Replacing the battery

msoulier · 09-28-2012, 04:41 PM

A while back I know a saw a youtube video on how to replace the power cell in a Kobo Wifi, but I can't find it now. Has anyone done this?

I'm quite disappointed with my battery life, and the obvious disposable nature of the Kobo by the manufacturer is inexcusable today. At the moment I don't plan to buy another.

taming · 09-28-2012, 05:21 PM

FWIW, my husband has used his Kobo WiFi every day from the day it was released in Canada in October of 2010. That hardly seems disposable to me. No battery issues here.

filmo · 09-28-2012, 09:24 PM

I read that and something about a battery source in Canada but it was for pre wifi first Kobo. It is easy to take apart if you can find replacement battery. I think battery is glued in place on Kobo wifi. Some double stick tape around screen you have to carefully separate and have to rotate back to release center from other half. I used a guitar pick as tool to pry apart.

09-28-2012, 04:41 PM	#1
msoulier New Kobo Reader Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: kobo	Replacing the battery A while back I know a saw a youtube video on how to replace the power cell in a Kobo Wifi, but I can't find it now. Has anyone done this? I'm quite disappointed with my battery life, and the obvious disposable nature of the Kobo by the manufacturer is inexcusable today. At the moment I don't plan to buy another.

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09-28-2012, 05:21 PM	#2
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	FWIW, my husband has used his Kobo WiFi every day from the day it was released in Canada in October of 2010. That hardly seems disposable to me. No battery issues here.

09-28-2012, 09:24 PM	#3
filmo Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 1077205 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Touch, Sony T1, Kobo Mini	I read that and something about a battery source in Canada but it was for pre wifi first Kobo. It is easy to take apart if you can find replacement battery. I think battery is glued in place on Kobo wifi. Some double stick tape around screen you have to carefully separate and have to rotate back to release center from other half. I used a guitar pick as tool to pry apart.

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