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Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          15 - 30 minutes

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Introduction

*Caution: Some devices may have tape holding the back on.

What you need

Step 1

              Open the Kindle
  • Wedge a plastic opening tool into the lower right corner of the Kindle Fire.
  • Lift up until you hear a slight popping noise.
  • Repeat along the perimeter of the device to release the clips securing the case halves to each other. Remove the back cover.
  • The Kindle Fire could possibly have tape on the inside. Check for tape before removing the back cover.

Wedge a plastic opening tool into the lower right corner of the Kindle Fire.

Lift up until you hear a slight popping noise.

Repeat along the perimeter of the device to release the clips securing the case halves to each other. Remove the back cover.

The Kindle Fire could possibly have tape on the inside. Check for tape before removing the back cover.

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Step 2

  • If your device has copper tape attached to the battery, carefully peel it off the battery.

If your device has copper tape attached to the battery, carefully peel it off the battery.

Step 3

  • Locate the antenna cable connector which is easier to find if you look for the gold tipped black wire that surrounds the battery.
  • Lift and pull up the antenna connector and the antenna cable that surrounds the battery

Locate the antenna cable connector which is easier to find if you look for the gold tipped black wire that surrounds the battery.

Lift and pull up the antenna connector and the antenna cable that surrounds the battery

Step 4

              Remove Screws
  • Locate and unscrew the four 3 mm screws using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.
  • Unscrew the one T5 Torx screw using the special T5 Torx screwdriver head.
  • The 2 mm T5 Torx screw is located on the motherboard near the antenna clip.
  • If you aren’t equipped with the T5 Torx screwdriver, you could try using your fingers, although it will be very difficult to remove it.

Locate and unscrew the four 3 mm screws using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Unscrew the one T5 Torx screw using the special T5 Torx screwdriver head.

The 2 mm T5 Torx screw is located on the motherboard near the antenna clip.

If you aren’t equipped with the T5 Torx screwdriver, you could try using your fingers, although it will be very difficult to remove it.

Step 5

              Detach Cable
  • Detach the plastic piece that connects the wires to the motherboard using the plastic opening tool.

Detach the plastic piece that connects the wires to the motherboard using the plastic opening tool.

Step 6

  • Lift the battery out of the device with your finger or the plastic opening tool.

Lift the battery out of the device with your finger or the plastic opening tool.

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

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Marc - Jul 1, 2016

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Help. During our removal of the battery, the red and black wires that run along the long edge of the battery pulled free of their plug. Now we can’t get them reattached. Not sure about polarity either.

Gerald Hotchkiss - Apr 11, 2018

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Where can you get a replacement battery

Just Me - May 12, 2018

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Easy peasy! The hardest thing was getting the back cover off (and back on). Our local electronic repair store refused to open the case for me (they’ll never get any business from me), so I asked my dentist to do it, and he did (and loved it). I can’t remember where I ordered the battery from; I just put the model number in a search engine and got several hits. The one I bought was new, cheap ($14), came in two days, and had all the tools with it! Thanks, ifixit; I’ll get a few more years out of this older one, which I use for crosswords puzzles and solitaire; you know, stuff you do in the waiting room. btw, I’m a 78-year-old woman.

Dano - Mar 6, 2019

Nice work, proud of you.I would have never thought to ask your Dentist.

remon dramon - Mar 7, 2021

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Je voudrais un tuto pour cabler un lecteur de carte DE sur ma kindle Fire hd