Thank you for this! A note: I’ve never seen batteries as…soft as these. Take care when using the removal tool. I could be easy to puncture the battery which could cause a big mess and possibly injury.

Tracy Armstrong - Jul 28, 2017

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Where do I get a new battery from please?

Yagoth - Apr 12, 2020

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The link to buy a replacement battery on amazon is dead. Ideas on an alternate source?

Mike Rayner - Nov 24, 2020

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You can get the batteries on Ebay.