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Step 1
Battery
- Insert plastic opening tool into the corners of the Paperwhite and slide around the edge perimeter to remove bezel.
- Be sure to begin prying along the outer edges , these are the optimal points for removing the bezel.
- Be careful and do not slide prying tool deeper than 3-4 mm under the side bezel or you could peel off screen protector film.
Insert plastic opening tool into the corners of the Paperwhite and slide around the edge perimeter to remove bezel.
Be sure to begin prying along the outer edges , these are the optimal points for removing the bezel.
Be careful and do not slide prying tool deeper than 3-4 mm under the side bezel or you could peel off screen protector film.
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Step 2
- Using a Screw Driver, Remove the eleven 3.2 mm Phillips 000 screws from corners of the mid-frame and from behind the black strip as shown.
- Do not forget the screw in the middle of the black adhesive strip.
Using a Screw Driver, Remove the eleven 3.2 mm Phillips 000 screws from corners of the mid-frame and from behind the black strip as shown.
Do not forget the screw in the middle of the black adhesive strip.
Step 3
- Carefully remove the mid-frame from the back cover.
Carefully remove the mid-frame from the back cover.
Step 4
- Use a screwdriver to remove the three 3.0 mm Phillips 000 screws that are holding the battery in place as shown.
Use a screwdriver to remove the three 3.0 mm Phillips 000 screws that are holding the battery in place as shown.
Step 5
- Carefully lift the battery and remove it from the device.
Carefully lift the battery and remove it from the device.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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mattstonecash - May 29, 2017
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Do you have a source for the battery itself? Thank you.
Adam Britt - Sep 24, 2017
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I’ve done this on two different Kindles with the same result: dead kindle. No matter how long it stays on the charger, the light stays amber. Screen will not change. Hard reset seems to do nothing; the light flashes, but no change. One Paperwhite even got a new motherboard. This is crazy! Is it possible to fix one, do I have to just buy another!?
Andrej Mihelic - Jul 5, 2018
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Hi Adam,
I have the same issue, the light is orange but the Kindle won’t turn on. I ordered the battery at www.batteryupgrade.com. But they have some misleading info on their website so they sent me the wrong battery even if it states that it supports Kindle Paperwhite 2012. Check the connections on original and on the new battery. In my case the battery looks the same, but the connections doesn’t. Now I’m waiting for the new one …
Regards.
behemothkat - Mar 5, 2020
Did replacement of battery help you to resolve problem?
kautame - Jul 8, 2021
I know I’m replying to a 3-year-old message, but Andrej Mihelic wrote “they sent me the wrong battery even if it states that it supports Kindle Paperwhite 2012“on a page about the 2nd generation Paperwhite, that is a 2013 model, not 2012. So, people, be careful about the battery you purchase.
