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Old 11-03-2021, 05:21 PM   #83
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You can watch this video and decide if it's something you want to tackle

https://youtu.be/zFqBrIE4mT0
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Marvelous video - that looks manageable!
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I've replaced a Voyage battery and it is quite a bit more fiddly than that Youtube video suggests. There's glue under the shiny back plate which is a bitch to remove and you need to be careful you don't snap off the thin plastic clips that hold it in place.

The battery is also very well stuck down. I'd use a credit card when you get to that stage.
Yes, it's quite a bit more difficult than advertised. I suspect the one in the video had already been taken apart once before. Mine had double-sided tape under the very first plastic to be removed. Removing the large part of the back was much harder too; only the fact that the Voyage was already broken made me keep going.

And then - yeah, the battery is glued in place. I used a plastic kitchen spatula, and got it slightly released. There was still a large glued section left. Given that my battery was already expanding and pushing the front glass out of place, I didn't want to bend/torque/tug on the battery any further. So I gave up.

I'm investigating where to dispose of expanding batteries.

I still have my Oasis v1, but I may look at new Oases over the upcoming (& ongoing) Black Friday sales.
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