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This repair is surprisingly easy: you need a guitar pick, your fingernails, and some wedge to pull the battery out of its backing glue. It might be dangerous because the battery is flexible and could burn or explode if punctured, but in practice it seems safe enough.
This is similar to the kobo glo ereader Screen Replacement but easier. See this thread for a detailed discussion.
For your safety, discharge the battery below 25% before disassembling your device. This reduces the risk of fire if the battery is accidentally damaged during the repair. If your battery is swollen, take appropriate precautions.
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1. flip it backwards so it is face down on your desk
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2. use a pick or your fingernails to pry the back open
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3. when done, you should see the battery (in grey) and the main board (in green)
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The connector is white at the end of red/black cables
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It can be disconnected with tweezer or (more easily) just with your fingers
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You can start prying out the old battery by picking at a corner if there's a flat piece of plastic without any battery stuff under it, as in the picture.
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When the battery is about this removed, you may be able to just pull it out with your fingers.
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The battery is glued to the back of the front panel.
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Also: you might want to keep it around in case your repair fails and you need to put it back in.
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Place the new battery down in the place of the old one.
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Plug in the power cable, I found that the easiest is to just push it in with my fingers. Make sure it is well connected and flat down on the board.
Good guide! Be aware that Kobo Glo and Glo HD have different batteries although the replacement process is identical. The regular Glo has a smaller more square battery and the HD will not fit.
To hold the battery, you may want to try some peelable glue strips.
iFixit does sell precut double sided cards. Would these work? Double sided tape is way too messy in my opinion but maybe one of these would be okay?
bonjour
Hélas j'ai reçu la batterie de rechange de ma kobo, mais sans connecteur (blanc) seulement avec les 2 fils nus. Comment faire ? Merci beaucoup si quelqu'un peut m'aider
Bonjour @sacoappren91914, dans ce cas, veuillez contacter le SAV du fournisseur de la batterie. Il pourra vous dire s'il y a un problème avec la pièce ou s'il y a moyen de récupérer le connecteur de l'ancienne batterie.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Take lots of time to very gently pry battery out. Carefully, so as not to rupture the battery skin, insert a steel ruler 1mm thick 3cm wide under the short side. Push gently and wiggle left and right. When it doesn't slide further without force, leave it somewhere safe (fire) at body temperature (soften glue), with the ruler in place. Do not overheat beyond body temp. Wait 15 minutes and repeat pushing and waiting. The battery will eventually let go with virtually no bending at all. Certainly no deformation as shown in the pic here.
Thanks, that's valuable advice! I've amended the battery step to point to your comment, in case people want to do the right thing...
anarcat -
Thank you so much for this guide! I used it to replace the battery in my Kobo Clara HD. The internals are in a slightly different orientation but I can confirm that it uses the same battery as the Glo and that the replacement linked in this guide will work. The double sided tape you suggested works great too. Thanks again!
An even easier way to get the battery loose is using a string, pull the string underneath the battery from one way to the other. It takes a bit of force and is easier with 2 but it is fast and safe, you may have to pry the battery up at first to get the string underneath the battery.
Really nice. If you have pictures of that process, I'm happy to completely replace that step with that much nicer procedure. I wonder what you think of this comment as well, which uses heat and a steel ruler...
anarcat -
ou trouve t'on la batterie de la kobo glo??
Bonjour @yvesalaire,
Malheureusement, iFixit n'en vend pas, mais peut-être que ces pistes pour dénicher les pièces détachées rares : https://fr.ifixit.com/News/77208/sept-pi... vous aiguilleront dans la bonne direction.
Bonne recherche !
Claire
Serait-il possible d'avoir des commentaires en français ?
Merci