[jan_axhell]

My Kobo battery started behaving weird, so I thought it was time to replace it. I bought one on Amazon, but the white plug had tiny plastic "wings" on the sides that were large enough not to allow me to easily insert it in the socket on the board, that eventually broke like butter. In the original battery those "wings" are next to invisible and could fit easily.

So now there are 2 tiny plates on the motherboard that someone with microelectronic tools and knowledge would easily weld to the battery cables, but not me. They are in an area less than 1 square millimeter large, as soon as I would melt tin, I would make a short circuit mess. And on Amazon microelectronic tools are more expensive than a Kobo.

I have bought a working used N514, so I'm not in despair, but I'd like to fix mine anyway, if possible. I've tried on ebay, but only found a few non-Aura models and watching tear-down videos on Youtube, it's clear each model has a different battery and socket. It's so frustrating to have a perfectly working device bricked by a tiny plastic piece.

Is there any viable solution to this (I do not consider official Kobo service, this is way out of guarantee and I'm sure they don't repair things)? Like replacement parts?